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
Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days after the event
- Months
- 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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- StubHub
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer was founded in 1998, StubHub in 2000.
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Multiple choice
Where is viagogo headquartered?
- Germany
- United States
- Switzerland
- France
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Switzerland
viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Estimate
How big a cut does TickPick take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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15%
TickPick takes 15%. Its fees: Free to list - 15% commission only when tickets sell
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- viagogo
- TCGplayer
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- NayaPay
- DoorDash
- Paddle
- Vivid Seats
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Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Estimate
In what year was SeatGeek founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2009
SeatGeek was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, United States.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- SeatGeek
- TCGplayer
- TickPick
- viagogo
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TCGplayer → viagogo → SeatGeek → TickPick
TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Some
- None
- Specialist
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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
Which is older?
- SeatGeek
- Vivid Seats
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Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, SeatGeek in 2009.