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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 #881330 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

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

    • Low
    • High
    • Medium
    • None
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

  2. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • TickPick
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    TickPick

    Gametime was founded in 2012, TickPick in 2011.

  3. Estimate

    How big a cut does TickPick take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    15%

    TickPick takes 15%. Its fees: Free to list - 15% commission only when tickets sell

  4. Estimate

    In what year was TCGplayer founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    1998

    TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.

  5. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • Canada
    • United States
    • Switzerland
    • Netherlands
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    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

  6. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • TCGplayer
    • Gametime
    • Vivid Seats
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → Gametime

    Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), Gametime (2012).

  7. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • uTest
    • Lionbridge
    • viagogo
    • Hubstaff Talent
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    viagogo

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

  8. 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%.

  9. Multiple choice

    What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

    • None
    • Some
    • Specialist
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    None

    Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • viagogo
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    viagogo

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, viagogo in 2006.

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