Author Topic: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread - ALL GROUPS CLOSED  (Read 22726 times)

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Once again, FoCC will be hosting badge-buying groups for SDCC 2016 open registration. Open (or general) registration is open to everyone, except those who purchased a Preview Night badge during pre-registration.

If you have previously been in a pre-registration OR open registration buying group, the following groups will be formed again for 2016 badges:

Transmute Jun/Jopari Group
Omraged9 Group
Batgirl Group
NCDS Group
Louie_Rob_M Group
Mlgagne Group  (formerly SiddFinch's group)
SoCalNerdGal Group
Jristen/Epicaz Group

You should receive a contact from these groups. If you do not, please contact the group leader.

B.T. Handles is opening a new group for those who have never before been part of a buying group on this site. If you wish to join this group, please PM them. To PM someone, click on the under the person's avatar image in this (or any) thread, or click the person's username and click "Send personal message".

UPDATE B.T. Handles' group and Freight's group are now full. Wolfgirl1272's group is now full. All buying groups are closed.

Joining a buying group requires commitment to the group. All members of all buying groups must be willing and able to do the following things:

  • Be eligible for the 2016 open registration badge sale.
  • Share personal information with the group leader. This includes (but may not be limited to) your last name, phone number and email address.
  • Purchase badges for strangers (other people in the group, whom you may not know).
  • Stay online/in the waiting room during the sale even if a badge has already been purchased for you, to help out others in the group by buying for them.
  • Join in a group chat (to be determined by the group leader) to stay in touch with your group on registration day.
  • If someone else buys a badge for you, payment should be made immediately (preferably within 24 hours of the badge sale) to the buyer.
  • If you buy badges for someone else, they will be mailed to you. You must contact the person for whom you have purchased badges and work with them to determine how you will deliver their badge (meet in person at the con, USPS priority mail, etc.).
  • If someone else buys a badge for you, you must contact the person who purchased for you and work with them to determine how they will deliver your badge (meet in person at the con, USPS priority mail, etc.) This may include paying an additional shipping fee ($5-$7 without insurance, within the US).
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Good luck to everyone during the upcoming open registration!
« Last Edit: May 16, 2016, 08:52:02 AM by Transmute Jun »

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2015, 11:34:08 AM »
Mlgagne group, you should have all received a few messages from me by now (please check your g-mail inboxes). If you have not, please PM or e-mail me ASAP. Thanks!  ;)
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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2015, 04:10:33 PM »
great to see this thread go up :) best of luck to every one and hopefully we all get badges.

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2015, 11:08:35 PM »
Cool to see this up! Alright, I will pm as the post said to do. :)
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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2015, 08:30:37 PM »
Hi all. I've asked to join the new buyer's group. But I just wanted to throw it out there to the existing buyer's groups, if you have room for one more, I would appreciate the opportunity to join/replace an exiting member.

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2015, 08:49:32 PM »
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Hi all. I've asked to join the new buyer's group. But I just wanted to throw it out there to the existing buyer's groups, if you have room for one more, I would appreciate the opportunity to join/replace an exiting member.

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PM me, please!

(Sorry if this is frowned upon.)

In most cases, if the group leader deems his or her group to be full, then he or she doesn't usually accept additional members.  In the event that one of the older groups opens up, the group leader will definitely mention it in this thread.

With that said, every group had to start somewhere, and each of the older, more established groups were once new, had to work together, and then gained a level of camaraderie between its members.  The new group with B.T. Handles will likely be the same as well, so as long as you PMed him and asked to join his group, you'll be okay.

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2015, 06:24:39 AM »
Zero is correct. The other groups are full. The same people tend to stick together from sale to sale, and since we all need badges every year, it is rare to have openings in older groups. However we have at least one new group forming every sale. If you work with them you will establish relationships, and then a year from now (2 sales later) you will be in an 'older group'.

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2015, 06:31:18 AM »
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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2015, 12:52:02 PM »
How many people are in a buying group?  I represent a group of 6 individuals as it is, and may be willing to join a group or potentially start a new one depending on the complexity.

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2015, 03:51:22 PM »
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How many people are in a buying group?  I represent a group of 6 individuals as it is, and may be willing to join a group or potentially start a new one depending on the complexity.

The number of people in a group is up to the group leader. I believe my group is the largest, with about 50 members. Most groups stop at around 30 members. But it is variable from group to group. I let the group leaders tell me when they have as m,any people as they can handle.

Freight, if you would like to start a buying group, please let me know and I can give you some specifics as to what is involved and how to get started. We have a lot of resources here.

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2015, 04:57:42 PM »
Just saw this thread. I will check with B.T. Handles and see about joining his group.

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2015, 04:11:02 PM »
Has anyone heard from BTHandles? I haven't gotten a reply back since 12/2.


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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2015, 05:40:50 PM »
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Has anyone heard from BTHandles? I haven't gotten a reply back since 12/2.


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He normally responds to PMs quickly. I'll check in with him.

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2015, 10:54:26 PM »
I PM'd a few days ago, too, and no reply yet.

Also, that account has 1 post and is only a couple of months old. I made my post in the other thread about trying to be a replacement in an existing group, because I'm not sure of who is leading this new group.
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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registration Buying Groups-- Official Thread
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2015, 11:03:42 PM »
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