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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 #881431 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • United States
    • India
    • Germany
    • Japan
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    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

  2. Estimate

    How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    10%

    TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

  3. Multiple choice

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

    • Days
    • Days after the event
    • Varies
    • 1-4 weeks
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    Days after the event

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

  4. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • TickPick
    • SeatGeek
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

  5. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • Gametime
    • Vivid Seats
    • TCGplayer
    • TickPick
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    TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → TickPick → Gametime

    TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

  6. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    Gametime was founded in 2012, Vivid Seats in 2001.

  7. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • Sribu
    • Kmong
    • Razorpay
    • viagogo
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    viagogo

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

  8. 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.

  9. Multiple choice

    Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

    • Germany
    • India
    • United States
    • France
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    United States

    Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

  10. Multiple choice

    What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

    • None
    • Specialist
    • Some
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    None

    Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

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