How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • Vivid Seats
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   StubHub

   StubHub was founded in 2000, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

2. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • Germany
   • France
   • United States
   • South Korea
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

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

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

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Swagbucks
   • Just Eat
   • SeatGeek
   • CD Baby
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   SeatGeek

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms SeatGeek profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was SeatGeek founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2009

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

6. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   15%

   viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → SeatGeek → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
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   Vivid Seats

   TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Gametime headquartered?

    • South Korea
    • United States
    • Germany
    • Japan
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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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