How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
   Show the answer

   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

2. Estimate

   How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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

   Source: Fee calculator: StubHub StubHub profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Helpling
   • Freelancermap
   • StubHub
   • FlexJobs
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   StubHub

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms StubHub profile

4. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

5. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • Australia
   • South Korea
   • France
   • United States
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   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

8. Estimate

   In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?

   Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1976

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • 1-2 weeks
    • 1-3 months
    • Days after the event
    • 1-4 weeks
    Show the answer

    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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