How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Where is TickPick headquartered?

   • Germany
   • United States
   • France
   • Japan
   Show the answer

   United States

   TickPick is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick 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

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Vivid Seats
   • Freelancer
   • GrowthMentor
   • Bugcrowd
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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.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

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

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • StubHub
   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
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   TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was Gametime founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2012

   Gametime was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • Canada
   • Australia
   • United States
   • Switzerland
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • Days to 2 weeks
    • Days after the event
    • 1-2 weeks
    • Months
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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

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