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?

   • South Korea
   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • India
   Show the answer

   United States

   TickPick is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

3. Multiple choice

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

   • 1-3 months
   • 1-4 weeks
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • Days after the event
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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. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   15%

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

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2011

   TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Gumroad
   • viagogo
   • Freelancer
   • Lalamove
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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

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • TCGplayer
   • Vivid Seats
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • SeatGeek
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • Australia
   • Netherlands
   • United States
   • Canada
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • StubHub
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    StubHub

    StubHub was founded in 2000, TickPick in 2011.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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