How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Estimate

   How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   12.5%

   StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale

   Source: Fee calculator: StubHub StubHub profile

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

3. 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.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

4. Multiple choice

   How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?

   • Medium
   • None
   • High
   • Low
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

5. Multiple choice

   Where is TickPick headquartered?

   • Canada
   • Japan
   • United States
   • India
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   United States

   TickPick is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • NayaPay
   • Pangian
   • Vivid Seats
   • GameDev Market
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   Vivid Seats

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
   • Gametime
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → StubHub → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gametime
   • SeatGeek
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   SeatGeek

   Gametime was founded in 2012, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • Days after the event
    • 1-4 weeks
    • Varies
    • 1-2 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

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