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 is older?

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
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   TCGplayer

   TickPick was founded in 2011, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • Varies
   • Months
   • 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

3. Estimate

   How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • StubHub
   • viagogo
   • SeatGeek
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   TCGplayer → StubHub → viagogo → SeatGeek

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

6. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2001

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. Multiple choice

   Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

   • United States
   • United Kingdom
   • Switzerland
   • Japan
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   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • SeatGeek
   • MyTutor
   • Ketto
   • beehiiv
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   SeatGeek

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms SeatGeek profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

10. 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

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