How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
   • Gametime
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → TickPick → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • Low
   • None
   • High
   • Medium
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • United States
   • Japan
   • Switzerland
   • United Kingdom
   Show the answer

   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

4. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • Gametime
   Show the answer

   StubHub

   Gametime was founded in 2012, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • viagogo
   • Freelance.de
   • PeoplePerHour
   • Airbnb
   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

7. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2006

   viagogo was founded in 2006 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

   Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Vivid Seats Vivid Seats profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Days after the event
   • 1-3 months
   • 1-4 weeks
   • Months
   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

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • Canada
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • United States
    Show the answer

    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

Shuffle a fresh round