How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
   • StubHub
   • Gametime
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer → StubHub → TickPick → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

2. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • Vivid Seats
   Show the answer

   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

3. Multiple choice

   Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

   • United States
   • Netherlands
   • France
   • Canada
   Show the answer

   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

4. Estimate

   How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   12.5%

   Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing

   Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • StubHub
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   StubHub was founded in 2000, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Hoofdkraan
   • viagogo
   • Tutor.com
   • ToursByLocals
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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

7. Multiple choice

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

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

   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

8. Estimate

   In what year was TCGplayer founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1998

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • United States
   • France
   • Australia
   • Switzerland
   Show the answer

   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Vivid Seats
    • StubHub
    Show the answer

    StubHub

    StubHub was founded in 2000, Vivid Seats in 2001.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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