How well do you know ticket resale platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.
The questions
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- SeatGeek
- viagogo
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viagogo
SeatGeek was founded in 2009, viagogo in 2006.
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Estimate
How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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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
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Multiple choice
Where is SeatGeek headquartered?
- Switzerland
- South Korea
- United States
- United Kingdom
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United States
SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-2 weeks
- Varies
- 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
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- viagogo
- SeatGeek
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- viagogo
- Ticketmaster Resale
- Gametime
- Vivid Seats
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Ticketmaster Resale → Vivid Seats → viagogo → Gametime
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).
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Estimate
In what year was Vivid Seats founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2001
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Lionbridge
- StubHub
- Ko-fi
- PayPay
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StubHub
StubHub is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- StubHub
- viagogo
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StubHub
viagogo was founded in 2006, StubHub in 2000.
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Multiple choice
Where is Gametime headquartered?
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Japan
- Germany
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United States
Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.