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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TickPick
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TickPick in 2011.
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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.
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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%.
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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.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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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
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- SeatGeek
- Gametime
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SeatGeek
Gametime was founded in 2012, SeatGeek in 2009.
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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.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type