How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • None
   • Low
   • Medium
   • High
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • Netherlands
   • India
   • Canada
   Show the answer

   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
   • StubHub
   • SeatGeek
   Show the answer

   StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → TickPick

   StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Gametime
   • Appen
   • Adobe Stock
   • Zomato
   Show the answer

   Gametime

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Gametime profile

5. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale

   viagogo was founded in 2006, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. 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

8. Estimate

   In what year was TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2011

   TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is viagogo headquartered?

    • Netherlands
    • Canada
    • Switzerland
    • Germany
    Show the answer

    Switzerland

    viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

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