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TBHockeykid04
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Hey everyone! I'm brand new to PAX and I live in the area and I plan on going this year... But I have a few questions that will let me know whether or not I will be going to the event.. Now since all the badges have sold out.. The only really available tickets are through Ebay or Craigslist.. but I have very mixed feelings about using these sites to buy the tickets for the event, with the case of scams and all that stuff.. So I had asked my good friend when he went, is there any way to buy tickets, and he stated that there are vendors that sell them near the entrances. Is this true? Because I plan on, if it is true, to buy from one of the vendors, because I would not like to get scammed.. If anyone knows the answer to this noobish question, please feel free to answer because I would love to experience PAX at least once.. and this will only be the way how I would.
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I'm going to move this thread to the pax forum.
There should be enforcers around that you can ask too. They'll give you directions to the ticket check.
In general though, people selling tickets outside are scalpers - especially the fellows with LARGE stacks of tickets that people have offloaded/they have acquired.
Prime: '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15
West: '16, '17
East: '14, '15, '16, '17
South: '15, '16, '17, '18
Enforcers are awesome and will help you with almost anything you need! Good luck!
Hotel Booked: check!
Sitter for the kids: check!
Excitement level rising: check, check and triple check!
Scalpers can sell tickets but sometimes they can go for fairly absorbatant prices so don't be afraid to say no. You're going to get cheaper prices towards the end of the day when people are leaving and selling their badge. The best advice is to be wary and double check everything!
Stubhub has policies in place to help you get your money back if you're sent fake passes, but no one has any physical passes to sell you for another couple weeks like others above have posted.
Pax South '16
Pax Prime 2015 Omeganaut
No one is going to have any badges in hand for ~5 weeks (based on previous years). Within a 1-2 weeks people will be a month from having them and so could legitimately put them on ebay.
Don't feel bad about buying from a secondary source, it happens. Just make sure you're getting a legitimate badge. Keep an eye on Reddit for the badge sale/exchange thread and don't buy from eBay until badges have actually shipped.
Although, I would stay away from eBay and the scalpers outside if you can.
"Brilliant! Oh wait, if we were meant to fly, we would have been born with little bags of nuts."
If you get it verified, that's fine. But you'll probably pay through the nose. If you can find one on Reddit before hand, it could save you a lot of money. And depending on where the badge is, you might be able to meet up at PAX and get it verified before any money is exchanged.
"Brilliant! Oh wait, if we were meant to fly, we would have been born with little bags of nuts."
Prime: '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15
West: '16, '17
East: '14, '15, '16, '17
South: '15, '16, '17, '18
But ebay takes the money in advance. I dont want to be out 100 for months with no real promise I'd get the badge.
Yeah as I said above, any tickets on sale on ebay currently are against their terms of service. So they aren't legit.
I've also been on the other side needing that 'one extra tix' for East and bought though Ebay, no problem. Not all sellers on Ebay are scammers, their there and the listings are obvious...new seller with multiple listings for 3x+ the fv cost. You just have to do your homework and find a good seller...and then still listen to your gutt. best of luck!