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
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
Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TickPick
- Gametime
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TickPick
TickPick was founded in 2011, Gametime in 2012.
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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.
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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.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TickPick
- SeatGeek
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- Gametime
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Vivid Seats
Gametime was founded in 2012, Vivid Seats in 2001.
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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