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How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #651984 Answers explained and sourced

The questions

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • TickPick
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    StubHub

    StubHub was founded in 2000, TickPick in 2011.

  4. 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.

  5. 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).

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • TCGplayer
    • TickPick
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

  9. 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.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • TickPick
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    TickPick

    TickPick was founded in 2011, Gametime in 2012.

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