How well do you know ticket resale platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.
The questions
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- SeatGeek
- Vivid Seats
- viagogo
- StubHub
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StubHub → Vivid Seats → viagogo → SeatGeek
StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009).
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Multiple choice
Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- United States
- France
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United States
Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Vivid Seats
- DoorDash
- Boatsetter
- Codeable
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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.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TickPick
- TCGplayer
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- None
- Specialist
- Some
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Ticketmaster Resale
- Vivid Seats
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Ticketmaster Resale
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.
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Estimate
In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?
Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.
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1976
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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Estimate
How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing
Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile
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Multiple choice
Where is SeatGeek headquartered?
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- United States
- Japan
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United States
SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Months
- Varies
- Days after the event
- Days to 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