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?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • viagogo
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

2. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   15%

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

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

3. Multiple choice

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

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

4. Estimate

   In what year was Gametime founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2012

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

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

5. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • viagogo
   • TickPick
   • StubHub
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   StubHub → viagogo → TickPick → Gametime

   StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

6. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • United Kingdom
   • United States
   • Canada
   • Germany
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   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

7. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Catalant
   • CD Baby
   • viagogo
   • uTest
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   viagogo

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • Vivid Seats
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   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • None
    • High
    • Low
    • Medium
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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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