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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 #492966 Answers explained and sourced

The questions

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  1. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TCGplayer
    • TickPick
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    TCGplayer

    TCGplayer was founded in 1998, TickPick in 2011.

  2. Multiple choice

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

    • Days after the event
    • Days to 2 weeks
    • Days
    • 1-3 months
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    Days after the event

    Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

  3. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • TCGplayer
    • viagogo
    • SeatGeek
    • Gametime
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    TCGplayer → viagogo → SeatGeek → Gametime

    TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

  4. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • Canada
    • United States
    • Australia
    • Switzerland
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

  5. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • Amazon
    • Instacart
    • Creme de la Creme
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale

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

  6. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • viagogo
    • Vivid Seats
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    viagogo

    viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • viagogo
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    viagogo

    TickPick was founded in 2011, viagogo in 2006.

  10. Multiple choice

    What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

    • Specialist
    • Some
    • None
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    None

    Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

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