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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- Gametime
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Vivid Seats
Gametime was founded in 2012, Vivid Seats in 2001.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-2 weeks
- Varies
- Days after the event
- Days
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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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Multiple choice
Where is TCGplayer headquartered?
- United States
- Canada
- Japan
- Switzerland
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United States
TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Workchest
- Skooli
- SeatGeek
- Airbnb
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SeatGeek
SeatGeek is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- SeatGeek
- TickPick
- StubHub
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer → StubHub → SeatGeek → TickPick
TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TickPick
- TCGplayer
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Estimate
In what year was SeatGeek founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2009
SeatGeek was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, United States.
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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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TCGplayer
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TCGplayer in 1998.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Specialist
- None
- Some
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type