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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 #763215 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. Multiple choice

    What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

    • Some
    • Specialist
    • None
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    None

    Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

  4. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • TickPick
    • Bykea
    • Lemon Squeezy
    • YouTube
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    TickPick

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

  5. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • Vivid Seats
    • TickPick
    • Ticketmaster Resale
    • TCGplayer
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    Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → TickPick

    Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).

  6. Multiple choice

    Where is viagogo headquartered?

    • India
    • Netherlands
    • South Korea
    • Switzerland
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    Switzerland

    viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

  7. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Ticketmaster Resale
    • Gametime
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    Ticketmaster Resale

    Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, Gametime in 2012.

  8. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • viagogo
    • TCGplayer
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    viagogo

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

  9. Multiple choice

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

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

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

  10. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • Germany
    • France
    • United States
    • Canada
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

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