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
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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.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- High
- Low
- Medium
- None
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Medium
Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Gametime
- StubHub
- viagogo
- Vivid Seats
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StubHub → Vivid Seats → viagogo → Gametime
StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).
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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
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TickPick
- Vivid Seats
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.
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Multiple choice
Where is StubHub headquartered?
- United States
- Australia
- France
- Netherlands
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United States
StubHub is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- SeatGeek
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer was founded in 1998, SeatGeek in 2009.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Khamsat
- TCGplayer
- Thinkific
- Ulule
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-3 months
- 1-2 weeks
- Days after the event
- 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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Multiple choice
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- Germany
- South Korea
- Australia
- United States
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United States
Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.