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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 #870248 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • viagogo
    • TCGplayer
    • Gametime
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → Gametime

    Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).

  2. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TCGplayer
    • SeatGeek
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    TCGplayer

    TCGplayer was founded in 1998, SeatGeek in 2009.

  3. Estimate

    How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    15%

    viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

  4. Multiple choice

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

    • Days
    • Days to 2 weeks
    • Days after the event
    • Months
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    Days after the event

    Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

  5. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • Germany
    • Australia
    • United States
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    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

  6. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • Grow Therapy
    • TCGplayer
    • 2Checkout
    • ClickBank
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    TCGplayer

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

  7. 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.

  8. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • Vivid Seats
    • TickPick
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

  9. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, TickPick in 2011.

  10. Multiple choice

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

    • High
    • None
    • Medium
    • Low
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

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