Right now, the most sought after video game convention in the country and perhaps the world, is going in Los Angeles. Because the show is an industry only event, the average gamer can’t attend E3. In theory, if they don’t work in the gaming world, there isn’t a way to get into the prestigious show. That one reason alone, scalpers are making a decent amount of cash just selling the passes. Clearly, this actually goes against the rules of the conference

Obviously, most people who want or want to sell a pass, are using the site Craigslist. People who have already been selected to attend the event, but would rather sell their badge to make money, are selling them anywhere from $150-$500. The prices very, which for the most part depends on how many days the purchaser would go for.

While I can’t be certain which attendees are selling their passes, I’m guessing it is a wide range of industry professionals; from the Media to employees of publishers/studios.

Although I understand that some people find it tempting to sell a pass for a few hundred bucks, I just couldn’t do it myself… and for a number of reasons. For one, it’s too risky. If for some reason I decided to sell my badge (it would never happen), there would be a chance that the person would get into trouble. If that were to happen, I’m pretty sure the expo would blacklist me from attending the show…forever. That alone would definitely not be worth it.

I also couldn’t sell my pass because I just love going to the show. Every year E3 comes around, I can’t wait. It truly is an event that would depress if I were to miss it for some unknown reason. It’s that good!

Obviously people know this because their spending a good amount of cash just to get in.