How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Estimate

   How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   12.5%

   StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale

   Source: Fee calculator: StubHub StubHub profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • High
   • Low
   • Medium
   • None
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. 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

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • France
   • United States
   • India
   • United Kingdom
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • iStock
   • viagogo
   • TimeBucks
   • Braintrust
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   viagogo

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms viagogo profile

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • Gametime
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   viagogo

   Gametime was founded in 2012, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • SeatGeek
   • TCGplayer
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → StubHub → SeatGeek

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Days to 2 weeks
   • Days after the event
   • Months
   • Varies
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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

10. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • Germany
    • Canada
    • United States
    • Japan
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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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