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How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #509197 Answers explained and sourced

The questions

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  1. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • Germany
    • United States
    • Australia
    • India
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

  2. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • foodora Austria
    • Coople
    • OnlineJobs.ph
    • Vivid Seats
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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.

  3. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, Gametime in 2012.

  4. Estimate

    How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    15%

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

  5. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • SeatGeek
    • viagogo
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    viagogo

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

  6. Multiple choice

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

    • Days
    • 1-4 weeks
    • Days after the event
    • Months
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    Days after the event

    Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

  7. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • Gametime
    • SeatGeek
    • TCGplayer
    • Vivid Seats
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    TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → Gametime

    TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

  8. 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.

  9. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • United States
    • Switzerland
    • Canada
    • France
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • TCGplayer
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    TCGplayer

    TCGplayer was founded in 1998, StubHub in 2000.

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