Comic-Con 2026
Make It a Group Adventure: How to Buy Comic-Con 2026 Badges for Others
Wanting to grab badges for you and your crew? Round up their info and get ready because it’s nearly time to jump in. You may just be a step away from making that dream group cosplay finally happen!

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Open Registration is almost here, and we know you’re gearing up to score badges for you and your friends. Before the big day arrives, take a quick peek at our guide to make sure your badge buying experience goes off without a hitch.
Buying for Others? Read This First
Before you purchase badges for others, make sure you know these key points.
- Everyone you’re buying badges for needs to have a valid Comic-Con Member ID before the date of Open Registration.
- If you’re selected for a registration session, you can buy badges for up to three people, as long as supplies last. If you’re buying for yourself, you can grab badges for two additional members. If you’re not purchasing a badge for yourself, you can buy for up to three other members.
- You need the Member ID and last name of each person you want to buy badges for, exactly as it appears on their account. This includes suffixes and special characters.
- Los niños menores de 12 años no tienen que inscribirse con antelación. Pueden asistir gratis a la Comic-Con con un adulto pagado. Consulta nuestra Política de acreditación de niños para obtener más información.
Steps To Buy Your Own Badge
If you’re planning to attend Comic-Con with your friends, start by securing your own badge first. When you’re granted a badge buying session, you’ll be prompted to log in to your Member ID account (so make sure all your info is up to date). From there:
- On the “Registrants” tab, check that your information automatically populates.
- Select the days you want to attend and click the “Add to Cart” button.
- Once your badge is in the cart, you can move on to registering friends or family.
Desde allí, seleccione "Registrar a otro miembro" para comprar insignias para otras personas. No pase por caja hasta que haya añadido todas las insignias a su cesta.

Pasos para comprar insignias para amigos y familiares
¿Listo para ayudar a tus amigos y familiares a conseguir pases para la Comic-Con? Esto es lo que tienes que hacer:
- Get organized before the sale by collecting the Member IDs and last names of the people you’re buying for. Pay close attention to suffixes, hyphens, spaces, or accent marks in their Member ID or last name—these details matter when entering information into the system.
- If you’re selected for a registration session, click the “Register Another Member ID” tab to start adding your friends. This is where you need to include any special characters and suffixes when entering their Member ID and last name to find the right account.
- Cuando la identificación de socio y el apellido coincidan, su nombre aparecerá en un recuadro verde. A partir de ahí, puede elegir insignias del inventario disponible y añadirlas a su cesta.
- From the pop-up that appears after you’ve clicked “Add to Cart,” click “Register Another Member” to repeat steps 2-3 until everyone is in your cart, then head to checkout.
After you proceed to checkout, you can edit badge selections, but you won’t be able to change the registrants.

Añadir y quitar días durante la venta
Una vez que haya añadido a alguien a su cesta, puede editar sus selecciones de insignias directamente desde la cesta.
If you need to REMOVE badge days, just click the red “X” next to the badge in your cart.

If you want to ADD badge days, click the “View Details / Manage Add-ons” button below …
the registrant’s name in your cart. You’ll be able to check the box next to the badges that still have inventory available. Then, click “Save.”

Important: Badge Availability and Waiting Room Realities
Al haber más candidatos que tarjetas disponibles, la competencia es dura. Tenga en cuenta que entrar en la sala de espera no le garantiza un distintivo ni una sesión de inscripción, por lo que conviene estar preparado para la posibilidad de no conseguir uno durante la inscripción abierta.
Si alguien selecciona todas las insignias disponibles para ti durante su sesión de registro, y luego entras en tu propia sesión de registro, ya no podrás seleccionar insignias para ti mismo puesto que ya lo ha hecho un amigo. Sin embargo, puede comprar insignias para un máximo de otros tres miembros si hay existencias disponibles.
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 Open Registration instructions HERE.
What to Watch For
Grupos de compra de insignias
A medida que se acerca la apertura de inscripciones, los grupos de compra de insignias son una táctica habitual, pero no están exentos de riesgos. Si estás pensando en unirte a uno, esto es lo que debes saber:
La organización del grupo es importante:
Having a well-organized and reliable group is key. Bad communication and disorganized groups can leave members without badges, so make sure your group has a solid plan. Stick to one browser on one device per person. If you try to use multiple browsers on one device, you risk being flagged for suspicious activity.
Coordinate purchases:
Cuando varias personas de su grupo son seleccionadas para una sesión de inscripción, manténgase sincronizado para evitar tratar de comprar las mismas insignias para la misma persona. Una vez en la página "Procesar pedido", no es posible realizar cambios en los inscritos, y los errores pueden hacer que se pierdan oportunidades.
One session only:
Each individual is allowed to purchase badges for up to three people during a sale, and each individual is allowed a maximum of one registration session. If you are participating in a badge-buying group, please be sure that no single individual attempts to start a second registration session.
If your Member ID has been selected once and purchased badges for three members, you’re done for this sale. Please do not re-enter the queue or attempt to log in for another member’s registration session. Any attempts to manipulate our system, including sharing of URL’s, will invalidate ALL purchases made during those sessions.
Payment discrepancies:
If you’re part of a badge-buying group and a member is granted a registration session, the card provided by the person completing the purchase will be charged within the 72-hour payment processing period. Only one payment method can be used for the entire badge order.
When participating in a badge-buying group, Comic-Con is not responsible for how group members handle payment among themselves, and Comic-Con can’t step in to handle any payment issues between group members. For this reason, we strongly recommend purchasing only with people you know and trust. Any financial disputes or reimbursement issues within badge-buying groups are the sole responsibility of the individuals involved. Only the buyer is notified when a payment is declined, so stay in touch until their payment goes through.
Play fair:
Engaging with any commercial services meant to bypass or interfere with our queues or registration in any way will result in cancellation of all badge purchases. Sharing URLs will leave you empty-handed, and selling or scalping badges can result in all badges being canceled, including your own.
¿Y ahora qué?
¡TE HAS ASEGURADO UNA INSIGNIA PARA TI Y PARA UN AMIGO!
Congrats on snagging badges for you and your friend! Now let’s walk through what happens next:
- Correos electrónicos de confirmación de pedido
- As soon as your purchase is complete, each badge holder will get an order acknowledgment email confirming their badges. Keep an eye on your inbox (and your spam folder!) to make sure you receive this important confirmation. It includes information on badge shipping, badge pick-up, and refunds.
- Procesamiento de pagos
- When you check out, the total amount of your purchase will be marked as “Due Later” and payments will begin processing within 72 hours. Only the buyer will get an email to confirm if the payment went through successfully or if it was declined. If it’s declined, don’t worry—the buyer will be given the chance to resubmit payment for the entire order. The 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. To be safe, we recommend checking your Member ID account one week after the badge sale—if there’s still a balance due, you can submit payment for your own badges via the “My Notifications” tab of your Member ID account.
- Correos electrónicos de confirmación
- A medida que se acerque el evento, enviaremos a todos los asistentes un correo electrónico de confirmación con un código de barras exclusivo. Traiga consigo la confirmación de su tarjeta de identificación si no la recibe por correo este verano. En ese momento, podrá reenviar una copia de la confirmación de su tarjeta desde la sección "Mis pedidos" de su cuenta de ID de miembro.
Not all eligible attendees will be able to purchase a badge during Open Registration. There are far more eligible attendees than available badges. Entry to the waiting room does not guarantee you a badge or registration session. If granted a badge buying session, any badge selection in your cart is not secured until the order is successfully processed.
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