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
Where is viagogo headquartered?
- India
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland
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Switzerland
viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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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
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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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- StubHub
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer
StubHub was founded in 2000, TCGplayer in 1998.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Gametime
- StubHub
- viagogo
- SeatGeek
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StubHub → viagogo → SeatGeek → Gametime
StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).
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Estimate
In what year was TickPick founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2011
TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Mercor
- Ticketmaster Resale
- Adobe Stock
- Talkspace
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Ticketmaster Resale profile
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TCGplayer
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Multiple choice
Where is TCGplayer headquartered?
- United States
- South Korea
- Canada
- India
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United States
TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days to 2 weeks
- Days after the event
- Months
- Varies
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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