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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 #627070 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale

    Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TickPick in 2011.

  2. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • AlphaSights
    • Preply
    • viagogo
    • Tutti
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    viagogo

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

  3. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • viagogo
    • Vivid Seats
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    viagogo

    viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

  4. Multiple choice

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

    • Days to 2 weeks
    • Months
    • 1-3 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. Estimate

    How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    15%

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

  6. Multiple choice

    Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

    • Netherlands
    • Canada
    • United States
    • France
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    United States

    Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

  7. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • TickPick
    • StubHub
    • viagogo
    • Vivid Seats
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    StubHub → Vivid Seats → viagogo → TickPick

    StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

  8. 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.

  9. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • Gametime
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    SeatGeek

    Gametime was founded in 2012, SeatGeek in 2009.

  10. Multiple choice

    How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?

    • High
    • Medium
    • None
    • Low
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

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