Heard the same thing too, kind of a bummer. I'm starting to wonder if SDCC is going to be a victim of its own hype.
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I remember last year there were a bunch on eBay. But then again, a bunch were fakes and people got turned away at the door. Not sure if you'd want to risk it.
You'll have better luck (and a better time imho) getting into smaller cons like WonderCon, WizardWorld, and C2E2. Good luck!
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Heard the same thing too, kind of a bummer. I'm starting to wonder if SDCC is going to be a victim of its own hype.
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I would stay far away from eBay for SDCC badges. The registrations are tied to your name (or names you designate) at the time of purchase from the official SDCC website, and you don't pick up your actual badge until the day of the convention. Therefore none of the "badges" being resold on eBay will work. I think this was new as of last year.
That being said, all hope is not lost. Any refunded registrations will get resold on the official website about a month or so before the con. Since registrations can't be resold offline or even given to someone else based on the name attachment, there will be more available. That's how I got my 4 day pass last year. Just keep checking the official SDCC site for the resale date, and make sure you are on the site ready to purchase the minute they go on sale.
Hope this helps!
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That's good to hear. I'll try and keep an ear to the ground on that.
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I would stay far away from eBay for SDCC badges. The registrations are tied to your name (or names you designate) at the time of purchase from the official SDCC website, and you don't pick up your actual badge until the day of the convention. Therefore none of the "badges" being resold on eBay will work. I think this was new as of last year.
That being said, all hope is not lost. Any refunded registrations will get resold on the official website about a month or so before the con. Since registrations can't be resold offline or even given to someone else based on the name attachment, there will be more available. That's how I got my 4 day pass last year. Just keep checking the official SDCC site for the resale date, and make sure you are on the site ready to purchase the minute they go on sale. Hope this helps! |
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Is it even possible to still get badges for this? My father had tried, and said that they were gone just as fast as he saw them come available.
Edit: After doing a little more digging online, it looks like they all sold out the day they went up for sale. Yikes! I guess I'm not going for my b-day this year :-(
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Official Naturalized Citizen of Justice since 2007