How well do you know ticket resale platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.
The questions
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Ticketmaster Resale
- TCGplayer
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Ticketmaster Resale
TCGplayer was founded in 1998, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TCGplayer
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- None
- Specialist
- Some
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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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Multiple choice
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- Netherlands
- United States
- South Korea
- Japan
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United States
Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Gametime
- viagogo
- Vivid Seats
- TickPick
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Vivid Seats → viagogo → TickPick → Gametime
Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- ySense
- Unstop
- Contra
- SeatGeek
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SeatGeek
SeatGeek is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Estimate
How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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10%
TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing
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Estimate
In what year was TCGplayer founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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1998
TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TickPick
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer
TickPick was founded in 2011, TCGplayer in 1998.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Varies
- Days to 2 weeks
- Days after the event
- 1-2 weeks
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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