How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • None
   • High
   • Medium
   • Low
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • SproutGigs
   • Coconala
   • Lyft
   • SeatGeek
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   SeatGeek

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms SeatGeek profile

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
   • Gametime
   • StubHub
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   TCGplayer → StubHub → TickPick → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • StubHub
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   StubHub

   StubHub was founded in 2000, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

5. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • United Kingdom
   • Switzerland
   • Germany
   • France
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

6. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2006

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

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

7. 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

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

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

   • Days
   • Days after the event
   • 1-4 weeks
   • Varies
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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

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • TCGplayer
    Show the answer

    TCGplayer

    StubHub was founded in 2000, TCGplayer in 1998.

    Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

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