How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • Varies
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • 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

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
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   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

3. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • Australia
   • South Korea
   • Canada
   • United States
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. 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.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Pangian
   • SeatGeek
   • ADPList
   • Userfeel
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   SeatGeek

   SeatGeek is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms SeatGeek profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • Gametime
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TickPick
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   Ticketmaster Resale → Vivid Seats → TickPick → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   15%

   viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • High
   • Medium
   • None
   • Low
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • StubHub
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    StubHub

    Gametime was founded in 2012, StubHub in 2000.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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