How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

2. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • viagogo
   • Gametime
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   Ticketmaster Resale → viagogo → TickPick → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • Germany
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
   • Japan
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Vivid Seats
   • DesignCrowd
   • Codementor
   • Toptal
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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

5. 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

6. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

7. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

8. 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

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TickPick
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

10. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • South Korea
    • Japan
    • United States
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    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

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