How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • None
   • Some
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • StubHub
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   StubHub

   TickPick was founded in 2011, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

3. 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

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

   • Japan
   • South Korea
   • United States
   • Switzerland
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   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2001

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • viagogo
   • StubHub
   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer → StubHub → viagogo → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • viagogo
   • Figma Community
   • Creative Market
   • Talkspace
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   viagogo

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

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

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

    • TCGplayer
    • TickPick
    Show the answer

    TCGplayer

    TickPick was founded in 2011, TCGplayer in 1998.

    Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

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