How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Multiple choice

   Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • France
   • Germany
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   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

2. 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

3. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   15%

   viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
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   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

5. 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

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Gametime
   • Outsourcely
   • Guidepoint
   • Shutterstock
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   Gametime

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Gametime profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • StubHub
   • TickPick
   • viagogo
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   StubHub → viagogo → TickPick → Gametime

   StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

   • United States
   • Australia
   • Japan
   • Germany
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   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • 1-4 weeks
    • Days
    • Months
    • 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

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