How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • None
   • Some
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Estimate

   How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
   • StubHub
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer → StubHub → TickPick → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • France
   • United States
   • India
   • Canada
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   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2001

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

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • SeatGeek
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Hubstaff Talent
   • Textbroker
   • TCGplayer
   • TimeBucks
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   TCGplayer

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TCGplayer profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer

   StubHub was founded in 2000, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

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

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

   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 viagogo headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • Canada
    • Germany
    • South Korea
    Show the answer

    Switzerland

    viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

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