How well do you know ticket resale platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.
The questions
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Multiple choice
Where is TCGplayer headquartered?
- France
- Switzerland
- India
- United States
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United States
TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, Vivid Seats in 2001.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- None
- Specialist
- Some
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Estimate
How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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10%
TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing
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Estimate
In what year was StubHub founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2000
StubHub was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TickPick
- Vivid Seats
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- SeatGeek
- StubHub
- Vivid Seats
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009).
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Testbirds
- Gametime
- Notion Marketplace
- Third Bridge
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Gametime
Gametime is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- Switzerland
- India
- France
- United States
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United States
Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- StubHub
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StubHub
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, StubHub in 2000.