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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Estimate
In what year was TCGplayer founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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1998
TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Some
- Specialist
- None
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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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- StubHub
- TickPick
- TCGplayer
- Vivid Seats
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TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats → TickPick
TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).
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Multiple choice
Where is TickPick headquartered?
- Netherlands
- Canada
- Germany
- United States
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United States
TickPick is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- iStock
- Shopify
- Superprof
- StubHub
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StubHub
StubHub is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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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%.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TCGplayer
- Vivid Seats
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer was founded in 1998, Vivid Seats in 2001.
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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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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Varies
- Months
- Days after the event
- Days
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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
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Multiple choice
Where is TCGplayer headquartered?
- Germany
- Canada
- United States
- Japan
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United States
TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.