What about those that are still waiting on pro-application approval?
Badge Buying Groups
If you are working in a badge buying group, make sure that you are only in a group with people you trust. Everyone in your group must operate within their own instance of the waiting room. If we detect that a participant has shared their waiting room information or URL, they will be removed from the registration queue and any transactions linked to it will be canceled immediately. Buying groups can be helpful, but we’ve seen an increasing number of people get shut out due to disorganized efforts.
Registration Access
If you are selected for a registration session, you may still need to log in. If you aren’t immediately prompted to do so, please click “Open Registration” or “Login” from the top menu bar. Follow either route to log in to your Member ID account and purchase badges within the allotted time.
A timer will appear at the top of your page throughout your registration session. Remember, [b[you will have 15 minutes to complete your entire registration session and purchase.[/b]
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Badge Inventory
Badges can sell out quickly. If you are selected for a registration session, you will be presented with the inventory available at that time. Badges are offered as daily options only. There is a chance that the badges you’ve added to your cart will not be available by the time you process your order.
Open Registration
Comic-Con 2023 Open Registration will be on November 5, 2022!
We highly encourage you to read all information below and bookmark Toucan – the official blog of Comic-Con and WonderCon and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for important Comic-Con 2023 Open Registration tips.
WHAT you need
The Comic-Con Member ID and Last Name of friends (if purchasing for others), the days they want, and your credit/debit card at the ready. Eligible participants can purchase badges for up to 3 people (yourself included, if you choose).
WHEN it takes place
Saturday, November 5! The Queue-it waiting room will open at 8:00 AM PDT, and the sale will commence at 9:00 AM PDT! Make sure to enter the waiting room prior to 9:00 AM PDT to participate.
WHO is eligible
Anyone with a valid and confirmed Member ID account that has not purchased or registered for the Comic-Con 2023 Preview Night option (Wednesday, July 19)!
WHERE it happens
The Member ID Portal where a virtual waiting room will be enabled. Please make sure you can access your account before the sale!
Badge Prices
BADGE TYPE
Adult Junior* U.S. Military /Senior*
Preview Night $55.00 $27.00 $27.00
Thursday $75.00 $37.00 $37.00
Friday $75.00 $37.00 $37.00
Saturday $75.00 $37.00 $37.00
Sunday $50.00 $25.00 $25.00
*Children (12 and under) are free with a paying adult. Juniors (ages 13 -17) pay the reduced junior prices. Active-duty military with ID and seniors (ages 60 years and older) pay the reduced U.S. Military/Senior price. The Military/Senior pricing does not extend to military veterans and dependents. All purchases are subject to a $10 handling fee per member.
Eligibility
Comic-Con 2023 Open Registration is open to the general public! Anyone with a valid and confirmed Member ID can participate unless they have already purchased or registered for the Comic-Con 2023 Preview Night option (Wednesday, July 19).
To participate in Open Registration, please make sure ahead of time that you can log in to your Member ID account, or create your Member ID today if you don’t have one!
Anyone you wish to purchase badges for must also meet the same eligibility requirements.
Please keep in mind that not all eligible attendees will be able to purchase a badge during Open Registration. There are more eligible attendees than badges available. Entry to the waiting room does not guarantee you a badge or registration session. You can increase your chances of obtaining a badge by reading the following instructions carefully and having your personal information ready on the day of the sale.
Virtual Waiting Room
To participate in Comic-Con 2023 Open Registration, you must first enter our virtual waiting room. You have one hour to enter the waiting room before the badge sale begins.
Enter the Waiting Room
The Queue-it waiting room will open at 8:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on the day of the badge sale. To enter the waiting room, simply visit the Member ID Portal between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM PDT on Saturday, November 5, 2022.
Because the waiting room helps manage traffic to the Member ID Portal, you may be placed into the waiting room before logging in. If you are selected for a registration session, click “Open Registration” from the top menu bar and log in when prompted. If you are already logged in to your Member ID account before the waiting room opens, click "Open Registration" from the top menu bar once the waiting room opens at 8:00 AM PDT.
You do not need to rush to the waiting room at 8:00 AM PDT! Eligible attendees will have one hour to enter the waiting room. Early arrival to the waiting room does not provide any advantage over those who arrive later than you. However, you must enter the waiting room before 9:00 AM PDT. If you enter the waiting room after 9:00 AM PDT, you will be placed at the back of the line.
Wait in the Queue
When the badge sale begins, everyone who entered the waiting room between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM PDT will be placed into a randomized queue. Shortly after 9:00 AM PDT, groups will automatically begin moving from the waiting room to a registration session. Keep an eye on your place in line! Your wait time may fluctuate based on how quickly people ahead of you are able to complete their registration session. If you are randomly selected for a registration session, you have 15 minutes to complete your badge purchase.
Remember, it does not matter what time between 8:00 AM PDT and 9:00 AM PDT you entered the waiting room, and entry to the waiting room does not guarantee you a registration session. Not all members will be selected for a registration session.
Do not refresh while you are in the Queue-it waiting room! The Queue-it waiting room will automatically refresh every 30 seconds. Refreshing your browser in the waiting room may cause technical difficulties or remove you from the waiting room.
Waiting Room Q&A
If I enter the waiting room when it opens at 8:00 AM PDT, am I at the front of the line?
No, early arrival to the waiting room does not provide any advantage. You do not need to rush to the waiting room at 8:00 AM PDT. Just make sure to enter the waiting room before 9:00 AM PDT! Everyone who entered the waiting room between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM PDT on Saturday, November 5 will be placed into a randomized queue when the badge sale begins.
What if I enter the waiting room after 9:00 AM PDT?
If you enter the waiting room for the first time after 9:00 AM PDT, you will be placed at the back of the line. With the large number of participants that enter the waiting room on time, your chances of being selected for a registration session are minimal. Everyone who arrived between 8:00 AM PDT and 9:00 AM PDT will be ahead of you.
What do I do if I’m disconnected from the waiting room?
If at any time you are disconnected from the Queue-it waiting room, simply return to the Member ID Portal. You will be put back in the same random group you were assigned!
What does the waiting room look like between 8:00 AM PDT and 9:00 AM PDT before the badge sale begins?
When you enter the waiting room before the badge sale begins, you will see a countdown showing the time remaining until the badge sale begins.
Please note: The reference image provided is from Returning Registration
(https://comic-con.org/sites/default/files/Waiting%20Room%20Prequeue.png)
What does the waiting room look like once the badge sale begins at 9:00 AM PDT?
Once the badge sale begins, those in the waiting room will be placed into the queue. You will be able to see your expected wait time and see your walking figure begin their journey! Your wait time may fluctuate based on how quickly people ahead of you are able to complete their registration session.
Once the badge sale begins, the waiting room will have a yellow status message box that is updated regularly with helpful tips!
Please note: The reference image provided is from Returning Registration
(https://comic-con.org/sites/default/files/Waiting%20Room%20Queue.png)
Purchase Badges
In order to purchase badges during Open Registration, you must be randomly selected for a registration session. If you are moved from the waiting room to a registration session, you will have 15 minutes to purchase badges for up to three members. Make sure to have the following ready:
□ Your Member ID login credentials (if you aren't already logged in)
□ All eligible Member IDs and last names of people you wish to purchase badges for
(If a last name includes a special character or a suffix, it must be included.)
□ What days you and your group are interested in
(ex. If only Thursday and Sunday are available, does everyone want those days?)
□ Credit or debit card information
You can not purchase badges for others using your own Member ID—badges cannot be transferred.
Remember, you will have 15 minutes to complete your entire registration session and purchase! A delay in inputting this information may cause your session to expire. If your session expires, you will be placed back into the waiting room in the back of the line.
You must be able to log in to your Member ID account to be able to purchase badges! Please contact us well before the badge sale if you require assistance.
The Registration Session
If you are moved to a registration session, you will select your desired badges from the inventory available and add them to your cart to check out. Make sure you add badges for all the members you are purchasing for before you proceed to checkout. Please see below for step-by-step instructions.
You may purchase badges for up to THREE people total, which can include yourself! If you’re unable to attend, but still want to help out other hopeful attendees, you can register up to three other members. Each individual you are purchasing for must have their own valid and confirmed Member ID. If someone has already purchased or registered for the Comic-Con 2023 Preview Night option (Wednesday, July 19), you cannot purchase additional badges for them.
IMPORTANT! It is critical that you do not use your browser’s back button during any step of your registration session! Comic-Con cannot guarantee that your registration session will behave as expected if you use your back button during any step of the registration process.
Registration Access
If you are selected for a registration session, you may still need to log in. If you aren’t immediately prompted to do so, please click “Open Registration” or “Login” from the top menu bar. Follow either route to log in to your Member ID account and purchase badges within the allotted time.
A timer will appear at the top of your page throughout your registration session. Remember, you will have 15 minutes to complete your entire registration session and purchase.
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How To Purchase Badges
Click each step below for detailed instructions and images of a registration session.
Step 1: Add your badges to your cart
If purchasing for yourself, we recommend adding your own badges to the cart first. Your information will be pre-populated on the “Registrants” tab. Check the box next to each day you’d like to attend and click “Add to Cart”.
If you are not purchasing badges for yourself, skip to step 3.
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If you add all four daily badges (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) to your cart, you will be given the option to purchase Preview Night if inventory is available. Check the “Add to Cart” box if you’d like to attend Preview Night on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, then click “Continue”.
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Step 2: Choose to select badges for others or proceed to checkout
You’ll see a pop-up window after you’ve successfully added your badges to the cart. From here, you have two options:
Click “Register Another Member” to purchase badges for other eligible members. You will need their Member ID and last name exactly as it appears on their Member ID account. This includes special characters and suffixes.
Click “Checkout” if you’re not purchasing badges for others. Once you click “Checkout” you will not be able to add or change the registrants in your cart. You will only be able to remove a registrant.
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Step 3: Select badges your friend
To purchase badges for others, you must locate their Member ID account. Select the “Register Another Member ID” tab and enter the Member ID and last name of the member you wish to purchase badges for. If the Member ID and last name are valid, their name will appear in a green box. If they have a special character in their last name or their last name includes a suffix, you must include it.
Check the box next to each day your friend would like to attend and click “Add to Cart”.
If you get the error message “Product requires membership access unavailable to participant”, this person is not eligible for today’s sale.
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If you add all four daily badges (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) for your friend to your cart, you will be given the option to purchase Preview Night if inventory is available. Check the “Add to Cart” box if your friend would like to attend Preview Night on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, then click “Continue”.
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Repeat steps 2-3 as needed. You can purchase badges for up to three eligible members.
Step 4: Enter your payment information
After you’ve finished adding your badges to the cart, click “Checkout”.
Enter your credit card information and billing address, then click “Save”. If you already have a credit card saved to your account, click “Save & Continue”.
Payments will not be processed until after the sale is complete. Because of this, you will see the total amount of your purchase to be “Due Later”. Payments will be processed within 72 hours.
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Step 5: Complete your badge purchase
The time has come! If you have a few minutes to spare, review the badges in your cart. Each registrant will have the item “Comic-Con 2023 Attendee Badges” with their individual day selections nested beneath it. If everything looks good, click “Process Order”. An order receipt will be sent to each registrant.
If you get an error message when you attempt to process your order, check to make sure your daily badge selections are accurate. You will not be able to check out with Wednesday in your cart unless you have purchased, or are purchasing, all four daily badge options (Thursday-Sunday).
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Badge Inventory
Badges can sell out quickly. If you are selected for a registration session, you will be presented with the inventory available at that time. Badges are offered as daily options only. There is a chance that the badges you’ve added to your cart will not be available by the time you process your order.
Preview Night and 4-Day Badges
The Preview Night badge option may only be purchased if you buy a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday badge. Preview Night is not a stand-alone option. As in previous years, if you purchase all four daily badges (Thursday through Sunday) they will be automatically converted to a 4-Day badge. You cannot opt out of consolidation.
Child Badges
Children (ages 12 and under) are free with a paying adult. Click here for more information on our Child Badge Policy.
Badge Confirmations
Badge confirmations will be sent at a later date.
Payment Methods
Comic-Con accepts Visa, MasterCard, and American Express only. We do not accept PayPal or other online payment systems. If your debit card has a Visa or MasterCard logo, you will be able to use it for purchase.
You can log in to your Member ID account and save your credit card information under “My Payment Methods” ahead of the sale. If you’re selected for a registration session, having your credit card information pre-saved helps maximize your 15-minute time limit.
Badge Buying Groups
If you are working in a badge buying group, make sure that you are only in a group with people you trust. Everyone in your group must operate within their own instance of the waiting room. If we detect that a participant has shared their waiting room information or URL, they will be removed from the registration queue and any transactions linked to it will be canceled immediately. Buying groups can be helpful, but we’ve seen an increasing number of people get shut out due to disorganized efforts.
Registration Session Q&A
Can I edit badge selections after I’ve added them to my cart?
Yes! Once badges have been added to your cart, click the “View Details / Manage Add-ons” button next to the registrant’s name.
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Edit the badge selections from the "Manage Add-ons" pop-up window and click "Save".
You can only edit badge selections, you will not be able to add or change registrants once you move past the registration page.
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What happens if my registration session expires?
When a registration session expires, you’re placed back into the waiting room at the back of the line.
What do I do if I’m selected for a registration session and see a “Page Not Found” message?
If you are selected for a registration session and see the message “Page Not Found”, please click “Open Registration” or “Login” from the top menu bar. Follow either route to log in to your Member ID account and purchase badges within the allotted time.
Tech Check
The Queue-it waiting room and badge registration process have been tested on the following browsers. We cannot guarantee your results should you use a browser not listed below:
Firefox: Latest version
Google Chrome: Latest version
Internet Explorer: Version 11 only
Safari: Latest version
Microsoft EDGE: Latest version
Your browser should have JavaScript and cookies enabled to function reliably with the Queue-it waiting room. These features are usually enabled in the default configuration of most modern web browsers. If you do not have these features enabled, it is possible that the waiting room application will not function properly.
The badge registration system is not formatted for iPad, tablets, or mobile devices. Although mobile devices can be used to purchase a badge, Comic-Con is unable to guarantee that the registration system will behave as expected using a mobile device.
Please make sure your computer's power saving settings are off or adjust them if needed. You do not want your computer to power down or go to sleep while you are in the waiting room or in the middle of a registration session.
We recommend adding [email protected] as an approved/authorized sender to your email account.
The Fine Print
While Comic-Con has made every effort to make the badge purchase experience fair for everyone, it is possible that problems outside of our control could result in the system not working as planned. The possibility exists that anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-malware software may aggressively block browser cookies, JavaScript, or other operation of modern web applications. It is also possible that user error, specific hardware problems, local ISP issues, or simply the extremely high level of demand beyond our control may result in your computer and/or browser not behaving as described above. While Comic-Con has done extensive testing, we make no guarantees that your efforts will result in a successful badge purchase or that you will be selected for a registration session regardless of when you enter the process. Admittance to the waiting room does not guarantee you a registration session.
As always, we are sincerely grateful for your continued support and interest in our event. We know that purchasing a badge can be a challenge and we are constantly exploring options to improve your online registration experience. We will continue to offer deeply discounted rates for juniors, seniors, and active-duty military, as well as one of the most generous free child badge policies in the comic convention industry.
https://comic-con.org/cci/open-registrationWow very interesting glad they are dealing with queue iD sharing. Yay. Little too late for those that got burned during returning reg.
You can purchase a badge during open registration. It can be refunded if you are approved for a pro badge.And I recommend doing this; if you're approved and purchase a Pro badge you'll be automatically refunded PDQ
And I recommend doing this; if you're approved and purchase a Pro badge you'll be automatically refunded PDQThis is the info I needed for SDCC24...will apply for pro then.
Are you getting excited? Cause we are! What are we excited about?
We’re excited that you're eligible to participate in Comic-Con 2023 Open Registration!
The Open Registration badge sale will be on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). The badge sale will take place in the Member ID Portal where the virtual waiting room will open at 8:00 AM PDT.
You must be able to log in to your Member ID account on the day of the sale. Please review our Open Registration page for key information on how to participate.
Important! There are more eligible attendees than available badges and not everyone will be able to purchase a badge during Open Registration. Entry into the waiting room does not guarantee a badge or registration session.
As always, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Toucan – the official blog of Comic-Con and WonderCon for important announcements as we get closer to Comic-Con! We will be running helpful tips and instructions on our blog in the days leading up to Open Registration.
Thank you for your lasting support, and best of luck!
Comic-Con
Hopefully the waitlist comes through for preview night.
Basically this is exactly like returning reg except with that warning which I have no idea how they are able to enforced. 😞
Correct me if I'm wrong, but preview night is mostly about getting into the exhibit hall a day early. So it's great if you are looking for exclusives. For someone like me that rarely even goes to the exhibit hall, it's not really worth it right? There's not something like a party up in sails is there?
I passed on preview night during returning registration and now I'm wondering if I should try for it during open.
It would be easy to enforce as long as the login requirement works. Then each queue it session would be bound to a member ID. If the member ID of the person registering doesn't match that member ID then it would mean that it was a shared link.
If, during Open Registration, you are able to purchase the days you couldn't get during Returning Registration...are you charged the $10 handling fee per member again? So for my family of 5 I already paid $50....Will I get charged $50 again?
Badge Buying Groups
If you are working in a badge buying group, make sure that you are only in a group with people you trust. Everyone in your group must operate within their own instance of the waiting room. If we detect that a participant has shared their waiting room information or URL, they will be removed from the registration queue and any transactions linked to it will be canceled immediately. Buying groups can be helpful, but we’ve seen an increasing number of people get shut out due to disorganized efforts.
If buying for someone who got 4 days in Returning reg but they are only trying for preview night since they missed preview night, they have to buy all 4 days again?If someone already has 4 days, the only option given would be for preview night.
If buying for someone who got 4 days in Returning reg but they are only trying for preview night since they missed preview night, they have to buy all 4 days again?No. you can not buy twice. You just only have to get preview night. You are only allowed to purchase the missing days.
No. you can not buy twice. You just only have to get preview night. You are only allowed to purchase the missing days.
There is no need for pre login yet again before hitting the waiting room.
The badge sale will take place in the Member ID Portal where the virtual waiting room will open at 8:00 AM PDT.
You must be able to log in to your Member ID account on the day of the sale."
I'm not quite sure what this means here. What "waiting room information" are we talking about? The unique ID that's at the bottom of the page? Also, didn't everyone have the same URL. pr was that ID part of the URL? What is there to be gained by sharing it? If you open up that URL in a new browser, does that mean you inherit the queue position?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but preview night is mostly about getting into the exhibit hall a day early. So it's great if you are looking for exclusives. For someone like me that rarely even goes to the exhibit hall, it's not really worth it right? There's not something like a party up in sails is there?There's also _some_ panel stuff that night (lots of TV episode airings, and sometimes IIRC a WB/DC animated premier movie). I like PN in the Exhibit Hall as it lets me get a lay of the land before I get busy with panels. I also am the guy that likes all SDCC, and the few times I've not had PN I always feel like I'm missing out on SDCC fun.
I passed on preview night during returning registration and now I'm wondering if I should try for it during open.
So early!Yeah this feels earlier than at least most years for Returning Registration. For me, I will be too busy with marching band rehearsal (that starts at 9 and will be in the football stadium) to be able to help anyone in the group: not that being available for Returning Reg did anyone any good.
https://www.friendsofcc.com/2022/10/24/sdcc-2023-open-registration-date-revealed/
Yeah this feels earlier than at least most years for Returning Registration. For me, I will be too busy with marching band rehearsal (that starts at 9 and will be in the football stadium) to be able to help anyone in the group: not that being available for Returning Reg did anyone any good.Asked and answered at 10:30am this morning: Pro Registration is now OPEN!!
Oh well; I guess at this point the million dollar question is "when will CCI open up badge sales for Pros? #Impatient :P
Payment Methods
Comic-Con accepts Visa, MasterCard, and American Express only. We do not accept PayPal or other online payment systems. If your debit card has a Visa or MasterCard logo, you will be able to use it for purchase.
You can log in to your Member ID account and save your credit card information under “My Payment Methods” ahead of the sale. If you’re selected for a registration session, having your credit card information pre-saved helps maximize your 15-minute time limit.
Looks like the Payment card needs to be re-added to be pre-saved for Open Registration. Currently showing as blank in Account Payment Methods.
I noticed that too - that is definitely inconvenient for those that don't check their Member ID page before registration.
Interesting...I guess they are sending them out in batches.
Today, I JUST received the email announcement for open reg for one of the accounts I control. I looked for it the day they announced, but never received it. At first I thought it went to spam, but nothing.
Looks like the Payment card needs to be re-added to be pre-saved for Open Registration. Currently showing as blank in Account Payment Methods.
If someone already has 4 days, the only option given would be for preview night.Would someone who got all 4 days in returning reg, but not preview night, still be able to purchase for me during open reg?
Would someone who got all 4 days in returning reg, but not preview night, still be able to purchase for me during open reg?Yes!
@SamTurtledove (https://www.friendsofcc.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1732) THANK YOU for noting this. My info is gone, and I looked at it just a few days ago! Aarrgggh! ???
Quick reminder: don't just add a card, mark it as the primary payment source.
(PN is one of the lesser crowded days so you can get booth swag easier)
According to a tweet by the unofficial blog, the waitlist option for PN was a mistake. Did anyone get that email.
"An e-mail went out today confirming that the "Waitlist" option for Preview Night in #SDCC Returning Registration was a mistake, and there is no such thing."
https://twitter.com/SD_Comic_Con
According to a tweet by the unofficial blog, the waitlist option for PN was a mistake. Did anyone get that email.
"An e-mail went out today confirming that the "Waitlist" option for Preview Night in #SDCC Returning Registration was a mistake, and there is no such thing."
https://twitter.com/SD_Comic_Con
Got the email:On the bright side, folks now know this was a mistake so they can be active in Open Reg and try to score PN
Thank you for your interest in the Comic-Con Wednesday Preview Night. We understand the tremendous level of anticipation for this limited-ticket event and would like to acknowledge our error in indicating there was a waitlist for Preview Night. As Comic-Con fans ourselves, we also understand the disappointment resulting from this issue.
While the very limited number of Preview Night badges meant there was never a guarantee for a badge, we truly apologize for any confusion or inconvenience the waitlist issue might have caused. To borrow a line from Green Lantern, “All we can do is say we’re sorry and move on.”
During the technical set-up of the Returning Registration badge sale for this amazing show, the “waitlist” function was inadvertently enabled in the system by Community Brands and then automatically engaged during the high-volume registration process. Some dedicated fans were informed they had been added to a Wednesday option waitlist, when in actuality there is no waitlist. This was an accidental error that has since been fixed. There has never been a waitlist for any Comic-Con registration option and there are no plans to offer waitlists in the future.
In lighter news, another very limited round of Wednesday Preview Night badges will be available during the Open Registration badge sale on Saturday, November 5, 2022. Configio is working closely with our partners at Comic-Con to fine-tune the registration process for future events and future missions.
Sincerely, Configio
On the bright side, folks now know this was a mistake so they can be active in Open Reg and try to score PN
Not the best consolation, I realize, but knowing now is better than finding out two weeks from now, I guess :-X
On the bright side, folks now know this was a mistake so they can be active in Open Reg and try to score PN
Not the best consolation, I realize, but knowing now is better than finding out two weeks from now, I guess :-X
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I’ve curated all the sell-out times that I had notes for (and for what I could find from the official Comic-Con Twitter).
Just a caveat that these times are not 100% accurate. A lot of the time stamps depended on when my browser updated the messages. And I may have mixed up a couple of the Thur/Sun times since there was at least one instance where Thursday actually sold out after Sunday, whereas Sunday is usually the last to sell out.
Thx for posting this @accelerate (https://www.friendsofcc.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=4314) !
Dis anyone here get an email about their badge being canceled? I'm seeing some reports on the discord and twitter about it.
I'm seeing it on Reddit as well. :o
I'm seeing it on Reddit as well. :o
I’ve seen some people post that on Facebook and came here to ask. CCI says people used a web exploit to get badges? I heard reports of people saying they weren’t eligible for returning registration yet they could buy? But I doubt buying groups let ineligible in?
Even if the buying groups did let ineligible people in, the system should have stopped them from being accepted as eligible for a badge. So far, all the comments I'm seeing are that people said they were eligible.
has anyone seen an entire order get emails? So far I've only seen one badge of the 3 bought, which was canceled.This is interesting to note. Most of what I've been seeing suggests they were cancelled because of "link sharing" but this (only 1 badge being cancelled) might suggest otherwise.
any idea yet what the reason was? e.g. if its multiple browsers I don't want to do same in open sale.I used multiple browsers, got in, and (so far) none of the purchases have been cancelled. On twitter, I saw mention that some were copying the URL once they got in and sending it to others.
any idea yet what the reason was? e.g. if its multiple browsers I don't want to do same in open sale.
https://comic-con.org/toucan/waiting-room-101 (https://comic-con.org/toucan/waiting-room-101)“waiting room shenanigans”
The new Toucan mentions no link sharing, so my bet is that was indeed the culprit
https://comic-con.org/toucan/waiting-room-101 (https://comic-con.org/toucan/waiting-room-101)
The new Toucan mentions no link sharing, so my bet is that was indeed the culprit
Would it be possible some of the people claiming they were cancelled and definitely didn't link share we logged in on the same device with multiple member ID's but was still populating to the same link because of IP?i don't think it has to do with ip's, there's too many households with multiple people trying for badges in one house (one ip address)
I used multiple browsers, got in, and (so far) none of the purchases have been cancelled. On twitter, I saw mention that some were copying the URL once they got in and sending it to others.
https://comic-con.org/toucan/waiting-room-101 (https://comic-con.org/toucan/waiting-room-101)
The new Toucan mentions no link sharing, so my bet is that was indeed the culprit
“waiting room shenanigans”
Sent from my ???? using
i don't think it has to do with ip's, there's too many households with multiple people trying for badges in one house (one ip address)
Pretty nauseating that they are not requiring pre logging before entering the queue. I guess we will waiting all day for this sale. >:(
Shenanigan continues.
yeah IP would be very unfair way of identifying duplicates as I know friends who would meet up for the badge sale so you'd def hope its not that.I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure each individual device has its own IP address.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure each individual device has its own IP address.no, it has its own private ipv4 address which resolves to a single public address. Nodes on ipv6 likely do have a publicly routable address but those hosts are usually IoT devices.
This is going to be a very interesting and intriguing Saturday open reg.
Not for the people still trying to get a badge…more like painful and excruciating.Well, I went through the painful and excruciating part in return reg.
You'd think that link wouldn't work for others unless they were picked out if the wait list. If anybody can just copy the link for badges once someone is on the badge buying screen and it actually let's that other person in that's seriously messed up.Well apparently people CAN'T do that, as CCI is watching... :-[
This is going to be a very interesting and intriguing Saturday open reg.Yeah I don't think I've ever felt as content as I do this last month or so being a Pro and not having to worry about the stress of getting badges. Our badge-buying group did very well in Returning Registration, with (I think) everyone getting at least 2 days & many getting 4 or 4+PN. My perception is that things weren't smooth but weren't too bad either. Obviously with potentially A LOT more people trying to get into registration this week it will be a bit of 'controlled chaos,' I suspect (and maybe a bit of uncontrolled chaos). I legit enjoy sitting back and reading/analyzing what worked/what went wrong after these big sales for some reason. The fact CCI is seemingly more on top of these technical 'issues'/glitches/hacks adds a layer of intrigue to it all.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure each individual device has its own IP address.
i don't think it has to do with ip's, there's too many households with multiple people trying for badges in one house (one ip address)
It's a good sign that CCI seems to be taking any possible registration exploits seriously. After the fiasco of Returning Reg, I didn't have the highest hopes for this Saturday.
I'm assuming they did some sort of audit of Returning Reg or maybe someone identified this was possible during a stress test.
It's one thing to enforce an existing policy. It's another to come up with a new policy and then retroactively apply it. One is fair. The other is not.Rule or not. Most people don't do or think about what others have done bc there wasn't really a need to until CCI opted to use this new system.
Was that no link sharing rule there for returning registration? I didn't see it until they announced open registration.
It's one thing to enforce an existing policy. It's another to come up with a new policy and then retroactively apply it. One is fair. The other is not.
Was that no link sharing rule there for returning registration? I didn't see it until they announced open registration.
It's one thing to enforce an existing policy. It's another to come up with a new policy and then retroactively apply it. One is fair. The other is not.Good question, I'm not 100% sure if it was explicitly stated not to share the URL: IIRC in past years they've talked about not sharing codes and links, mostly because they were unique to the individual and/or unable to be used multiple times at once. IDK if this is a 'rule' that seems obvious in hindsight, or if it just kinda seems obvious: I mean, we all know "don't cut in front of other people in line" is a basic SDCC tenet. Personally, I honestly don't know what I'd do: if someone I knew/trusted sent me a link and said "use this to get in quicker," I may very well do that and then be in this unfortunate predicament later. I've certainly exploited sketchy webpages for personal game for other SDCC functions or whatnot, so I'm def. no saint in these matters. I guess if one tries to do such things, when they go south ya can't be too upset: kind of a "well, I gave it a try, didn't work, now it's back to the drawing board."
Was that no link sharing rule there for returning registration? I didn't see it until they announced open registration.
I want to say there was, but I'm not 100% sure. I may have seen the rule, but glossed over it, because it didn't really make sense to me, as the link all looked the same. At least that's what I remember.Yeah, I maybe vaguely remember there was a broad mention of it prior to Returning Reg. but I knew I wasn't gonna be able to do a ton of 'maneuvering' since I had a rehearsal I was running, I didn't think much about that kind of thing
Good luck to those trying to get badges this weekend!
IDK if this is a 'rule' that seems obvious in hindsight, or if it just kinda seems obvious: I mean, we all know "don't cut in front of other people in line" is a basic SDCC tenet.
In this case though, SDCC not only facilitated it they enabled it. The system they used provided that link. I think it even explicitly said that the link can be used on another device.
As for not cutting in line, how is that not what buying groups and line groups do in essence? Both give you an advantage in the system. If 4 people are in a buying group, then effectively all 4 are sharing the same spot as the person with the shortest wait. How often has line cutting come up when a bunch of people join a line group right before they get in?
All these are ways to gain an advantage. So since SDCC has this history, I don't think it's unreasonable for someone to think that link sharing isn't just another one of the SDCC sanctioned ways. Especially when it's the official SDCC badge selling site offering the link and saying that it can be used on another device.
Enabling an action and then retroactively banning and punishing people for that action doesn't seem right. IMO, the majority of the fault lies with SDCC. I think they should ban link sharing going forward. Better yet, they shouldn't enable it. But they shouldn't be punishing people retroactively.
I'm going to compare this to something at my work. I work at a casino and there's no rules stating you cannot take money left on a machine. But if you do and the person that left the money on the machine reports lost money, even if they accidentally left it on a machine and went away and didn't notice until a couple hours later...guess what? You have to return that money.
I know this isn't as serious as that but both are up to morals.
In this case though, SDCC not only facilitated it they enabled it. The system they used provided that link. I think it even explicitly said that the link can be used on another device.
As for not cutting in line, how is that not what buying groups and line groups do in essence? Both give you an advantage in the system. If 4 people are in a buying group, then effectively all 4 are sharing the same spot as the person with the shortest wait. How often has line cutting come up when a bunch of people join a line group right before they get in?
All these are ways to gain an advantage. So since SDCC has this history, I don't think it's unreasonable for someone to think that link sharing isn't just another one of the SDCC sanctioned ways. Especially when it's the official SDCC badge selling site offering the link and saying that it can be used on another device.
Enabling an action and then retroactively banning and punishing people for that action doesn't seem right. IMO, the majority of the fault lies with SDCC. I think they should ban link sharing going forward. Better yet, they shouldn't enable it. But they shouldn't be punishing people retroactively.
There doesn't need to be a casino rule because there are laws that cover that. In every state, if you find money you are obligated to return it to it's rightful owner. If you can't do that, you are supposed to hand it over to the police who will keep it for a period a time in case someone comes looking for it. Not doing so is considered theft. So that example is not about morals, it's about the law.
A better analogy would be if a casino handed out credits at the door in the form of a coupon. The casino tells you that coupon can be redeemed into anyone's account. So you give it to a friend. That friend uses that credit and wins a big jackpot. Then the casino says they have a new rule that credit coupons can't be shared with anyone. They apply that rule retroactively and void your friend's jackpot. Would that be right?
There doesn't need to be a casino rule because there are laws that cover that. In every state, if you find money you are obligated to return it to it's rightful owner. If you can't do that, you are supposed to hand it over to the police who will keep it for a period a time in case someone comes looking for it. Not doing so is considered theft. So that example is not about morals, it's about the law.
A better analogy would be if a casino handed out credits at the door in the form of a coupon. The casino tells you that coupon can be redeemed into anyone's account. So you give it to a friend. That friend uses that credit and wins a big jackpot. Then the casino says they have a new rule that credit coupons can't be shared with anyone. They apply that rule retroactively and void your friend's jackpot. Would that be right?
I think some people are missing the point and are not clear on the link that is being shared.
There is a difference between gaining an advantage (ie buy groups, etc) and cheating the system (like using bots or sharing a back door link). The link being shared is not the one provided by CCI on our emails... but the registration page after gaining access to buy. Just because there is no written rule, doesn't mean that it isn't wrong.
If they hand out credit at the casino shouldn’t everyone know about it and have a fair shot. This is more like someone counting cards and got caught by a camera at the casino table. We know counting cards is cheating even though the casino don’t specify in full gory details on how to count cards. But it is pointless to argue about moral. To each their own. I am very happy that these people got caught and they should be glad their iD was not banned. All the people they line jump to get ahead got screw at the end now with the minuscule chance of getting a ticket during open registration. I feel absolutely no sympathy for these people and wish their ID got banned.
I think some people are missing the point and are not clear on the link that is being shared.
There is a difference between gaining an advantage (ie buy groups, etc) and cheating the system (like using bots or sharing a back door link). The link being shared is not the one provided by CCI on our emails... but the registration page after gaining access to buy. Just because there is no written rule, doesn't mean that it isn't wrong.
If they hand out credit at the casino shouldn’t everyone know about it and have a fair shot.
I agree that I too am happy these people were caught. However, I do think that CCI should provide some type of proof to those who badges were canceled, or at least those that request it. If it's that easy to determine, then it wouldn't be that hard to provide some kind of data that the link was shared. And if the person accidently shared a image on social media, then that's on them. Overall, I am glad they are always trying to level the playing field, however I think we all have to realize there will never be a perfect system.
But that's exactly what happened. Anyone could open up as many queue it sessions as they wanted. Which countered the traditional buying group advantage. It was a more level playing field. A person on their own didn't have to be at a distinct disadvantaged going against buying groups.
There's no advantage for SDCC to do so. Companies don't tell you what you did wrong for the simple matter that it gives people insight into their security procedures. That insight makes them more vulnerable. Also, it exposes them. They have the right to cancel anyone's badge for any reason. There is no advantage to get into why. Regardless, they slammed the door on that with the cancellation email they sent out. Which was very terse and harsh for a SDCC communication.
So, we don't know why people had their badges cancelled. It could have been link sharing. It could have been something else. Queue it has other vulnerabilities. In other sales, people have figured out how to skip the queue entirely. That required a bit of hacking though, which I would consider a real web exploit. Link sharing isn't that. The link should never have been provided to begin with. And the link shouldn't have allowed for more than 1 session at a time. That's SDCC's responsibility.
But that's exactly what happened. Anyone could open up as many queue it sessions as they wanted. Which countered the traditional buying group advantage. It was a more level playing field. A person on their own didn't have to be at a distinct disadvantaged going against buying groups.As others have pointed out, sharing links is NOT some new policy of CCI's and has been in place for as long as I remember. (FWIW SDCC 2023 will be my 22nd Comic-Con). People in Returning Registration who have gone through this process previously, have lived through CCI rules and regs in the past (including how ardently they try to enforce "no line ditching" at the actual Convention, even though that doesn't always work out), etc. In my experience and discussions with folks CCI has always fairly aggressively enforced their badge buying policies, whether instances like this, or busting/banning people ostensibly trying to sell their badges (I've known of folks from significant comic companies where an employee nearly got an entire company in trouble when they were selling a Guest badge to a rando online - they banned the employee from SDCC for at least a few years while the company was able to smooth things out after CCI initially threatened the entire company - you'd know the company if I named them). While intentions may seem innocent to some, CCI I think strives to provide the most fair badge-buying experience for a market where demand far outstrips supply, in order to give all attendees a fair shot.
There's no advantage for SDCC to do so. Companies don't tell you what you did wrong for the simple matter that it gives people insight into their security procedures. That insight makes them more vulnerable. Also, it exposes them. They have the right to cancel anyone's badge for any reason. There is no advantage to get into why. Regardless, they slammed the door on that with the cancellation email they sent out. Which was very terse and harsh for a SDCC communication.
So, we don't know why people had their badges cancelled. It could have been link sharing. It could have been something else. Queue it has other vulnerabilities. In other sales, people have figured out how to skip the queue entirely. That required a bit of hacking though, which I would consider a real web exploit. Link sharing isn't that. The link should never have been provided to begin with. And the link shouldn't have allowed for more than 1 session at a time. That's SDCC's responsibility.
As others have pointed out, sharing links is NOT some new policy of CCI's and has been in place for as long as I remember.
I would be interested to hear if anyone has contacted CCI and tried to at least get a specific explanation for why their badges were refunded/canceled.
Of course, like any business, CCI reserves the right to cancel any badges at any time for any reason (provided it's not illegal discrimination of course) and while that feels unfortunate it simply is what it is.
It's kind of a slap on the wrist compared to how I've heard of CCI dealing with other instances of folks exploiting/breaking rules in badge sales (all I've heard of included at least a multi-year ban).
Do you have a link to that policy? I don't recall ever seeing one. I've tried to find one but the only one I can find is the policy I first saw after returning registration this year.
I'm thinking a lot of the angst is due to the change of systems. With Expo Logic, we all got a unique code, and I think there was some verbiage about not sharing the code. However, the way their system worked, your code could only be active on one and only one browser. If the code was entered on multiple browsers, the 'oldest' browser entries were automatically removed from the waiting room. It was full proof. I experienced that by accident. It wasn't catastrophic, as the 'newer' browser was still active. With Configio, I actually consider the issues we're having with possibly sharing the link as a weakness in their code. I'm not endorsing trying to game the system in that way, but as someone who works in IT, I feel if the code can eliminate the loophole, it's a stronger system. Just my opinion.
I'm thinking a lot of the angst is due to the change of systems. With Expo Logic, we all got a unique code, and I think there was some verbiage about not sharing the code. However, the way their system worked, your code could only be active on one and only one browser. If the code was entered on multiple browsers, the 'oldest' browser entries were automatically removed from the waiting room. It was full proof. I experienced that by accident. It wasn't catastrophic, as the 'newer' browser was still active. With Configio, I actually consider the issues we're having with possibly sharing the link as a weakness in their code. I'm not endorsing trying to game the system in that way, but as someone who works in IT, I feel if the code can eliminate the loophole, it's a stronger system. Just my opinion.
When did they start using Configio?
Previously, the code system was very clear: one code - one device/browser. Am I missing something?
Configio/que-it
Configio is at the bottom of the screen when you log into the portal.
QUE-IT is what you see when you get the walking man.
When did they start using Configio?
Ok......but has the online badge buying system changed over the years? It seems there are a lot more problems this year or different problems anyways.
Don't remember issues with link sharing before. Of course I don't think link sharing worked in the past
In case you feel you missed something, use this link directory to get you right where you need to be. We’re keeping this blog short and sweet so that you can last minute study what you need to know. Open Registration will take place in the Member ID Portal on Saturday, November 5. The waiting room will open shortly after 8:00 AM PDT, and sales will begin approximately at 9:00 AM PDT. Please make sure you are in the waiting room before the badge sale begins to participate!
Badge Info
https://comic-con.org/cci/badge-info
Badge Purchase FAQ
https://comic-con.org/cci/badge-faq
Child Badge Policy
https://comic-con.org/cci/child-badge-policy-0
Comic-Con Member ID
https://comic-con.org/cci/comic-con-member-id
Open Registration Information
https://comic-con.org/cci/open-registration
Open Registration Quick FAQs
https://comic-con.org/toucan/open-registration-faqs
Purchasing for Others
https://comic-con.org/toucan/purchasing-others-during-open-registration
Tech Tips and Other Prep
https://comic-con.org/toucan/tech-tips-and-other-prep
Waiting Room 101
https://comic-con.org/toucan/waiting-room-101
Did anyone get the "Are you interested in Preview Night?" email?
Don't get excited. :) It's not an offer to sign up for PN right now. It's a reminder that you are eligible for PN so please buy it if you want during open registration.
I'm thinking a lot of the angst is due to the change of systems. With Expo Logic, we all got a unique code, and **I think there was some verbiage about not sharing the code**. However, the way their system worked, your code could only be active on one and only one browser. If the code was entered on multiple browsers, the 'oldest' browser entries were automatically removed from the waiting room. It was full proof. I experienced that by accident. It wasn't catastrophic, as the 'newer' browser was still active.
With Configio, I actually consider the issues we're having with possibly sharing the link as a weakness in their code. I'm not endorsing trying to game the system in that way, but as someone who works in IT, I feel if the code can eliminate the loophole, it's a stronger system. Just my opinion.
From what I can remember, it was first used for Turkeycon. On second thought, it was used before that. I remember when everyone was told to login for the first time before Tukeycon to complete the account transfer, I was already transferred. I had already used it for another SDCC event.
Before anyone asks why they switched companies or say they shouldn't have tried to cheap out. Expo Logic and Configio are two products from the same company. So they didn't switch companies. For all we know, they didn't have the option to keep using Expo Logic.
It's a completely different system.
Lol I was so excited until I read the email. Again another slap to the face for those that had the waitlist option on there. Really hoping open registration doesn't have any issues.
For reference, this is the Preview Night email. It seems… oddly considerate of CCI to send an email specifically to 4-day badge holders without PN.
That's a lot of new steps to follow to get PN as a stand alone option though.
Imagine getting in when PN is running low and have to do all these steps that take just long enough for them to sale out
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All I need is PN, so maybe all I have to do is click that and wait for the waiting room to open.
Also I wonder what someone has to do if they dont have any days but are buying for someone that just needs PN?
Also I wonder what someone has to do if they dont have any days but are buying for someone that just needs PN?
All I need is PN, so maybe all I have to do is click that and wait for the waiting room to open.
Worse case? They may not know until they've logged in and get a session and see if they can change registrant info. Or would that lock them for no purchase and still allow them to register two more folk?
Strange we've not seen either an "eligible for Open" or an "ineligible for Open" in the bio. Or a cutoff date and time for new Member IDs, like in past sales.
The square blank space at the bottom of that page may or may not be a login button. Looks odd to have it there. Waiting on 8am for the answers!
Good Luck tomorrow! PN is worth getting. I've cleared my cache and cookies from the first sale and trying again with mobile.
So quick recap:Well, we don't 100% know. After today's OpenReg, we'll see what the fallout shows. For today, it seems like it's all about browsers. Next year? 🤷♂️
You don't login until you're selected to buy badges? If this is the case I guess badge buying groups is kinda null. Don't need extra accounts to buy badges....just extra computers/phones.
It'd make things a little more fair if they had you login before entering the waiting room. This is going to be a mess.
It's also ridiculous that you can still make a new account the day of badge sale.I honestly don't know about that. Does having that ability up until today radically change the pool of folks? I wouldn't think so. Those that want to get in on this have already done the work to get their CCI Id/account stuff set up. My .02¢
Hasn't been like this in years past.
Well, we don't 100% know. After today's OpenReg, we'll see what the fallout shows. For today, it seems like it's all about browsers. Next year? 🤷♂️
I honestly don't know about that. Does having that ability up until today radically change the pool of folks? I wouldn't think so. Those that want to get in on this have already done the work to get their CCI Id/account stuff set up. My .02¢
Again.... It didn't make you log on to enter the waiting room...But we MIGHT not know the place in line until we log in.
But we MIGHT not know the place in line until we log in.
But we MIGHT not know the place in line until we log in.
Again.... It didn't make you log on to enter the waiting room...
Okay, but if you are using your link on another computer and this page you entered without logging on, then you get in on the cheat screen, can you buy using the name that's linked to the screen that's also in the waiting room? I'm scared lots of people will do this and they will bring out the axe like they promised and chop off all our tickets, so can't do this.
All me.and my friends waiting time says more then an hour. :/
Does anyone have anything less?
All me.and my friends waiting time says more then an hour. :/
Does anyone have anything less?
If this is the case I guess badge buying groups is kinda null. Don't need extra accounts to buy badges....just extra computers/phones.
It'd make things a little more fair if they had you login before entering the waiting room. This is going to be a mess.
Is preview night sold out??
Is preview night sold out??
No. I just was an idiot and I couldn't find the right tab to push. There's "Buy Preview Night" and "Preview Night?". You want the "Buy Preview Night" tab.
Also, it doesn't seem that you have to provide payment information to check out anymore. It says that if your total due today is zero that you can skip payment information. That's what it said when I checked out. Total due today was $0. Today due later was $55. Which would make it much easier for buying groups. Everyone can pay on their own after registration.
Ok says PN is running low now. My wait went down to 30 min then jumped back to more than an hour ugh
If you are able to purchase a badge during Open Registration today, you will receive an order acknowledgement email after your order is submitted. If you look at your order immediately after the sale, your account will say the balance is “Due” until payments are processed.
Yes, that's what my email confirmation says. Even though I submitted payment information, it still says "Current Balance Due Total" of $55. So it seems whether you submit payment information now or after the fact it won't get processed until later. Which is how it worked for returning registration. Which makes it easier for buying groups. There's no need for one person to pay upfront and be reimbursed. After registration, each person in the buying group can login and pay on their own.
At some point they need to make the badges transferrable. I know the implications of doing that but at this point it seems like they are catering to badge buying groups.
Yes, that's what my email confirmation says. Even though I submitted payment information, it still says "Current Balance Due Total" of $55. So it seems whether you submit payment information now or after the fact it won't get processed until later. Which is how it worked for returning registration. Which makes it easier for buying groups. There's no need for one person to pay upfront and be reimbursed. After registration, each person in the buying group can login and pay on their own.
At some point they need to make the badges transferrable. I know the implications of doing that but at this point it seems like they are catering to badge buying groups.
I'd rather have groups than making them transferable.I wouldn't mind badges being transferrable only through SDCC and not allowed through 3rd party sites. Would keep scalping down but allow people to transfer if they end up not being able to attend for any reason. Unfortunately, not everyone has a group of friends that attend or is willing to trust people that they don't know.
Got 4 days badges for me and a friend. His first time going this year. Excited for next year.
:)
Very unlikely that CCI will ever make badges transferable. Their online badge system is complicated in its own way as it is, especially with the waiting rooms and adding badges to your cart... *face palms*
Yes badges transferable? H E Double hockey sticks NO! Open up for the scum of the earth scalpers.
The only reason we are still able to buy tickets is because it’s not transferable. The reason we are not fighting bots like Funko ,Sneakers, Taylor Swift tickets because it’s not transferable . Thank You CCI for this and hope they never make it transferable.
Was able to get in and pick up the Saturdays my friend buying group didn’t get at Returning Reg. This felt smoother than last month.
This is why they should make it to where they are transferred only through CCI. I agree, I don't want scalpers in on it either as I deal with them constantly with other hobbies/interests of mine. None of those other things are attached to names like these badges are so there can easily be some type of system for them to switch who owns the tickets.
Green status now, logged in at 8am
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Green status now logged in after 9am (second browser)
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I'm very confused about that. I see that it says "recurring payment," but my friend's card got charged for my tickets, so I paid her. It still says "recurring payment," so how do we pay on the site? Are they billing us twice: her and then me?
Not making badges transferable via third-party sites and only CCI wouldn't prevent scalping unfortunately. You'd just have to do it quietly when possible instead. While it would be nice in theory, I don't think it would actually work out very well in practice. Instead, I think it would open the floodgates for scalpers, at least once, as scalpers try their shot with transferring badges.
Transferring would ask for a waitlist to give to the person who was "next in line," right?
Yes after adjusting the way I purchase ticket from returning registration. I got every day include preview night.
So... now that open registration is over, how did you all do? Did you get all the days that you or your group wanted?
So... now that open registration is over, how did you all do? Did you get all the days that you or your group wanted?
I ended up with 53 minutes still listed as my wait time :(Still in the queue...at 29 min even though all badges have sold out. I think they should close the waiting room once they have sold out. I know they have the message in the yellow box, but still....
Now for hotels..... a new nightmare.Meet the new nightmare, same as the old nightmare :D
So... now that open registration is over, how did you all do? Did you get all the days that you or your group wanted?
There's a "pay" button on your order when you look at it on the website. This was discussed during returning registration. You will only be charged once. The difference now is that they don't process the payment right away. They just take your payment information and process it later. But you can go in after registration and pay directly then. It seems you don't have to provide payment information during registration, you can do so later. If I remember right, some people in buying groups did pay individually after the fact and that payment was deducted from the overall grand total of the entire buying group.
I cant get to my account and didn't see a way to go pay after completing my order. If I go to the portal right now it just tries to put me in queue-it
I was lucky and got in within 1 minute of the badge sale starting and was able to get my group badges for all days including preview night.
It's my first time back at SDCC since 2017 so delighted :).
I was lucky and got in within 1 minute of the badge sale starting and was able to get my group badges for all days including preview night.
It's my first time back at SDCC since 2017 so delighted :).
So... now that open registration is over, how did you all do? Did you get all the days that you or your group wanted?People in our group were able to add the days they wanted but didn't get during returning registration, so those of us who wanted 4 days got them. We also had a couple newbies in our group who had beginners luck and got in within 20 min and were able to secure the days they wanted as well. :) It was a lot smoother for us this time than during returning registration for sure haha
This process was much easier than previous years.
My only hiccup was not realizing the preview night purchase was in the header (blue area). I wasted some time trying to figure that one out. It wasn't in a really obvious place.
I was lucky and got in within 1 minute of the badge sale starting and was able to get my group badges for all days including preview night.
It's my first time back at SDCC since 2017 so delighted :).
If you figure out a way to pay when others buy our badges, please let me know. I don't know if I'm paid up or not. My friend bought our badges and she was charged even though I have a credit card on file. Does that mean I'm paid up? I paid her, but I don't know if it counts in the comic con system. I don't want to lose my badges if it thinks I did not pay.
If you figure out a way to pay when others buy our badges, please let me know. I don't know if I'm paid up or not. My friend bought our badges and she was charged even though I have a credit card on file. Does that mean I'm paid up? I paid her, but I don't know if it counts in the comic con system. I don't want to lose my badges if it thinks I did not pay.
I cant get to my account and didn't see a way to go pay after completing my order. If I go to the portal right now it just tries to put me in queue-it
You'll probably need to wait until they fully close the sale system, unfortunately.
Once the system stops redirecting everything to the waiting room, log in to your account and bring up your orders. It'll show you what the payment status is and it'll have a "pay" button if payment is due.
My friend had PN in the cart and it said unable to process rquires membership but we are both members?
Did you guys have all the other days in your cart? From what I remember you have to purchase all days in order to be eligible for preview night. Also if one of you already bought tickets during returning reg, that might also flag the system...?yeah we had all the days from returning reg. Totally confused
yeah we had all the days from returning reg. Totally confusedInventory might have run out for PN at that point. This year one of the (many) differences is that inventory is not counted as "yours" until you check all the way out :(
So... now that open registration is over, how did you all do? Did you get all the days that you or your group wanted?
So... now that open registration is over, how did you all do? Did you get all the days that you or your group wanted?
I believe some of the PN confusion (at least on my part) was that, after Member ID validation, you had to press “Add to Cart” BEFORE the PN option appeared at the top of the page. I think they skipped that part in the instructions.
So I bought 2 badges and it only shows the option to pay for mine under the member portal. Is my friend going to have to pay for his under his membership portal or should comic con just attempt to charge me for both later?
There's a "pay" button on your order when you look at it on the website. This was discussed during returning registration. You will only be charged once. The difference now is that they don't process the payment right away. They just take your payment information and process it later. But you can go in after registration and pay directly then. It seems you don't have to provide payment information during registration, you can do so later. If I remember right, some people in buying groups did pay individually after the fact and that payment was deducted from the overall grand total of the entire buying group.
They say on the confirmation email that We will process your credit card payment within the next 72 hours.
Was anyone able to add Preview Night alone who requested to be on the Waitlist for preview night?
Open Reg is the same weekend as the clock changes (fall back one hour). That doesn't really affect us in the US/North America, because the change technically occurs at 2:00 AM on that Sunday, but I wonder if/how that affects those internationally in other time zones.
Side Note:
My first open reg was 2015. I didn't read anything on the site. I just followed the instructions that came in the email. I'm on the east coast. When they said the waiting room would open at 8:00 AM pacific, for some reason, in my head I thought that meant 5:00 AM my time. Instead of adding 3 hours, I subtracted. Sure enough, I was up at 5:00 AM ready to log on. And sure enough, I got the notification I was early. :). If there had been other people around, I would have been embarrassed. I mean, come on, I'm an adult WHO WORKS IN IT, and... I WAS A MATH MAJOR. Go figure. :)
Oh well, that was a better mistake than missing open reg altogether.
I almost did the exact same thing. I kept asking my husband about the time zones like I’m not a whole adult with a degree. :D🤣 I can relate! I mean, it's only two hours, but somehow I forget how to math. I have fandoms where I need to convert from JST and KST - that almost makes my head explode sometimes...
Pn sold out on me right when i got in. only day i needed, oh well. I cant just go eat hang out with everyone and then go to the night partiesWas still fun to see a system run smoothly!
Was still fun to see a system run smoothly!
Did you have the same trouble locating the PN selection?
They actually did have that in the walkthrough they had on the CCI website for both sales, I believe at least for returning reg, I'd have to dig back to reconfirm that one particularly. The page with instructions/FAQs etc. for Open Reg was copied over to be archived on page 1 of this thread. I think that's why, when my friend got confused about how to add it, I told her to try that (even though I hadn't double-checked it prior to open reg tbh.) It was pretty easy to miss though, you'd have to have read through all the text on the "How to buy badges" section and not just generally glance through/look through the pictures to see how it would be.
It is honestly still a bit confusing though, especially when you're rushing. I'm trying to remember how they used to do it and I feel like it used to all be on the "first" page with the other days, but it would only enable as an option if you ticked all four days' first. I'm honestly not sure why they would have changed that portion, but as someone said, it is still the same company who operates the sale even though we call it a different name technically. So, possibly there was just a big UI overhaul and whatnot for the service and it wasn't feasible/an option to still have it that way.
Got badges for friends on an ancient tiny ipod touch with out-dated Safari. It was beautiful and terrifying: watching a diminutive green man (compared to several slackers on bigger better machines) on that itty bitty screen leading the charge. He marched with determination to triumph. Old tech won. My fat fumbling fingers (good job guys) and I will sleep well tonight.
No I saw where it was and click on it after i logged in but where it said to add to cart there was nothing to add so i figured it sold out right then
So I bought 2 badges and it only shows the option to pay for mine under the member portal. Is my friend going to have to pay for his under his membership portal or should comic con just attempt to charge me for both later?
Quick question. Someone in my group was purchased 4 days but they actually only wanted certain days.There is no way to cancel individual days from a badge order online. They may want to contact CCI to see if they have any options.
Is it possible to cancel specific days, like Thursday and Sunday, but keep the rest of the days? Or does getting 4 days mean it gets converted to a 4 day badge and you can't decouple the days? If it is possible, can you tell me the steps? They are afraid of doing anything in the member portal because they don't want the entire badge to be canceled.
Also, is there a SDCC phone number or email to ask these type of questions? Thanks in advance.
Quick question. Someone in my group was purchased 4 days but they actually only wanted certain days.
Is it possible to cancel specific days, like Thursday and Sunday, but keep the rest of the days? Or does getting 4 days mean it gets converted to a 4 day badge and you can't decouple the days? If it is possible, can you tell me the steps? They are afraid of doing anything in the member portal because they don't want the entire badge to be canceled.
Also, is there a SDCC phone number or email to ask these type of questions? Thanks in advance.
When I got in, only Thursday was available. By the time I was ready to check out, it was gone and the sale was over.
I've been going to Comic-con since 2000 and didn't skip a year until Covid canceled for two years. The last few years, I've gone as a Trade Professional. My Trade Professional badge was due for renewal and I still haven't heard if my application is approved. So, I did open registration.
If the Professional badge doesn't come through, my Comic-con attending days may be over. I turned 65 this year. Given the odds of getting a badge in the Open Registration are so slim, I wouldn't count on ever going again.
When I got in, only Thursday was available. By the time I was ready to check out, it was gone and the sale was over.I was in the same boat for this year. Complete shut out after nearly 40years of attending. Then I discovered volunteering. 3-hour shift and the rest of the day at the con. I didn't get Sat. this time but no worries. Just volunteer and enjoy the con.
I've been going to Comic-con since 2000 and didn't skip a year until Covid canceled for two years. The last few years, I've gone as a Trade Professional. My Trade Professional badge was due for renewal and I still haven't heard if my application is approved. So, I did open registration.
If the Professional badge doesn't come through, my Comic-Con attending days may be over. I turned 65 this year. Given the odds of getting a badge in the Open Registration are so slim, I wouldn't count on ever going again.
How long does it normally take SDCC to respond? Clicked the contact tab on their site sent them a message yesterday. Haven't heard back yet.
Really need to know if my payment went through.
I was in the same boat for this year. Complete shut out after nearly 40years of attending. Then I discovered volunteering. 3-hour shift and the rest of the day at the con. I didn't get Sat. this time but no worries. Just volunteer and enjoy the con.
They won't respond until Monday at the earliest. You've checked your credit card? Screenshot of the charge?
Out of curiosity, do you live in San Diego or nearby? I don't know if I want to fly across the country to work three hours to get a few more hours at the con. But, if you did that and said it was worth it, I may reconsider.
Out of curiosity, do you live in San Diego or nearby? I don't know if I want to fly across the country to work three hours to get a few more hours at the con. But, if you did that and said it was worth it, I may reconsider.
Was still fun to see a system run smoothly!Yeah I was working/running a marching band rehearsal that morning, and while trying to get in to help group members (my Walking Dude seemed to be on a treadmill that went no where), it really seemed like the buying group KILLED it! I haven't seen hard stats, but anecdotally I think between Returning & Open Registration just about everyone got everything they wanted (out of maybe 50+ in the group)
Did you have the same trouble locating the PN selection?
Out of curiosity, do you live in San Diego or nearby? I don't know if I want to fly across the country to work three hours to get a few more hours at the con. But, if you did that and said it was worth it, I may reconsider.Yes, I live in San Diego. The trick to volunteering is to work one of the early shifts before the con doors open. Then you have the whole day. Also, if you work a day before the con (Mon Tues Wed) you get a free day at the Con. They are very accommodating if you have any health concerns. It's up to you if you think flying here is worth it but it's a way to go to Con (for free!) if you don't have a ticket.
Yes, I live in San Diego. The trick to volunteering is to work one of the early shifts before the con doors open. Then you have the whole day. Also, if you work a day before the con (Mon Tues Wed) you get a free day at the Con. They are very accommodating if you have any health concerns. It's up to you if you think flying here is worth it but it's a way to go to Con (for free!) if you don't have a ticket.Out of curiosity are you able to pick your shift: is it, like, a seniority thing where returning Volunteers get to pick their shift and newbies get whatever shifts are left over? Can someone pick the job they want to volunteer for?
Out of curiosity, do you live in San Diego or nearby? I don't know if I want to fly across the country to work three hours to get a few more hours at the con. But, if you did that and said it was worth it, I may reconsider.
Out of curiosity are you able to pick your shift: is it, like, a seniority thing where returning Volunteers get to pick their shift and newbies get whatever shifts are left over? Can someone pick the job they want to volunteer for?
Was able to get all 12 returners badges in returning reg, and 20+ people badges in open registration. 30+ in total. Gonna be rolling with an even bigger group this year.
They're on their own for hotels, though.
I keep logging into my account to make sure my badges are still there, including PN purchased last Saturday.Ha, me too: and I'm a Pro who casually bought my badges Monday :P
No, I'm not paranoid at all.
Man i thought queue it was bad for returning registration. After what I just went through with Taylor swift tickets, i will say queue it was a better system.I've been hearing about about that
I've been hearing about about that
did you get tixs? how long did it take?
I did manage to get tickets that were on the floor. They werent vip packages though. Its insane, on the vip packages on floor was like 899 to 749. I logged in at 930, didn't get into the waiting room till 9:50. Then at 10:03 paused. Took about 4 hours to get tickets. So insane. At least with comic con they provide us with some entertainment.
Ticketmaster u need to go on twitter for updates.
Not the first time Ticketmaster has sold out during a pre-sale. Scalpers going to scalp.Yeah, and as a 46 year old punk rock kid of the early 1990's seeing Swift fans raging against Ticketmaster makes me smirk with a "yeah, Pearl Jam tried rebelling against them in the 1990's - good luck to ya"
Not the first time Ticketmaster has sold out during a pre-sale. Scalpers going to scalp.And what really sucks, is that there IS a system to prevent this pretty well. When Pearl Jam toured this past spring/summer/fall, they had a system where if you had to sell your ticket(s) you could ONLY sell it back for face value, and anyone busted scalping got banned. Seemed to work out pretty good for fans, from what I read online.