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How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #700404 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • United States
    • France
    • Germany
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. Multiple choice

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

    • Days after the event
    • 1-2 weeks
    • Varies
    • 1-4 weeks
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    Days after the event

    Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

  5. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • TickPick
    • SeatGeek
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

  6. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • viagogo
    • SeatGeek
    • TickPick
    • Gametime
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    viagogo → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime

    viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

  7. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TCGplayer
    • StubHub
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    TCGplayer

    StubHub was founded in 2000, TCGplayer in 1998.

  8. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • Pangian
    • itch.io
    • StubHub
    • MercadoLibre
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    StubHub

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

  9. Multiple choice

    Where is StubHub headquartered?

    • United States
    • United Kingdom
    • Canada
    • Japan
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    United States

    StubHub is based in New York, United States.

  10. Multiple choice

    What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

    • Some
    • None
    • Specialist
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    None

    Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

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