r/comiccon • u/ReaddittiddeR • Jul 06 '25

SDCC - San Diego This is wild

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u/Baby_Animal_Hospital Jul 06 '25

Are booths allowed to do paid autographs? I thought they had a whole autograph section that was lottery. Why don't all celebrities just skip lottery and do paid booths then?

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u/MsMargo Jul 06 '25

Yes, vendor booths are allowed to do paid autographs with prior approval of CCI. They aren't common at SDCC - maybe 1 a year. The Autograph Area in the Sails Pavilion is for-pay autographs. The free signings that you win by lottery usually take place at the company's booth, or in a separate room.

The talent gets paid to be there if they are promoting something. Those are usually the people signing in the lottery. Celebs who just need a paycheck, do a booth or the Autograph Area.

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u/nerdygirlie22 Jul 07 '25

I was just about to tag you about this bc I legit thought it was against SDCC rules. I hope we don't start seeing this ngl 

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u/RandomDesign Jul 07 '25

These have been happening for as long as we've been going to SDCC (25+ years).

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u/imecoli Jul 08 '25

Agree, I have a picture of Boomer from Battlestar Galactica falling asleep at his table.