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
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

2. Multiple choice

   Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

   • Australia
   • United States
   • Canada
   • Japan
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   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Rakuten Ichiba
   • Cobalt
   • Adsterra
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

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

   • High
   • None
   • Low
   • Medium
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

5. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • StubHub
   • Gametime
   • viagogo
   • TickPick
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   StubHub → viagogo → TickPick → Gametime

   StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

6. 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.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

   TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

   Source: Fee calculator: TCGplayer TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

10. Multiple choice

    Where is StubHub headquartered?

    • United Kingdom
    • United States
    • South Korea
    • Australia
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    United States

    StubHub is based in New York, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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