How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Some
   • None
   • Specialist
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Truelancer
   • TimeBucks
   • viagogo
   • Lionbridge
   Show the answer

   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

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • United Kingdom
   • Canada
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

6. 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

7. Estimate

   In what year was TCGplayer founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1998

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
   • StubHub
   • Gametime
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer → StubHub → viagogo → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Months
   • Days after the event
   • Days
   • 1-2 weeks
   Show the answer

   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

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • Vivid Seats
    Show the answer

    Vivid Seats

    TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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