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?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. 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

3. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • Netherlands
   • Germany
   • Switzerland
   • South Korea
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Gojek
   • TickPick
   • Ulule
   • Pangian
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   TickPick

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TickPick profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • SeatGeek
   • Gametime
   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → SeatGeek → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale 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. Estimate

   In what year was StubHub founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2000

   StubHub was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

9. 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

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • TickPick
    Show the answer

    StubHub

    TickPick was founded in 2011, StubHub in 2000.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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