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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 #670735 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Estimate

    How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    10%

    Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

  2. Estimate

    In what year was TickPick founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    2011

    TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.

  3. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • TCGplayer
    • Gametime
    • TickPick
    • StubHub
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    TCGplayer → StubHub → TickPick → Gametime

    TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

  4. Multiple choice

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

    • High
    • None
    • Low
    • Medium
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

  5. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • TickPick
    • SeatGeek
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

  6. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • Synack
    • Talkspace
    • Ticketmaster Resale
    • Airtasker
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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.

  7. Multiple choice

    Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

    • Australia
    • Canada
    • Switzerland
    • United States
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    United States

    Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

  8. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • TCGplayer
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    TCGplayer

    TCGplayer was founded in 1998, StubHub in 2000.

  9. Multiple choice

    How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?

    • Days after the event
    • Months
    • 1-4 weeks
    • Varies
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    Days after the event

    Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

  10. Multiple choice

    Where is Gametime headquartered?

    • Germany
    • United States
    • Switzerland
    • Netherlands
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    United States

    Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

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