How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • None
   • Medium
   • Low
   • High
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2001

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
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   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • CIH Bank
   • CD Baby
   • viagogo
   • Codeable
   Show the answer

   viagogo

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms viagogo profile

5. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • Australia
   • United States
   • Germany
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • SeatGeek
   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

   SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

8. 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%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

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

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

   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

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • viagogo
    Show the answer

    viagogo

    viagogo was founded in 2006, TickPick in 2011.

    Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

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