How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • Medium
   • High
   • Low
   • None
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • viagogo
   • Gametime
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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   SeatGeek

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

5. 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

6. 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

7. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • United States
   • United Kingdom
   • Australia
   • Japan
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Grab
   • Vivid Seats
   • Ko-fi
   • Tutor.com
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   Vivid Seats

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Months
   • Days after the event
   • Varies
   • 1-2 weeks
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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

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • Vivid Seats
    Show the answer

    Vivid Seats

    Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, TickPick in 2011.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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