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?

   • Medium
   • High
   • None
   • Low
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Estimate

   In what year was Gametime founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2012

   Gametime was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

3. 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

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gametime
   • Vivid Seats
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   Vivid Seats

   Gametime was founded in 2012, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

   Source: Fee calculator: TCGplayer TCGplayer profile

6. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • Netherlands
   • United States
   • India
   • France
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • StubHub
   • viagogo
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → StubHub → viagogo

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Dreamstime
   • TeacherOn
   • Urban Company
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   Ticketmaster Resale

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Days after the event
   • 1-4 weeks
   • 1-2 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?

    • SeatGeek
    • StubHub
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    StubHub

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, StubHub in 2000.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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