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How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #841558 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Estimate

    In what year was Gametime founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    2012

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

  2. Multiple choice

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

    • Varies
    • 1-4 weeks
    • Days to 2 weeks
    • 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.

  3. 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

  4. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • GameDev Market
    • TCGplayer
    • LINE MAN
    • Guru
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    TCGplayer

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

  5. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • TickPick
    • Gametime
    • TCGplayer
    • SeatGeek
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    TCGplayer → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime

    TCGplayer (1998), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

  6. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • viagogo
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    viagogo was founded in 2006, Vivid Seats in 2001.

  7. Multiple choice

    Where is TickPick headquartered?

    • United States
    • Germany
    • Netherlands
    • Canada
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    United States

    TickPick is based in New York, United States.

  8. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • TickPick
    • TCGplayer
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

  9. Multiple choice

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

    • Medium
    • High
    • Low
    • None
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale

    Gametime was founded in 2012, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

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