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 of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Bunny Studio
- M-Pesa
- SeatGeek
- Workchest
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SeatGeek
SeatGeek is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-2 weeks
- Days after the event
- Days to 2 weeks
- 1-3 months
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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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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- StubHub
- TickPick
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StubHub
StubHub was founded in 2000, TickPick in 2011.
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Multiple choice
Where is StubHub headquartered?
- United States
- Japan
- United Kingdom
- Germany
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United States
StubHub is based in New York, United States.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Vivid Seats
- SeatGeek
- StubHub
- viagogo
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StubHub → Vivid Seats → viagogo → SeatGeek
StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009).
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Estimate
How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale
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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
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TCGplayer
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- None
- High
- Low
- Medium
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Medium
Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Gametime
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick was founded in 2011, Gametime in 2012.