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Wife wants to go to Comic Con...sold out!

ShawnaseeShawnasee Registered User regular
edited June 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
Are there any other avenues I can take to acquire a couple tickets?
She is turning 30, her request was to go to Comic Con...god I love this woman...but 2010 Comic Con sold out in like weeks after they went on sale.

Anyone know a way to score some tickets? Has anyone ever been? Can you possibly purchase them there?

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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    That's going to be a tough one. If they're sold out, there won't be any for sale at the venue. Ebay has 3 listings right now, ranging from $100 to $700.

    Check Stubhub.com closer to the event. They have a listing for Comic Con but no actual tickets yet.

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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Wait, aren't SDCC tickets nontransferable? As in they go to the person that bought them and no one else?

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  • ShawnaseeShawnasee Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    MushroomStick wrote: »
    Wait, aren't SDCC tickets nontransferable? As in they go to the person that bought them and no one else?

    This would be good info to know.

    and Matt, I didn't even think about ebay! Thanks!

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Registration rules.

    You might be out of luck.

    When I went the tickets were indeed nontransferable. Seems they still are if I'm reading it right.

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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I don't know where you live, and these aren't the SDCC, but you might try one of the Wizard World conventions if you can't make San Diego.

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  • ShawnaseeShawnasee Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    TRANSFER/RESALE POLICY:

    Reselling, reusing or transferring a Comic-Con membership is strictly prohibited.

    So this sucks ass.
    Thanks for the link.
    And I will definitely check out the Wizard World cons.

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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Hm, in the past they'd had a registration name change period. I guess they stopped doing that.

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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    matthasaproblem wrote: »
    Hm, in the past they'd had a registration name change period. I guess they stopped doing that.

    I heard that changed to tame the scalpers.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    the SDCC usually sells a bunch of returned passes nearer to the convention. they usually announce it on their website, and sell passes under an official eBay account.

    not sure if they've stopped the practice this year...

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  • ShawnaseeShawnasee Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    fightinfilipino wrote: »
    the SDCC usually sells a bunch of returned passes nearer to the convention. they usually announce it on their website, and sell passes under an official eBay account.

    not sure if they've stopped the practice this year...

    I'll keep a lookout...

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  • delrolanddelroland Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Skip Comic Con. Go to PAX. It's funner.
    Admittedly, the dealer's room at Comic Con is

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iv82iJ_MT4&feature=related

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    delroland wrote: »
    Skip Comic Con. Go to PAX. It's funner.

    this man does speak truth.

    although Seattle's all cold and junk :P

    i can say this because i live in San Diego.

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    fightinfilipino wrote: »
    delroland wrote: »
    Skip Comic Con. Go to PAX. It's funner.

    this man does speak truth.

    although Seattle's all cold and junk :P

    i can say this because i live in San Diego.

    Not when PAX is happening it isn't.

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    It depends really. My wife LOVES ComicCon, but doesn't really care about PAX. Where ComicCon is movies, comics, etc. PAX is pretty much vidya games and tech.

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  • delrolanddelroland Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Unfortunately, Comic Con has grown too big for its britches. The San Diego Convention Center just isn't big enough anymore, plus some moron decided to put the tickets up for sale eight months before the convention started, which is completely fucking ridiculous.
    I wanted to go to Comic Con, too. :cry:

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Esh wrote: »
    fightinfilipino wrote: »
    delroland wrote: »
    Skip Comic Con. Go to PAX. It's funner.

    this man does speak truth.

    although Seattle's all cold and junk :P

    i can say this because i live in San Diego.

    Not when PAX is happening it isn't.

    when i went to PAX '08, i remember being cold and wet whenever i was outside the convention center.

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    fightinfilipino wrote: »
    Esh wrote: »
    fightinfilipino wrote: »
    delroland wrote: »
    Skip Comic Con. Go to PAX. It's funner.

    this man does speak truth.

    although Seattle's all cold and junk :P

    i can say this because i live in San Diego.

    Not when PAX is happening it isn't.

    when i went to PAX '08, i remember being cold and wet whenever i was outside the convention center.

    Hrrrm. In the three years I lived there, early September is not something I remember as "cold and wet". Maybe you're sensitive though? Who knows?:P

    Moot point though as his wife isn't into it.

    And yeah, Comic Con isn't what it used to be. I went ten years ago and from looking at coverage of recent years, it looks WAY more movie focused than ever. Honestly, you're not missing much other than a crush of Twitards.

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    We went in 08 and had a blast. Sure it's crowded, but it's still fun as hell. And really, who gives a shit if a bunch of twilight (or whatever else) fans are there.

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