How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Vivid Seats Vivid Seats profile

2. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Some
   • Specialist
   • None
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • Canada
   • Netherlands
   • United States
   • Japan
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   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo was founded in 2006, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was SeatGeek founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2009

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
   • StubHub
   • Gametime
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   StubHub → Vivid Seats → viagogo → Gametime

   StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

7. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • TCGplayer
   • InboxDollars
   • ToursByLocals
   • Guru
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   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

   How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?

   • High
   • None
   • Low
   • Medium
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Gametime headquartered?

    • Japan
    • Australia
    • United States
    • South Korea
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    United States

    Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

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