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Great news, now I need to find someone that can help out with obtaining all the figures.
Just done my botcon reg, looks like i got into a customizing class on wednesday!! whose going to six flags on thursday?
Custom classes were sold out within the hour (if the time fatbot posted his message was shortly after it went live).
If you are registering - NOTE - you have 8 minutes before it times out, so don't take too long. It isn't enough time to read everything, so be sure to know what you are planning to get (type of pack, loose set, extra events, t-shirt).
I can't see the HOF event included in the registration, and no note about it (in the short amount of time it gives to register).
Their fax in registration form isn't even up (the link goes to their Dealer registration form). And they have a $25 processing fee for faxing it in!
The online version has a $6 fee, but I'm pretty sure last year they told us that it was only a one-off fee last year to cover the initial set up.
There was a note on twitter about the HoF being Hasbro run... cant twitter at work to check it for you though
Customising class - Seriously? I registered about half an hour ago, and it said both classes were full/sold out.Quote:
Originally Posted by CHILENO20
I hope that wasn't a glitch, and I unchecked something that was still available.... :mad:
Signed up to the six flags though, as I needed to be in something for the early (Wed) package pickup. And it sounds like fun too.
So, Funpub aren't selling tickets to it. Or at least, not yet. That sucks. If they do, it means having to keep an eye out for it later, or fighting a queue at botcon if they sell tickets there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
Hopefully it isn't something Hasbro US end up selling through their online store, as it could end up blocking people outside of Nth America.
Actually, now that I think of it, Hasbro ran the event last year, but FunPub still organised it, and took care of the admission to it.
Nothing mentioned in their email to members about the HOF dinner...
And their FAQ suggests that it should have been included in the registration, which could mean they messed up, and this is gonna cause major problems later.Quote:
BotCon registration is live as of 4:30 pm central time Monday. Register in the next 24 hours and receive the first day of registration pin!
Do not register for an attending package and try to change it later to a non-attending. We reserve the right to cancel any packages that request a change from attending to non-attending. There is a limited number of non-attending packages and once they are gone, that's it.
Also note that per the terms and conditions, we reserve the right to limit the number of packages to any one individual.
Hope to see you all in California!
Thanks for your support and patience!
Brian
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03-20-11
Question: Do the Hall of Fame tickets have to be purchased at the same time as the registration packages?
Answer: No, but it makes it much easier on us to keep your info in one place. Also, they could sell out if you wait.
So what, I fill out the form then find someone to pick them up for me?
yeah, im guessing it was one that was put back on the shelf as it were, coz of that whole 8 minute time thing. Now i hafta hope to god i get there in time! my flight arrives at 7.30am on Wednesday morning!! I really hope customs aint a bitch and traffic ain too bad, though with my luck i dun noe. the class starts at 9 or 9.30am? Neways, we OTCA members gonna have a meeting point on those days? Idont mind missing out on universal, been there before, six flags will be new to me though so that looks like fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
If you are a non-attendee, you select the non-attendee package (Iacon package) and it will be posted to you after the event is over. Shipping cost may be extra if you are not in Nth America.
Oh sweet, I ordered with the idea that it would be sent out to me.
Then it came up with this;
'Please bring a copy of your invoice to package-pickup.'
So it will be sent to me?
Also, it let me just order a shirt and hat without the package.
...I have no idea what is going on, I should have asked you guys first :P
Apparently it was indeed a technical fault, and the HOF dinner is now on the registration form. You just have to go back and do it all again (but select the option that you already registered), and they are gonna get an extra $6 processing fee from you...
The Hall of Fame dinner was on the same page as the tours/customsing class. The last option on that page. (Or did I imagine it)\
Did you order an Iacon (non-attending) package or the Primus (attending) package?Quote:
Originally Posted by KillinSpoon
Neither, that's why I'm confused... I was going to ask if I could add them to your order but then realised it would let me complete the order myself.
But under non-attending registrant.
I had another look over the registration, and saw that the Iacon package isn't on there yet. Last year they put it up a couple weeks later, to prioritise those going. They haven't said if they are doing that this year, but the FAQ might say something about it.
If you registered for a Primus package, you might have a bit of a problem, as they can cancel people's purchase if they register to attend but later ask to have it posted to them (to prevent people from buying a set after the small number of non-attendee sets were sold out).
Best to send them a message about it, saying that the Iacon/non-attendee set wasn't on the online registration form, and being your first time, you didn't realise it. Ask them if Iacon packages were supposed to be included yet (because the HOF event was missing too), and see if you can have yours changed or cancelled, so that you can re-register as a non-attendee.
Thanks for the text alert Griffin. Had to excuse myself from a meeting :o
You're coming from NY or somewhere else in the States first before getting into LAX right?Quote:
Originally Posted by CHILENO20
Because, I'm sorry to say, if your flight is direct is from Australia and due to arrive at LAX at 730 I don't think there's not much chance of getting through the queues at customs and out to Pasadena in an hour and a half.
First page asked if you were attending, selecting No to that showed iacon as the package on the next page
I don't think you're gonna make it... it takes about 45minutes on a good day to get to Pasadena from the airport (it's on the other side of LA), and Customs can take just as long.Quote:
Originally Posted by CHILENO20
I guess it's possible, but it's gonna be close. And if you miss the start time of the class, they don't let anyone in once it starts.
Well done on getting in though. When I went back to the registration website to try to get into the class, it must have been a timing thing for you, as it wouldn't let me go past that screen while it registered a ticked item as being out of stock.
I think a few of us will be at the 6 Flags one, and if not, we have all weekend to meet and greet.
They've fixed the glitch and added the HOF dinner, which I went back and added to my order, costing an extra $6 processing fee...
Then they sent an email out, to tell people to hold off doing that until *at least* tomorrow, or else you will have to pay the extra $6, and they won't refund it.
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The online traffic is murderous at the moment and we did have one system hick-up. The HOF event was not showing up during the first 30 minutes of registration. We will be finding a work around tomorrow of the $6 admin fee. We think about 200 primus got through before we fixed this. There will be enough tickets for all that want to come so if you wait until you get further instructions to add this to your package we would appreciate it as we don't have the manpower to do 200 $6 returns this week. If you go back and use the bypass today to add these tickets to your package, we will not be able to refund you the $6. We hope have a solution tomorrow for getting around the fee.
Ah, that'd be why I couldn't see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
If any non-attendee did accidentally select 'yes', you'd better send them a message real fast to change or cancel your order (note that they have a cancellation fee), or else they could prevent you from getting a non-attendee set at all.
Here's the direct link to the Botcon Rego online -> http://www.eventman.com/login.cfm?eid=23
Botcon's Twitter updates -> http://twitter.com/#botcon
I seem to have been charged the non member price for my primus packages.
If it wasn't for the bloody postage fee, I could get the non attending package today, now I gotta wait til next pay and hope it doesn't sell out!
I got a call from Mrs UltraMarginal as she'd noticed the update on her twitterphone at about 5 or 10 to 9, just as I was parking the car at work. running upstairs and messaging at the same time is harder than it sounds.:D
I had to go through the registration process 3 times, as the response from the website was so slow that it was timing out before I got to the last step. And my work internet is throttled. On the second and third go, only the wednesday custom class was available.
I managed to get it but gees, it was stressful.
So, I'm in for the custom Figure class and both my wife and I are going to Six flags.:cool:
I hope I messaged you all fast enough.
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Originally Posted by Demonac
Apparently you need to log in to TFCC first (if you haven't done so) before heading to the rego link
I haven't received a confirmation email yet, hopefully it was denied anyway...
Thanks ultramarginal for the txt message. Best alarm clock I've ever had.
And damn... another Aussie got into the customising class. One of these years I am gonna get into one, but I keep missing out on the years that I have a free day (this year and last year). For someone who goes to more BotCons than most, I keep missing things I really want to get into (like the 2007 Hasbro tour... grumble grumble).
I've just emailed them to sort it out, as I finalized everything.
And that 2007 Hasbro tour was pretty sweet.
It asked me to log in with my membership name and password first, then went through the registration screen... which I thought was odd, because how would non-members get past it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saintly
But as Saintly said, if you hadn't already paid for your order, go back and log into the club site, then redo it. I'm sure you'll be chasing up the refund, but it might take a while with this being such a busy day for them.
Confirmation emails can take a few days, as each order needs to be visually verified before being processed. If you contact them before that occurs, you may avoid any cancellation fees.Quote:
Originally Posted by KillinSpoon
I sent them a message about the fax-in form link not working, and they've fixed that now too.
That was fast - I just got email confirmation of my order, covering everything except the HOF event (which was ordered later).
Ugh... the Credit card I gave them didn't work.
I'll have to call them tomorrow or tonight to see if I can fix it up.
You think they would have something online for that.....
Twitter announcement that they're already 50% sold out of both Primus and non-attending Iacon packages, and they've made more sets than ever this year.
yea I just got my rego confirmed at 11.53. didn't expect that today.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
only just found out, didnt get any texts and now the website isnt letting me in :(
So sorry dude, thought I'd txted you this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by loophole
it took ages for me to get into the site, so give it time to load. best of luck.
yes got in couldnt order any of the clothes though hopefully i can get some there
i am in bali atm so might take extra time to get to me ???:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
"This is why I hate machines." [looks at Hasbro drone that cancelled TFA] "Certain machines more than others." —Captain FanzoneQuote:
Originally Posted by Sleeve
Good luck with the website people, am I still in on your bro's order Loopy or should I order a boxed set myself?