I’ll start, and others can add detail or correct things I get wrong. I thought I could find a link or email from an earlier event to remind me, but no…
After you’ve registered you’ll get the detailed info for this year, a deadline date for your RSP submission, and the link. By my email from last year, I could list 8 choices in priority order in the first RSP, then I think 8 more in each of the second and third rounds. Generally you can only request 1 of any pin in a round, with the exception of the mystery sets….or maybe the mystery sets also have that limitation but you can put the total number you’d like to purchase if available.
After all the submissions are in, they look at everyone’s first choice in the first RSP and see who gets the various pins, then they move to choice #2, choice #3, etc. If more pins are requested than are available in a round, the winners are selected randomly. After going through all of the first RSP, the process repeats for the second and third.
Sometime after the RSP deadline and before the actual event, you’ll get an email stating which pins you were awarded. At this point you can change your mind and refuse some or all of the selections before your credit card is charged. You can also change your mind at merchandise pickup when you actually see the pins. They will apply AP/DVC/ etc discounts to your purchase if you provide the necessary info.
That’s the general idea, anyway–if I got some details wrong or if some of this has been changing every year, others will hopefully chime in with corrections.
