How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Where is TickPick headquartered?

   • United States
   • Japan
   • India
   • Australia
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   United States

   TickPick is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

2. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • 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

3. Multiple choice

   How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?

   • Days to 2 weeks
   • Days after the event
   • Months
   • Varies
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   Days after the event

   Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
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   TCGplayer

   TickPick was founded in 2011, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Blocket
   • Roblox
   • AlphaSights
   • StubHub
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   StubHub

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms StubHub profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was StubHub founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2000

   StubHub was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

8. 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

9. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • United States
   • India
   • United Kingdom
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

10. 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

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