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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Estimate
In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?
Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.
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1976
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- None
- Medium
- Low
- High
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Medium
Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Where is StubHub headquartered?
- United States
- France
- Canada
- South Korea
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United States
StubHub is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- StubHub
- Vivid Seats
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StubHub
StubHub was founded in 2000, Vivid Seats in 2001.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Ticketmaster Resale
- Rakuten Insight
- Workana
- Roblox
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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?
- viagogo
- SeatGeek
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Estimate
How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing
Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Vivid Seats
- TickPick
- TCGplayer
- viagogo
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TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → viagogo → TickPick
TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).
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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
- 1-4 weeks
- 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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Multiple choice
Where is Gametime headquartered?
- United States
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Australia
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United States
Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.