How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • High
   • None
   • Low
   • Medium
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • Australia
   • Japan
   • Switzerland
   • United States
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Vivid Seats
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was TCGplayer founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1998

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Substack
   • 99designs
   • TCGplayer
   • Taboola
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   TCGplayer

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TCGplayer profile

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   15%

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

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
   • Gametime
   • viagogo
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   TCGplayer → viagogo → TickPick → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Days to 2 weeks
   • Months
   • Days after the event
   • 1-2 weeks
   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

    Where is viagogo headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • United States
    • India
    • Canada
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    Switzerland

    viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

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