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 is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • StubHub
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   StubHub

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

2. 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

3. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • viagogo
   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
   • StubHub
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   StubHub → viagogo → SeatGeek → TickPick

   StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

5. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • Netherlands
   • South Korea
   • United States
   • Switzerland
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

6. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Instacart
   • Gametime
   • Paddle
   • GoTranscript
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   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

8. Estimate

   In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?

   Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1976

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
   Show the answer

   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • High
    • Low
    • None
    • Medium
    Show the answer

    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

    Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

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