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Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« on: May 09, 2019, 01:54:33 PM »
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Need a badge for Comic-Con 2019? Want to help raise funds for the Museum? Follow this link to the official Comic-Con eBay page.  Over the next few weeks, returned and cancelled badges are being auctioned to the highest bidder to support the Museum.  All proceeds will help bring the magic of Comic-Con to fans year-round!

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2 4-day passes are going for anywhere between 2300 & 4K
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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2019, 02:13:08 PM »
Pricey!


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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2019, 02:40:20 AM »
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2 4-day passes are going for anywhere between 2300 & 4K

Yikes, that is too much... @___@;;; With that said, I'm sure someone will buy it, ha ha.
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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2019, 03:29:14 AM »
For some folks, the cost of badges is a fairly minor part of the expense of attending, with hotel, travel, merchandise exclusives, or access to a panel on a subject of their constant devotion. Some people have lots of spare cash, if you see what some memorabilia auctions bring. You might have four people who wanted badges, they got two, and they agreed to share the cost difference on the second market. My evil twin pictures somebody winning an auction and then asking for the senior or military discount. O:-)

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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2019, 06:38:38 AM »
With the bids going so high, I was curious to see what the starting bid was for the 2 badges:

Starting Price   $489.00

A fair starting price for sure.
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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2019, 07:16:27 AM »
I will agree that the current cost of badges is very low, compared to the overall cost of attending. Heck, a 5 day badge is cheaper than a night of hotel room.

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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2019, 07:22:21 AM »
It's still nothing compared to the cost of attending the Super Bowl.  Face Value tickets can cost $5000 and forget getting a decent priced hotel. 

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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2019, 10:09:42 AM »
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I will agree that the current cost of badges is very low, compared to the overall cost of attending. Heck, a 5 day badge is cheaper than a night of hotel room.

Which is shockingly the opposite of what I'm experiencing at Disneyland where a one day ticket is the cost of a night and a half in a hotel room  >:( 
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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2019, 11:06:14 AM »
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Pricey!

Don't forget that the museum is a charity.  So that amount paid should be tax deductible.  Depending on your tax bracket, that can slash the net price in half.  I think that anyone willing to pay that much is probably in the higher tax brackets.

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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2019, 12:11:03 PM »
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Don't forget that the museum is a charity.  So that amount paid should be tax deductible.  Depending on your tax bracket, that can slash the net price in half.  I think that anyone willing to pay that much is probably in the higher tax brackets.
The amount over the MSRP of the item would be deductible.  So like 3/4ths of it.

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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2019, 03:58:52 PM »
It is tax deductible, but only if you itemize. (& currently, you have to get to 12k worth of deductions before you even begin to see a benefit.)
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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2019, 11:30:07 AM »
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The amount over the MSRP of the item would be deductible.  So like 3/4ths of it.

Why would that be?  The entire amount is going to the museum thus shouldn't the entire amount of the deductible be a donation.  It's like donating to any charity and getting a premium like a t-shirt or hat.  Since comic-con passes can't be sold in the open market, they inherently have no worth.

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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2019, 12:10:47 PM »
Tax law and logic are not mutually inclusive. Ask your accountant.


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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2019, 01:00:21 PM »
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Tax law and logic are not mutually inclusive. Ask your accountant.

That's why the last sentence in my last post is key.  You are allowed to deduct anything in excess of the fair market value.  Since comic-con passes cannot be sold in the open market, they have no fair market value.  While comic-con passes are sold in the aftermarket, well at least people try, that is a black market.  I don't think the IRS would consider black market prices to be fair value.

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Re: Comic-Con Museum auction for SDCC returned badges
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2019, 01:17:29 PM »
Again, I would ask a CPA or a tax attorney. There might be special rules that involve auctions by charitable organizations.


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