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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Estimate
In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?
Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.
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1976
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Vivid Seats
- Airbnb
- Bolt Food
- Ko-fi
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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
- Medium
- Low
- High
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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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- SeatGeek
- viagogo
- Gametime
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale → viagogo → SeatGeek → Gametime
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TickPick
- SeatGeek
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Multiple choice
Where is viagogo headquartered?
- South Korea
- Australia
- Canada
- Switzerland
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Switzerland
viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- viagogo
- StubHub
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StubHub
viagogo was founded in 2006, StubHub in 2000.
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Estimate
How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days after the event
- 1-4 weeks
- Days to 2 weeks
- 1-2 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
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Multiple choice
Where is TickPick headquartered?
- India
- United States
- Australia
- South Korea
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United States
TickPick is based in New York, United States.