How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • South Korea
   • India
   • United States
   • Japan
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

2. Estimate

   How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

   Source: Fee calculator: TCGplayer TCGplayer profile

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
   • SeatGeek
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   Vivid Seats → viagogo → SeatGeek → Gametime

   Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

4. Multiple choice

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

   • Days
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • 1-4 weeks
   • Days after the event
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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

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • Gametime
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   TickPick

   Gametime was founded in 2012, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

6. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2001

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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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?

   • Third Bridge
   • Welocalize
   • YouGov
   • Vivid Seats
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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

9. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • Netherlands
   • United States
   • Germany
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • Medium
    • Low
    • High
    • None
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

    Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

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