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?

   • StubHub
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer

   StubHub was founded in 2000, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

2. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • United States
   • South Korea
   • Switzerland
   • Netherlands
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • TickPick
   • foodpanda
   • Observa
   • Guru
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   TickPick

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TickPick profile

4. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

5. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
   • Vivid Seats
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   TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → viagogo → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

6. Multiple choice

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

   • Low
   • High
   • Medium
   • None
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

7. Estimate

   In what year was TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2011

   TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   15%

   viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • Gametime
   Show the answer

   TickPick

   TickPick was founded in 2011, Gametime in 2012.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

    • United Kingdom
    • United States
    • South Korea
    • Japan
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    United States

    Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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