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?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

2. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • None
   • Some
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

4. Estimate

   How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   12.5%

   StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale

   Source: Fee calculator: StubHub StubHub profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?

   Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1976

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

6. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • South Korea
   • Germany
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Fiverr
   • Preply
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TimeBucks
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • SeatGeek
   • TickPick
   • Gametime
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   Ticketmaster Resale → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gametime
   • SeatGeek
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   SeatGeek

   Gametime was founded in 2012, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • None
    • Medium
    • High
    • Low
    Show the answer

    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

    Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

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