How well do you know ticket resale platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.
The questions
Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- viagogo
- SeatGeek
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days to 2 weeks
- Days after the event
- 1-3 months
- Months
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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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Ticketmaster Resale
- viagogo
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Ticketmaster Resale
viagogo was founded in 2006, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.
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Multiple choice
Where is viagogo headquartered?
- South Korea
- France
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
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Switzerland
viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Estimate
How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing
Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile
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Estimate
In what year was StubHub founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2000
StubHub was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, United States.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- StubHub
- Gametime
- viagogo
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → viagogo → Gametime
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Catawiki
- Jumia
- StubHub
- Toluna
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StubHub
StubHub is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Ticketmaster Resale
- StubHub
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Ticketmaster Resale
StubHub was founded in 2000, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.