How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • Vivid Seats
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   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

2. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

3. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

   Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Vivid Seats Vivid Seats profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

   • Netherlands
   • Japan
   • United States
   • South Korea
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   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was SeatGeek founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2009

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

6. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Patreon
   • Google User Experience Research
   • Vivid Seats
   • Shopee
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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.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
   • viagogo
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gametime
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick was founded in 2011, Gametime in 2012.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

10. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • United Kingdom
    • Canada
    • Japan
    • United States
    Show the answer

    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

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