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
Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TickPick
- Gametime
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TickPick
TickPick was founded in 2011, Gametime in 2012.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Vivid Seats
- ImpactGuru
- Appen
- Careem
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Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- None
- Low
- High
- 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
Where is Gametime headquartered?
- Netherlands
- Australia
- United States
- Canada
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United States
Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- SeatGeek
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Estimate
In what year was Vivid Seats founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2001
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.
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Estimate
How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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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
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Gametime
- SeatGeek
- Vivid Seats
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → Gametime
TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TCGplayer
- Gametime
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer was founded in 1998, Gametime in 2012.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-4 weeks
- Days after the event
- Months
- Days to 2 weeks
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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