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Not until they mention a day is sold out. Saturday was the first to sell out then a few minutes later Friday. Actually the first was preview night, then like 10 minutes later it was Saturday.
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Mar 15, 2014 17:41
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quote:Thank you for your patience. Our goal is to make this process less frustrating for you. We won’t always succeed, but we will continue to try. Wow gently caress you too CC
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Mar 15, 2014 17:42
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Preview night will be the first to go. You'll get a notice about that.
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Mar 15, 2014 17:43
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motherbox sent me their info, so they win the two slots. I got a blank page (took a screenshot) so it might not go through, but hopefully it works.
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Mar 15, 2014 17:43
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The nice thing about the old method, the frustration only lasted like 15 minutes after everyone rushed the site. This method spreads it out over a few hours.
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Mar 15, 2014 17:43
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Thanks anyway. If anyone else has room for 2 people, we only need 4 days total so that would be less of a load on your credit card....(though I will obviously Paypal you back instantly)
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Mar 15, 2014 17:44
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And the trolling begins...Comic-Con posted:Did you know that there is a full slate of programming from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday at Comic-Con? It’s a great day to attend and walk the Exhibit Hall floor!
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Mar 15, 2014 17:47
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quote:Make sure your computer’s power saving settings are off or adjust them if needed. We don’t want your computer to power down or go to sleep while you’re waiting! buncha shitrags
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Mar 15, 2014 17:48
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Preview and Saturday night are probably no go at this point 
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Mar 15, 2014 17:53
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Since there's nothing else to do right now but bitch and watch a blue spinning circle, I've been reflecting on my experiences getting into the Con. I've gone for 15 straight years now, the first time I went was for a superhero card game tournament called Overpower. Walked up the day of the Con, waltzed through that upstairs semi-outdoor badge purchasing area, filled out a notecard and paid in cash in person. That continued for a long time, and then around 2002ish it seemed like you could still get a badge in person without pre-registering, but there was a bit of a line. Then it started shifting more towards online...you could still get a badge for weeks (months?) after they became available, but they would sell out online and you couldn't get one in person. After that it all went downhill with year after year of horrible management for online log ins and crashes and such. I think 2011 was the year where a shitload of people spent Fri night of the con just camping out to be able to buy 2012 tickets Saturday morning. Our 350 dollar hotel went unused that night, and we basically spent half of our time at the con just waiting in line to be able to get into next year's con...presumably to repeat the process. After that fiasco they implemented a new online pre-reg system for previous year attendees, and I'm pretty sure that was super smooth and easy to get into 2013. Now they have this lotto nonsense and I'm hopping mad!
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quote:Preview Night and Saturday inventory is running low and may be sold out before you begin your online registration session.
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Was able to get preview night at 9:40 (had the other days from earlier registration). They'll mention when days are getting low/out of stock, so don't quit Mr. Onslaught posted:I think 2011 was the year where a shitload of people spent Fri night of the con just camping out to be able to buy 2012 tickets Saturday morning. Our 350 dollar hotel went unused that night, and we basically spent half of our time at the con just waiting in line to be able to get into next year's con...presumably to repeat the process. Ugh, yeah, 2011 was the worst. Same experience.
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Mr. Onslaught posted:Since there's nothing else to do right now but bitch and watch a blue spinning circle, I've been reflecting on my experiences getting into the Con. I've gone for 15 straight years now, the first time I went was for a superhero card game tournament called Overpower. Walked up the day of the Con, waltzed through that upstairs semi-outdoor badge purchasing area, filled out a notecard and paid in cash in person. That continued for a long time, and then around 2002ish it seemed like you could still get a badge in person without pre-registering, but there was a bit of a line. Then it started shifting more towards online...you could still get a badge for weeks (months?) after they became available, but they would sell out online and you couldn't get one in person. After that it all went downhill with year after year of horrible management for online log ins and crashes and such. I think 2011 was the year where a shitload of people spent Fri night of the con just camping out to be able to buy 2012 tickets Saturday morning. Our 350 dollar hotel went unused that night, and we basically spent half of our time at the con just waiting in line to be able to get into next year's con...presumably to repeat the process. After that fiasco they implemented a new online pre-reg system for previous year attendees, and I'm pretty sure that was super smooth and easy to get into 2013. Now they have this lotto nonsense and I'm hopping mad! Ive only been going since 2011 so it was already bad when I did. I wonder what happened. Nerd generation grew up or somehting
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Yeah if you haven't gotten in by now Preview and Saturday will be gone and shortly after that Friday.
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Friday's probably done too
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Mar 15, 2014 17:57
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Welp, at this point I should probably just piggy back off someone else's badge
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Mar 15, 2014 17:58
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Preview Night and Saturday are sold out, Friday almost gone
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Mar 15, 2014 17:59
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Comic-con posted:We’re sorry, but the option to purchase Preview Night and Saturday has sold out. But don’t worry, there are still four other fabulous days of Comic-Con International to attend! Friday badge inventory is running low. It is possible that you may not be able to purchase a Friday badge. We thank you for your patience during this process. If Saturday is sold out then there is only three and realistically just two days.
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Mar 15, 2014 17:59
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Welp I'm still looking for a Fri/Sun for my friend if anyone has an open slot Bummer that I couldn't get myself a Sat but if he can get Fri/Sun at least I'd still have someone confirmed to travel with me Oh NM Friday just sold out 
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  By the way, if somebody else gets a blank screen, take a full screenshot of your desktop, including the clock (I also opened the time.gov websiten). Last year the same thing happened to me, but I was an idiot and I only took a screenshot of the browser window, so they did not enter me to the cancelled tickets lottery. Also, Mr. Onslaught and Alan Smithee, could you please edit out my email? Thanks!
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Mar 15, 2014 18:01
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Now they are saying there are still three days. The gently caress Comic-con, they better revamp this method. Honestly it has gotten worst every year since 2011.
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Mar 15, 2014 18:01
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We’re sorry, but the option to purchase Preview Night, Friday and Saturday has sold out. But don’t worry, there are still three other fabulous days of Comic-Con International to attend!
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Tyberius posted:Now they are saying there are still three days. The gently caress Comic-con, they better revamp this method. Honestly it has gotten worst every year since 2011. Definitely for me personally first year I had a pass given to me, I had to cover costs but it was sweet 2nd year we buy off some methed up bro for a ridiculous price and last year same deal but at least it was from a vendor and not some tweaked out rager edit: phew that's a weight off my shoulder! Now I dont haave to gaf anymore
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Mar 15, 2014 18:03
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Alan Smithee posted:Welp, at this point I should probably just piggy back off someone else's badge Are you serious?? I think you have the worst luck out of anyone when it comes to getting badges.
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Mar 15, 2014 18:04
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What's the next step from here? I never paid attention to the final desperation ways to get a badge, was it just hoping you see a random official sale on eBay that they did a few days before the Con? Three years ago neither of my friends had badges and someone in this exact thread sold me the badges of him/his wife since they couldn't attend. We printed college IDs with photos of my friends/names of the guy who sold me the badges so that they could pick them up. They were sweating bullets while I watched laughing in the background, and ultimately the people who were handing out the badges didn't even check their ID since it was later in the day haha.
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bobula posted:Are you serious?? I think you have the worst luck out of anyone when it comes to getting badges. I had it good 2011. gently caress, last year after all the bullshit we went through we FOUND badges on the ground and didn't know what to do with them Mr. Onslaught posted:What's the next step from here? I never paid attention to the final desperation ways to get a badge, was it just hoping you see a random official sale on eBay that they did a few days before the Con? Do you know anyone personally who's going? There's a way to get a badge off them assuming you guys are cool
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Mar 15, 2014 18:06
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I hear this year they're using subdermal implants to track congoers.
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batphantom posted:I hear this year they're using subdermal implants to track congoers. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO IMPERSONATE OTHERS YOU WILL BE DNA SCANNED *waltzes into CC using a gooncon badge*
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Alan Smithee posted:Do you know anyone personally who's going? There's a way to get a badge off them assuming you guys are cool You mean have two people go in, one comes back out with two badges, and then someone without a badge can get in?  We had to do that one year out of necessity because someone stole my friend's badge (not directly grabbed off him, but he set it down in a seat next to him and glanced away for a sec).
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batphantom posted:I hear this year they're using subdermal implants to track congoers. They seriously went after people who tried to sell their badges on Craigslist and banned any badges that were sold that way. You used to not have to show ID to pick it up either, but they implemented that to prevent re-selling too (hence my story above about my friends needing to make fake IDs for a loving comic book convention lol)
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Mr. Onslaught posted:They seriously went after people who tried to sell their badges on Craigslist and banned any badges that were sold that way. You used to not have to show ID to pick it up either, but they implemented that to prevent re-selling too (hence my story above about my friends needing to make fake IDs for a loving comic book convention lol) Actually as trivial as their security measures sound this is NO JOKE. Someone I know actually tried selling and I think they used his email to do some poo poo. I dont know if they outright banned but yeah
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Mar 15, 2014 18:12
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Mr. Onslaught posted:You mean have two people go in, one comes back out with two badges, and then someone without a badge can get in? There's that but there's also one that requires a replacement fee but is ultimately less of a headache for everybody
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Mar 15, 2014 18:13
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Comic-Con posted:We apologize, but Preview Night, Friday and Saturday badges are sold out. Please select another badge type when you begin your registration session, or exit the waiting room to allow another registrant a chance to purchase a badge. Thank you for your patience. Our goal is to make this process less frustrating for you. We won’t always succeed, but we will continue to try.
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Alan Smithee posted:There's that but there's also one that requires a replacement fee but is ultimately less of a headache for everybody Oh?
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Thursday is running low, guess we'll just have to enjoy the exciting day of Sunday walking the halls and buying up whatever no one wanted for a discount. edit: We apologize, but only Sunday badges are available.
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Tyberius posted:Thursday is running low, guess we'll just have to enjoy the exciting day of Sunday walking the halls and buying up whatever no one wanted for a discount. "announcement: Star War Episode 7 trailer to be debuted at Comic Con Sunday"     the line starts here. the line starts now
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