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?

   • Some
   • Specialist
   • None
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Estimate

   How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   12.5%

   Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing

   Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • TickPick
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   StubHub

   StubHub was founded in 2000, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • Australia
   • Canada
   • South Korea
   • United States
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2011

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

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • SeatGeek
   • TickPick
   • Gametime
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   viagogo → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime

   viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

7. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • DoorDash
   • Observa
   • Click&Boat
   • 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

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Varies
   • Days after the event
   • Days
   • Days to 2 weeks
   Show the answer

   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?

    • TickPick
    • SeatGeek
    Show the answer

    SeatGeek

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TickPick in 2011.

    Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

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