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i just checked around and i don't think there's any badges for sale on craigs list in SD or on ebay. in LA is different tho, 3 offers there. cci has be alerted
Ya. They always have you show your badge at doors, but this indicates a different level of checking to me. As for scalping - don't most people scalp onsite anyways? If I was buying a scalped badge I would buy it live after someone picked it up. I wouldn't trust someone on Craigslist.
The CCI staff is not very big and if we help, it helps keep the ticket costs at what the event organizers intended.
Maybe they'll make us honorary employees! Seriously though, this is a good move that I hope they enforce. i dont mind waiting an extra little while as someone checks my ID. I just hope the guy doesnt take it to the TSA level and asks me to take off my glasses since my photo has me spectacle-less. Guess what? it's still me! (hannibal buress joke)
Maybe they'll make us honorary employees!
I think the fact that you have a legit ID that has a name that matches the badge should be pretty sufficient. I don't think any scalpers would give you a fake ID w/ their badge sale.Plus how many times have we gone shopping somewhere, given the cashier our ID and credit card and they don't even look up at us to confirm that we match our driver's license?
Or, if one happens to get a really short hair cut, and the photo on the ID doesn't look like that person anymore. *laughs* Thinking about that, some cosplayers will look really different from their photo IDs as well, but hopefully, the security guards should understand that this is a convention and people do dress up.
There will always be scalpers and people looking to turn a buck. There are plenty of work arounds even to this new policy. I can think of several right now. I think what Comic Con fails to understand is if someone is determined to scalp they will find a way. This might stop the average joe from selling his last day but truthfully that is a small percentage of the violators. This will not stop the true scalper, it will only cause the rest of us to suffer in an additional long line. Comic Con is the Super Bowl of cons not everyone who wants to go gets to go, ddssss so like the Super Bowl tickets get scalped, sold on eBay, stub hub, etc. That's a reality. As long as you state you re not supposed to and threaten consequences, you've done your due diligence.
Just cuz they can shouldn't mean it should be easy for them.
There will always be scalpers and people looking to turn a buck. There are plenty of work arounds even to this new policy. I can think of several right now.