How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • Medium
   • None
   • High
   • Low
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
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   TCGplayer

   TickPick was founded in 2011, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

3. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   15%

   viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • SeatGeek
   • Gametime
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → SeatGeek → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Vivid Seats
   • Mostaql
   • AlphaSights
   • Booking.com
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   Vivid Seats

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

6. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • Germany
   • South Korea
   • United States
   • France
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was Gametime founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2012

   Gametime was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

   How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?

   • Days
   • Days after the event
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • 1-2 weeks
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   Days after the event

   Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • TickPick
    Show the answer

    TickPick

    TickPick was founded in 2011, Gametime in 2012.

    Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

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