How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Specialist
   • Some
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • Japan
   • India
   • Switzerland
   • France
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Google AdSense
   • ThemeForest
   • M-Pesa
   • StubHub
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   StubHub

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms StubHub profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • TickPick
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   SeatGeek

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

5. 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

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
   • TickPick
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   Vivid Seats → viagogo → SeatGeek → TickPick

   Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. 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

8. 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

9. Multiple choice

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

   • 1-3 months
   • Days after the event
   • 1-2 weeks
   • 1-4 weeks
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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

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • United States
    • United Kingdom
    • Germany
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    United States

    Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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