How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Estimate

   In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?

   Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.

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   1976

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

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. 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

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • GoTranscript
   • Squarespace
   • PayPay
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TCGplayer profile

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   15%

   viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

6. 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

7. Multiple choice

   Where is TickPick headquartered?

   • United States
   • Japan
   • United Kingdom
   • South Korea
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   United States

   TickPick is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
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   Ticketmaster Resale → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

   TickPick was founded in 2011, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • Medium
    • None
    • High
    • Low
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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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