How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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1. 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

2. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • Australia
   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • Japan
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   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

3. 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

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • M-Pesa
   • Lemon Squeezy
   • TCGplayer
   • Mercor
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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

5. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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   SeatGeek

   TickPick was founded in 2011, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

7. 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.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • viagogo
   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
   • Gametime
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   Vivid Seats → viagogo → TickPick → Gametime

   Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • Canada
   • United States
   • South Korea
   • Switzerland
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • High
    • Low
    • Medium
    • None
    Show the answer

    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

    Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

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