How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Shef
   • Bahr
   • iStock
   • Vivid Seats
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   Vivid Seats

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • Low
   • High
   • Medium
   • None
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Where is TickPick headquartered?

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

   TickPick is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

   TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

   Source: Fee calculator: TCGplayer TCGplayer profile

6. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2006

   viagogo was founded in 2006 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • StubHub
   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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   StubHub → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime

   StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

8. 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

9. 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

10. Multiple choice

    Where is TickPick headquartered?

    • United States
    • Netherlands
    • France
    • Canada
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    United States

    TickPick is based in New York, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

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