How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • None
   • Some
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • SeatGeek
   • TCGplayer
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • viagogo
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → SeatGeek

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Urban Company
   • CodeCanyon
   • Vivid Seats
   • Jumia
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   Vivid Seats

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

5. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • Australia
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
   • Germany
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

6. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Vivid Seats Vivid Seats profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • TickPick
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   StubHub

   StubHub was founded in 2000, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

8. 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

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Days
   • Varies
   • Days after the event
   • 1-2 weeks
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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

10. Multiple choice

    Where is StubHub headquartered?

    • Netherlands
    • United States
    • Japan
    • India
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    United States

    StubHub is based in New York, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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