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How hard to get Comic-Con tickets?

Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:25 pm
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
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Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:25 pm
Thinking about going next year. Anybody been before? Looks like you have become a member first then they email you when it's time to buy.

Is it first come first serve?
Does it sell out pretty quickly?

Paging Murray: Want to go?
This post was edited on 7/22/14 at 3:30 pm
Posted by CE Tiger
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Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:27 pm to
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Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:28 pm to
That's funny. My co-worker just described that scene to me.
Posted by BlacknGold
He Hate Me
Member since Mar 2009
12040 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:31 pm to
if you mean the san diego one, yeah its pretty hard to get tickets now.

you pretty much have to know the time and date they go on sale and try to get them immediately. imagine a very popular concert.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39165 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:32 pm to
Just go to the one in New Orleans in January.
Posted by BlacknGold
He Hate Me
Member since Mar 2009
12040 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:32 pm to
thats like comparing a Led Zepplin concert to your friends Zepplin garage cover band
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18783 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:33 pm to
The website says once you're a member you get an email with 48-24 hour advanced notice.

Can you even buy them on the secondary market because of the badge ID's?
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18783 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:33 pm to
quote:

Just go to the one in New Orleans in January.


No.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36012 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:36 pm to
I've been able to purchase them before. My wife and I both logged on the second that they were available and between the two of us we were able to get four sets of tickets.

Unless they've changed it, you don't have to be on their e-mail list.

They sell out within minutes. And they've changed it so that you can no longer purchase the four or three day passes all at once. You have to purchase each day, which makes it more difficult to purchase for the entire weekend.

If you know anyone that is going to have a booth there, they might possibly have passes that they can get you.

If you do go, you'll have the time of your life. Best vacation ever.
Posted by BlacknGold
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Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:36 pm to
quote:

Can you even buy them on the secondary market because of the badge ID's?


I went in '06 and '08 when it was just getting to be ridiculously hollywood. I dont think you can "scalp." but im not sure. the ID badge doesnt have a picture. you could probably find someone selling if you looked online.

just be forewarned: it has gotten extremely big. you will wait over an hour if you want to get into a panel. sometimes 2. which means you can only make a select few a day. the crowds can be pretty awful as well. it needs a bigger venue desperately.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36012 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:37 pm to
The hotels are set up in a similar fashion. They have a date when you can log on and request hotels nearby. Those go almost as quickly as the tickets to the Con.
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18783 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:40 pm to
quote:

They sell out within minutes. And they've changed it so that you can no longer purchase the four or three day passes all at once. You have to purchase each day, which makes it more difficult to purchase for the entire weekend.


So to buy 3 people 3 day passes you have to submit 9 times?
Posted by thatguy1892
That place you wish you were.
Member since Aug 2011
4628 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:41 pm to
SDCC Badge FAQ

ETA: You probably have a better chance of getting an Alabama v LSU ticket than getting a SDCC Badge and the game ticket is going for 11k on average last I checked.
This post was edited on 7/22/14 at 3:44 pm
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36012 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:44 pm to
It depends on the panel that you want to see. Some fill up hours in advance, some have very small lines. We got up early and camped out for Hall H and just stayed in there throughout Saturday and saw all of the best movie panels.

One afternoon they were begging people to come in and fill the hall and it turned out we were seeing the panel for Super with James Gunn, Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, and Nathan Fillion. We got into see Will Ferrell do an hour on stage with no wait at all.

And very few lines to talk to the comic book creators. The big lines were to see the movie and TV stars.
Posted by BlacknGold
He Hate Me
Member since Mar 2009
12040 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:48 pm to
yeah, comic creators youll be fine with. if you want to see ANY tv show or most movies, its massive lines.
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18783 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:49 pm to
That's an awesome way to prevent scalping though.

I'll give it a shot. Have two computers for tickets and one for hotels. See what happens.
Posted by BlacknGold
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Member since Mar 2009
12040 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:50 pm to
yeah you just have to wait 10 months now
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18783 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 3:51 pm to
I know. Just wanted to get an idea.
Posted by Tbonepatron
Member since Aug 2013
8447 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 7:28 pm to
quote:

just be forewarned: it has gotten extremely big. you will wait over an hour if you want to get into a panel. sometimes 2. which means you can only make a select few a day. the crowds can be pretty awful as well. it needs a bigger venue desperately.


Lol at 2 hours. Wife and I waited ft damn near 4 to get into the True Blood panel after season 1. All good advice in this thread though. We've been saying we should go back ever since we went.
Posted by ladytiger118
Member since Aug 2009
20922 posts
Posted on 7/22/14 at 8:49 pm to
The one in Nola never has any GoT people.
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