I successfully purchased and received my second-hand wrist bands.
I filled out the online transfer forms
I received an email saying the transfer request was received.
Is there another step where the transfer is acknowledged complete?
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I successfully purchased and received my second-hand wrist bands.
I filled out the online transfer forms
I received an email saying the transfer request was received.
Is there another step where the transfer is acknowledged complete?
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I’m waiting to find that out too.
I sold a wristband and I received no acknowledgement at all as the seller. I only know the transfer was done because the buyer told me. No one has ever asked me for my ID on RAGBRAI to verify that I am the legitimate owner of the wristband that I am wearing so there is no reason to be concerned from that point of view. The only thing that transferring the wristband officially does is to make sure the right person is associated with that band in case of trouble of some kind. As in you are unable to communicate to medical people. I agree that this is an important issue but you are well advised to carry other ID as well to better allow contact with friends or relatives in the case of an emergency.
Here is the thing, all the wristband numbers associated with anyone who posts on this forum are publicly available by clicking on our forum names under our avatars, custom or generic outline as the case may be. You do not need the current owner’s permission to transfer ownership of a wristband number. So in fact, none of us know for sure that no one has hijacked our wristband numbers and associated them with someone else. I can’t think of any reason why anyone would do that but when I look at my driver’s account the wristband number I have since sold to someone else is still associated with him even though the buyer filled out the transfer form. This would be a MAJOR security breach if the wristbands actually meant anything significant.
But since they have no significance outside of RAGBRAI and since possession is 100% of the law during RAGBRAI I would not fret the fact that no further confirmation has been received concerning your transfer. Almost certainly the transfer went through correctly if you were told it did and even if it didn’t it won’t matter as long as you carry ID with you.
now what??? You ride RAGBRAI, that’s what! Have fun!