How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • foodora Austria
   • MentorCruise
   • Figma Community
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. 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

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Vivid Seats
   • TCGplayer
   • Gametime
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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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

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

7. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • United States
   • Germany
   • France
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

8. 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.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Low
   • Medium
   • None
   • High
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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