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I think with the RFID being incorporated into the badges this year they can just cancel the lost one and issue a new badge on the day. But that's me just theorizing
Thanks Zero and nedoeht3705. To be safe I'll contact them and see how it goes and then post their response here.
Theoretically, that's possible, but I think people are concerned about how they'll implement the "lost" or "missing" badge policy. If the buyer says he shipped it to you but you didn't receive it, how will CCI resolve that? Does that count as a "lost" badge? Will they issue you a new badge on-site?As a few of us have already mentioned previously, the information available is contradictory: In one case, yes, they'll replace the badge if you didn't get it from the buyer properly. In another case, no, they won't replace the badge, and you're supposed to trust the buyer if you're working in a buying group.Cool. Thanks for taking care of that, foor. Please do let us know. I'll post any replies from CCI here as well. ^__^
I have a question about the lost and stolen badge policy. If the buyer of a group mails out the badges to everyone and someone doesn't receive it, either it's lost in the mail or whatever, would that person just pick up a replacement badge at the event itself using the original buyer's barcode and email? Or would the "buyer" have to go on that person's behalf since the badge was bought under the buyer's name and address?
I'm also thinking worst case scenario. Even if the buyer is 100% trustworthy, and if something happens that the buyer is somehow unable to be contacted during the timeframe tickets are being delivered, like family emergency, evicted, moving house, etc.
From You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Comic-Con 2016 Badge Confirmation E-mail (General Content)"The name on your badge must match your photo ID when you arrive onsite.""BADGE DELIVERY/PICK-UP:Specific details regarding badge delivery will be sent to you at a later date. All badges in your order will be shipped directly to the buyer's address. We anticipate that badges will be sent out 3-4 weeks prior to Preview Night, July 20, 2016. Badges not delivered for any reason (lost/stolen/forgot/dog scared the postman away/aliens/returned to sender) must be picked up onsite."
Q: Won’t sending out badges increase scalping?A: Comic-Con has always taken a very active role in monitoring scalping activity both online and onsite. We have discovered that the majority of badges being sold on the after market are counterfeit. The Comic-Con Member ID system and the high level of demand make it very difficult for scalpers to purchase more than a couple of badges, so unscrupulous sellers have resorted to creating their own. RFID technology will help us eliminate the counterfeit badges that are being sold to unsuspecting customers, and will also allow us to “turn off” RFID badges that were stolen, lost, or undelivered. Comic-Con badges will continue to be printed with your full name, and you may be asked to show photo identification that matches the name on your badge when you arrive.
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginBadges unable to be delivered for any reason — lost, stolen, moved, returned to sender — may be replaced onsite only. Badges will not be reshipped/shipped twice under any circumstances.
a clarification1. As it stands now, Badges will mail out after the Refund date.2. After the pre-registration sale, each person in the group got a separate barcode email You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login with their own Name, Barcode, Confirmation Number, and Attendee Badge Info. In the past, you needed that barcode to get a replacement. Save that barcode email!"moved" is covered as undeliverable1. Yeah, should be able to replace a badge that had your name on it as a security concern and get a new one issued, right?Per CCI's Toucan 11/11/2015 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login2. I think the only definite thing CCI has said is that they will not Replace by Mail. scary scenario.Will CCI charge a nominal fee for an undeliverable (lost, stolen, moved, returned to sender) badge and a higher-than-nominal fee for a delivered badge, which got lost, which may be comparable/equal to the remaining days on the badge?
a clarification2. After the pre-registration sale, each person in the group got a separate barcode email You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login with their own Name, Barcode, Confirmation Number, and Attendee Badge Info. In the past, you needed that barcode to get a replacement. Save that barcode email!
Thanks SamTurtledove. So everyone in the group got separate emails with separate barcodes? That makes it easier then. I was under the assumption that only the buyer got the barcode and that the single barcode covered the whole group of 3 or 4. I wasn't in pre-reg though. I'll also wait for official word from cci on this if they get back to me.
Another issue (and hopefully we will hear an announcement on this soon) is people who upgrade badges.For example, Person A has Person B buy a Thurs/Sun badge for then in pre-reg. Then in open reg, Person C upgrades Person A to a 4 day badge. Does Person A's badge get mailed to Person B or Person C?
Could you e-mail CCI with this question and let us know what they say? Tackling them on three different badge-related fronts (ha ha). ^__~
Actually, I think there's a reasonable chance they will announce this somewhere (perhaps in a FAQ) before this Saturday's sale. But if they do not, I would be happy to ask them.
Since all badges are being shipped to the buyer, Person B will have half his badges delivered to A and half his badges delivered to C. That's how I read the policy. All badge shipment is linked to the buyer only regardless when they were purchased.