How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Multiple choice

   Where is TickPick headquartered?

   • United States
   • Canada
   • Australia
   • United Kingdom
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   United States

   TickPick is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

2. 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.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • viagogo
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   StubHub

   viagogo was founded in 2006, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2006

   viagogo was founded in 2006 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Awign
   • StubHub
   • Respondent
   • Airbnb
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   StubHub

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms StubHub profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • France
   • Canada
   • United States
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • 1-4 weeks
    • 1-2 weeks
    • Days after the event
    • 1-3 months
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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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