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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 #529194 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Estimate

    How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    12.5%

    Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing

  2. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • Gametime
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    TickPick

    TickPick was founded in 2011, Gametime in 2012.

  3. Estimate

    In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    2001

    Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

  4. Multiple choice

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

    • Low
    • Medium
    • High
    • None
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

  5. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • South Korea
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Japan
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    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

  6. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • ToursByLocals
    • Workchest
    • Armut
    • 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.

  7. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • SeatGeek
    • Vivid Seats
    • Gametime
    • StubHub
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    StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → Gametime

    StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

  8. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • TickPick
    • SeatGeek
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

  9. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Vivid Seats
    • Gametime
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    Vivid Seats

    Gametime was founded in 2012, Vivid Seats in 2001.

  10. 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.

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