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 of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • CrowdGen
   • StubHub
   • Urban Company
   • Lionbridge
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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

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

3. 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

4. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • France
   • Switzerland
   • United States
   • India
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   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

5. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

6. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2006

   viagogo was founded in 2006 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo 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. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • TCGplayer
   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → StubHub → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. 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

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

    • Japan
    • Netherlands
    • France
    • United States
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    United States

    Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

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