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?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TickPick
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

2. Multiple choice

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

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

3. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • South Korea
   • France
   • Canada
   • United States
   Show the answer

   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • StubHub
   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. 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

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Telus International AI
   • StubHub
   • Zepto
   • uTest
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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

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   12.5%

   Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing

   Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

10. Multiple choice

    What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

    • Some
    • Specialist
    • None
    Show the answer

    None

    Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

    Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

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