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.
  • I bambini di età pari o inferiore a 12 anni non devono essere registrati in anticipo. Possono partecipare gratuitamente al Comic-Con con un adulto pagante! Per saperne di più, consultate la nostra Politica sui badge per bambini.

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:

  1. On the “Registrants” tab, check that your information automatically populates.
  2. Select the days you want to attend and click the “Add to Cart” button.
  3. Once your badge is in the cart, you can move on to registering friends or family.

Da qui, selezionare "Registra un altro membro" per acquistare i badge per gli altri! Non procedere all'acquisto finché tutti i badge non sono stati aggiunti al carrello.


Procedura per l'acquisto di badge per amici e familiari

Siete pronti ad aiutare i vostri amici e familiari a ottenere i badge del Comic-Con? Ecco cosa dovete fare:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Quando l'ID del membro e il cognome corrispondono, il nome appare in una casella verde. Da qui è possibile scegliere i badge dall'inventario disponibile e aggiungerli al carrello.
  4. 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.


Aggiunta e rimozione di giorni durante la vendita

Una volta aggiunto qualcuno al carrello, è possibile modificare le selezioni dei badge direttamente dal carrello.

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

Con un numero di persone idonee superiore a quello dei badge disponibili, la competizione è dura! Tenete presente che l'ingresso nella sala d'attesa non vi garantisce un badge o una sessione di registrazione, quindi è bene essere preparati alla possibilità di non ottenere un badge durante la registrazione aperta.

Se qualcuno seleziona tutti i badge disponibili per voi durante la sua sessione di registrazione e poi entrate nella vostra sessione di registrazione, non potete più selezionare i badge per voi stessi perché è già stato fatto da un amico. È tuttavia possibile acquistare badge per un massimo di altri tre membri, se le scorte sono disponibili.

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

Gruppi di acquisto di badge

Con l'avvicinarsi dell'Open Registration, i gruppi di acquisto di badge sono una tattica comune, ma non sono privi di rischi. Se state pensando di unirvi a uno di essi, ecco cosa dovete sapere:

L'organizzazione del gruppo è 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:

Quando più persone del vostro gruppo vengono selezionate per una sessione di registrazione, rimanete sincronizzati per evitare di cercare di acquistare gli stessi badge per la stessa persona. Una volta arrivati alla pagina "Elabora ordine", non è più possibile modificare i partecipanti e gli errori possono far perdere opportunità.


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.


Che cosa viene dopo?

HAI ASSICURATO UN DISTINTIVO PER TE E PER UN AMICO!

Congrats on snagging badges for you and your friend! Now let’s walk through what happens next:

  1. E-mail di conferma dell'ordine
    • 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.
  2. Elaborazione dei pagamenti
    • 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.
  3. E-mail di conferma del badge
    • Con l'avvicinarsi dell'evento, invieremo a tutti i partecipanti un'e-mail di conferma del badge con un codice a barre univoco. Portate con voi la conferma del badge se non lo ricevete per posta quest'estate. Potrete inviare nuovamente una copia della conferma del badge dalla sezione "I miei ordini" del vostro account Member ID.

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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