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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 #856811 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • Canada
    • United States
    • United Kingdom
    • India
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    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

  2. Estimate

    In what year was viagogo founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    2006

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

  3. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • HackerOne
    • Creative Market
    • StubHub
    • MyTutor
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    StubHub

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

  4. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • viagogo
    • Vivid Seats
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    viagogo

    viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

  5. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • SeatGeek
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    StubHub

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, StubHub in 2000.

  6. Multiple choice

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

    • High
    • Low
    • Medium
    • None
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

  7. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • TCGplayer
    • SeatGeek
    • Ticketmaster Resale
    • TickPick
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    Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → SeatGeek → TickPick

    Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

  8. Estimate

    How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    10%

    Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

  9. Multiple choice

    Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

    • United States
    • Germany
    • France
    • United Kingdom
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    United States

    Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Ticketmaster Resale
    • TCGplayer
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    Ticketmaster Resale

    Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TCGplayer in 1998.

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