How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • Canada
   • Netherlands
   • Germany
   • United States
   Show the answer

   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • High
   • None
   • Medium
   • Low
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • SeatGeek
   • Gametime
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TickPick
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   Ticketmaster Resale → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. Estimate

   How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

   Source: Fee calculator: TCGplayer TCGplayer profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Upwork
   • TickPick
   • Click&Boat
   • Tutorful
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   TickPick

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TickPick profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

   viagogo was founded in 2006, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

7. 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

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • India
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

10. Multiple choice

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

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