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How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #468176 Answers explained and sourced

The questions

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  1. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • TCGplayer
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    TCGplayer

    TCGplayer was founded in 1998, SeatGeek in 2009.

  2. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • CrowdWorks
    • Paddle
    • StubHub
    • TextMaster
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    StubHub

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

  3. Estimate

    In what year was TCGplayer founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    1998

    TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.

  4. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • viagogo
    • SeatGeek
    • Gametime
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale → viagogo → SeatGeek → Gametime

    Ticketmaster Resale (1976), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

  5. Multiple choice

    Where is Gametime headquartered?

    • Netherlands
    • Japan
    • United States
    • South Korea
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    United States

    Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

  6. Multiple choice

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

    • Medium
    • None
    • Low
    • High
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

  7. 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%.

  8. Estimate

    How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    10%

    SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

  9. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • StubHub
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    StubHub

    TickPick was founded in 2011, StubHub in 2000.

  10. Multiple choice

    Where is TickPick headquartered?

    • United Kingdom
    • Australia
    • France
    • United States
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    United States

    TickPick is based in New York, United States.

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