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SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« on: November 01, 2017, 09:49:10 AM »
As we have for the past few years, we are once again hosting badge-buying groups for SDCC 2018. If you were in a returning registration buying group for SDCC 2018 OR an open registration buying group last year for SDCC 2017, the following groups will be formed again for 2018 open registration:

Transmute Jun Group
Omraged9/TardisMom Group
Batgirl/TeriQueen Group
NCDS Group
Louie_Rob_M Group
Mlgagne/Epicaz Group
Sefton42/Jon.Reynolds Group (formerly SoCalNerdGal group)
Jristen Group
Wolfgirl1272 Group
BenEatsRice Group
TSnyder Group

You should receive a contact from these groups. If you do not, please contact the group leader.

If you were a member of the Freight Group or the BT Handles Group in 2017, those groups have decided to split off from FoCC and run on their own. Please contact your group leader for details.

While we have gotten some great offers of technical help from members here, we have not yet been able to implement new technologies. As such, we are limited in the number of new buying group members. Even so, we still have some room to add a limited number of new people. If you are interested in joining a buying group, please fill out the following Google form.

UPDATE:  The form is now closed. We will not be accepting any further submissions for SDCC 2018.

Filling out the form does NOT guarantee you a spot in a buying group, but we will be allocating the spots we have to those who have filled it out. We have limited spots for people to join the existing buying groups, and the form may be shut down with no/minimal warning if we are approaching full capacity.

Joining a buying group requires commitment to the group. All members of all buying groups must be willing and able to do the following things:

  • Be eligible for the 2018 open registration badge sale.
  • Share personal information with the group leader. This includes (but may not be limited to) your last name, phone number and email address.
  • Purchase badges for strangers (other people in the group, whom you may not know). Note that you are not allowed to buy badges for anyone who is not in your buying group. As such, make sure your friends/family are all in the same buying group.
  • Stay online/in the waiting room during the sale even if a badge has already been purchased for you, to help out others in the group by buying for them.
  • Join in a group chat (to be determined by the group leader) to stay in touch with your group on registration day.
  • If someone else buys a badge for you, payment should be made immediately (usually Paypal) to the buyer. Ideally this should be done within 24 hours of the badge sale.
  • If you buy badges for someone else, you should mail a screenshot or copy of the confirmation email to them immediately, so that they can confirm that they have a badge. At this time, it is appropriate to offer your payment information (usually Paypal) so that they can refund you.

In addition to these rules, individual group leaders may have other restrictions as to how their group is run. These rules are in place to ensure a smooth buying experience that is fair to everyone. Any group member who breaks these rules can and will be prevented from participating in further buying groups on this site.

Good luck to everyone during the upcoming open registration!
« Last Edit: November 17, 2017, 01:27:17 PM by Transmute Jun »

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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2017, 09:52:51 AM »
whoop!!  yay  [member=3724]jristen[/member]   and [member=2339]NCDS[/member]  8)

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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2017, 10:50:57 AM »
I tried clicking the link to the Google form but it says the wait list is closed. Since this was just posted today, I just wanted to make sure that this is correct?

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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2017, 10:52:48 AM »
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I tried clicking the link to the Google form but it says the wait list is closed. Since this was just posted today, I just wanted to make sure that this is correct?

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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2017, 11:07:19 AM »
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[member=2339]NCDS[/member]  Has the form been opened?

Yes but moments before [member=6709]skfridls[/member] posted.

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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2017, 11:35:48 AM »
Got mine in. First time trying to go. I'm excited! Good luck to everyone.

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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2017, 02:00:06 PM »
[member=314]Transmute Jun[/member] We don't need additional badges, but I could donate my brother's and his fiancee's registration codes.  I got Preview Night, so I can't donate mine.
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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2017, 03:03:24 PM »
Good luck! I'm trying to take my Niece and Nephews for their first time too.

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Got mine in. First time trying to go. I'm excited! Good luck to everyone.
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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2017, 03:35:44 PM »
Okay, let's just make this clear.

DONATING codes means giving your registration code (or your friend's registration code) to someone else in your buying group who is participating in the sale.

HELPING means that even though you don't need a badge for yourself, you are using your code (or your friend's codes) to open waiting room windows on the day of the sale and participating in the sale by buying badges yourself for your buying group people.

Either one of these would be wonderful! I think almost everyone who is participating in the sale would love extra codes. But there can only be so many windows on a computer, so helpers are also very welcome!

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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2017, 05:43:53 PM »
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I think almost everyone who is participating in the sale would love extra codes. But there can only be so many windows on a computer, so helpers are also very welcome!

Yep, five maximum on Windows PCs and three max on Macs.
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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2017, 05:43:50 AM »
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Yep, five maximum on Windows PCs and three max on Macs.

good to know!

any information if there are any free places in a buying group?
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2017, 07:11:04 AM »
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good to know!

any information if there are any free places in a buying group?

If you sign up on the form (first post of this thread) you will be contacted if a group leader can take you.

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Re: SDCC 2018 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2017, 08:09:44 AM »
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If you sign up on the form (first post of this thread) you will be contacted if a group leader can take you.

I've filled the form (unfortunately when it was about making groups for RR) I hope that's okay ^^°
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« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2017, 08:27:26 AM »
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I've filled the form (unfortunately when it was about making groups for RR) I hope that's okay ^^°

I just checked and your information is on the list!

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« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2017, 01:58:23 PM »
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I just checked and your information is on the list!

Perfect!! Thank you! :D
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