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 of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Unstop
- TickPick
- Kickstarter
- Synack
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TickPick
TickPick 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 SeatGeek take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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10%
SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TickPick
- Vivid Seats
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.
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Multiple choice
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- United States
- Switzerland
- Canada
- France
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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.
- viagogo
- SeatGeek
- TCGplayer
- Gametime
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TCGplayer → viagogo → SeatGeek → Gametime
TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).
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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
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Months
- Days
- Days after the event
- Days to 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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- SeatGeek
- TickPick
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SeatGeek
SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TickPick in 2011.
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Multiple choice
Where is TCGplayer headquartered?
- South Korea
- Canada
- France
- United States
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United States
TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Some
- Specialist
- None
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type