How well do you know ticket resale platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- viagogo
- TCGplayer
- StubHub
- Gametime
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TCGplayer → StubHub → viagogo → Gametime
TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?
- United States
- United Kingdom
- India
- Germany
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United States
Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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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
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- TCGplayer
- Tutorful
- Upwork
- Cambly
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Gametime
- SeatGeek
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SeatGeek
Gametime was founded in 2012, SeatGeek in 2009.
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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%.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- High
- Low
- None
- Medium
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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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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.
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Multiple choice
Where is SeatGeek headquartered?
- India
- United States
- Australia
- Germany
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United States
SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer was founded in 1998, Vivid Seats in 2001.