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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 #742050 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • viagogo
    • TCGplayer
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    viagogo

    viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

  2. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • StubHub
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    StubHub

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, StubHub in 2000.

  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
    • 1-2 weeks
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    Days after the event

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

  4. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • India
    • United States
    • Netherlands
    • Australia
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

  5. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • StubHub
    • TCGplayer
    • viagogo
    • Vivid Seats
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    TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats → viagogo

    TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006).

  6. Estimate

    How big a cut does TickPick take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    15%

    TickPick takes 15%. Its fees: Free to list - 15% commission only when tickets sell

  7. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • SeatGeek
    • Ko-fi
    • Surge AI
    • Polar
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    SeatGeek

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

  8. 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.

  9. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • TickPick
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    TickPick

    Gametime was founded in 2012, TickPick in 2011.

  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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