How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Daraz
   • Vivid Seats
   • TutorOcean
   • Andela
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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

2. Estimate

   In what year was TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2011

   TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

3. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Some
   • Specialist
   • None
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

4. 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%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • Vivid Seats
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   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Gametime
   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • India
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
   • Netherlands
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

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

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • 1-4 weeks
   • Days
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • Days after the event
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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

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • TCGplayer
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    TCGplayer

    TCGplayer was founded in 1998, StubHub in 2000.

    Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

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