How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
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   Vivid Seats

   TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • Varies
   • 1-3 months
   • Months
   • Days after the event
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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

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • viagogo
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Vivid Seats
   • TCGplayer
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → viagogo

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • Australia
   • Japan
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

5. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
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   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • StubHub
   • Adobe Stock
   • Amazon Associates
   • Pawns.app
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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

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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

8. Estimate

   In what year was Gametime founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2012

   Gametime was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
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   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • Low
    • None
    • High
    • Medium
    Show the answer

    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

    Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

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