Buying for Friends? Your Guide to Returning Registration (original) (raw)

As Comic-Con 2025 Returning Registration nears, the question on everyone’s mind is: Can I buy badges for my crew? Can I buy badges for my family?

Yes, but only if they’re eligible too. Each person must have bought attendee badges for Comic-Con 2024 and didn’t request a refund to qualify for Returning Registration.

Eligible participants are able to purchase for up to three (3) eligible people. Whether you’re included in that allotment of three, or you purchase solely for three other people (not including yourself), you will be able to purchase badges for friends. But, keep in mind that everyone you are purchasing for MUST also be eligible to participate in Returning Registration. You will need their valid and confirmed Comic-Con Member ID, their last name exactly* as it appears on their Member ID accounts (special characters and accents included), and the days they would like to attend.

*PRO TIP: If you are purchasing badges for others, have them log in to their Member ID account ahead of the sale and send you a screenshot of their Member ID and last name so you don’t run into any issues.

HOW TO PURCHASE FOR YOURSELF AND/OR OTHERS

With the Member IDs and last names of the people you want badges for, let’s go through the process step by step:

  1. On September 21, you will need to visit the Member ID Portal to enter the Queue-it waiting room between 8:00 AM–9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
  2. The sale will begin promptly at 9:00 AM PDT. If you are randomly selected for a registration session, you’ll be prompted to log in. Then, if:
    • you are including yourself in that group of three: located at the bottom of the page, under “Registration Options”, you will select each day you’d like to attend (if available) and then press “Add to Cart.”
    • you are buying for other people: you must click the “Register Another Member ID” tab, enter their Member ID and last name, and press “Search.” From there, if they are eligible, you will be able to select the days they would like (if available) and add them to your cart.

REMEMBER: Badges cannot be transferred. You cannot purchase a badge for someone under your own Member ID to transfer to another account after the sale. After all selections have been made for you and/or your friends, head to checkout and into the payment portion of the process where your credit card and billing information will be needed.

BADGE INVENTORY

If someone selects all available badges for you during their registration session, and then you enter into your own registration session, you can no longer select badges for yourself since it has already been done so by a friend. You can, however, purchase badges for up to three other eligible members if inventory is available.

Use your 15-minute session wisely, because inventory can sell out while you have badges in your cart. Your badge selections are not secured until you successfully process your order.

Want more information? Check out our detailed Returning Registration instructions HERE.

PAYMENTS AND CONFIRMATIONS

Only one form of payment can be submitted with your order. If you’re purchasing for others, make sure to work out payment details ahead of time! Comic-Con can not intervene if you purchase a badge for someone and they don’t pay you back.

When you check out, the total amount of your purchase will be marked as “Due Later” and your payment will be processed within 72 hours. An Order Acknowledgement email will be sent immediately after the order is submitted. We will begin processing credit cards, and an email notification will be sent to the buyer when payment is processed successfully. No matter when you purchased your badge during Returning Registration, everyone will receive their individual badge confirmation to the email associated with their Member ID account as we get closer to the event.

If the payment submitted for your group’s badge order is declined, the buyer will receive an email notification with an opportunity to submit a different method of payment. Your original method of payment will attempt to be charged every day for 30 days until the payment is processed successfully or a different method of payment is provided.

CHILDREN

Children ages 12 and under can attend Comic-Con for free with a paying adult and cannot be registered in advance. If you successfully purchase a Comic-Con 2025 badge, you will be able to pick up a child badge on-site at the event. To determine if your child qualifies for a child’s badge or is now considered a junior who needs their own account to participate in badge sales, please head to our Child Badge Policy page to learn more.

Not all eligible attendees will be able to purchase a badge during Returning Registration. There are far more eligible attendees than available badges. Entry to the waiting room does not guarantee you a badge or registration session.

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