How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TickPick
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   TickPick was founded in 2011, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • Australia
   • Germany
   • United States
   • France
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

4. 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

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

6. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2001

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Thinkific
   • MercadoLibre
   • Intro
   • viagogo
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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

8. Multiple choice

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

   • Varies
   • Days
   • 1-3 months
   • Days after the event
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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

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

    Where is Gametime headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • South Korea
    • United States
    • Germany
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    United States

    Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

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