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Platform types quiz

How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #62577 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. 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.

  2. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • France
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
    • Japan
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

  3. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • viagogo
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    viagogo

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, viagogo in 2006.

  4. Multiple choice

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

    • Days to 2 weeks
    • 1-4 weeks
    • 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.

  5. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • TickPick
    • SeatGeek
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

  6. 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

  7. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • Contra
    • Trade Me Property
    • Yoopies
    • TCGplayer
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    TCGplayer

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

  8. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • viagogo
    • SeatGeek
    • TickPick
    • TCGplayer
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    TCGplayer → viagogo → SeatGeek → TickPick

    TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

  9. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • United Kingdom
    • United States
    • Germany
    • France
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    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • StubHub
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    StubHub

    StubHub was founded in 2000, SeatGeek in 2009.

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