How to buy and sell bib numbers
Guide for you:
Want to buy or sell a bib number for the Copenhagen Marathon?
Then you’ve come to the right place. On our platform, buyers and sellers can meet and trade in a safe and secure way.
Are you looking for a bib number?
As a buyer, you can sign up for our Waiting Pool. When someone puts their bib up for sale, a random name is drawn from the Waiting Pool and offered the opportunity to buy the bib. If the person does not complete the purchase within 36 hours, the opportunity will move on to the next person in the Waiting Pool.
If you know someone who wants to give or sell their bib number to you, you can also choose to do that. See step 1 and 2 below.
Are you selling a bib number?
Do you have a bib number you no longer need? Then you have several options for transferring it.
First, you need to log in to your participant profile. You can do so here.
Once logged in, click on the button that says ‘Transfer Bib Number’. Please note, this button will only appear if you’re eligible to sell your bib number – that is, if you purchased it through the normal registration process and not won the bib number in a competition or likewise.
After clicking the transfer button, you’ll have three options. You can:
- Give your bib away
You can choose to ‘give’ your bib to someone you know. All you need is their email address. Please note, there is still a 100 DKK administration fee, which you are responsible for paying. - Sell to someone you’ve made an agreement with
You can sell to a person you’ve made an agreement with. All you need is their email address. Set the agreed price, click send, and the buyer will receive an email with instructions on how to pay and receive the bib. Please note, there is a 100 DKK administration fee, which the seller is responsible for paying. - Sell in our Waiting Pool
You can also sell your bib in our Waiting Pool. Here, you set a price – for example, 850 DKK – and we will randomly select a person from the pool who is waiting to buy a bib. The selected person then has 36 hours to purchase your bib, otherwise, the opportunity will move to the next person in the pool.
Please note: You can’t sell your bib number for more than you paid for it. Also there is a 100 DKK administration fee, which the seller is responsible for paying. The fee will be deducted from the sale price before the money is transferred to the seller.
FAQ:
Frequently asked questions
about buying and selling
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You log in to your profile by clicking the button below and entering your username and password.
You can find your username and password in the confirmation email you received when you registered for the Copenhagen Marathon.
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You set your own selling price. However, you cannot sell it for more than you originally paid for it, and you cannot sell the bib number if you won it, received it as a gift, or similar.
Please note that a handling fee of 100 DKK will be charged for the transfer, which the seller is responsible for.
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You can sign up for the Waiting Pool by clicking the button below.
If your name is selected and you choose not to purchase a race bib, your name will be removed from the Waiting Pool.
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When a participant puts their race bib up for sale, a potential buyer is automatically drawn from our Waiting Pool.
If the person from the Waiting Pool does not take advantage of the offer to purchase the race bib within 36 hours, the offer is passed on to the next person in the Waiting Pool.
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If you are selected from the Waiting Pool, you will receive an email with further instructions and a purchase link. You then have 36 hours to complete the purchase of the race bib and secure your spot in the race.
If you do not complete the purchase within 36 hours, you will lose your opportunity to buy the race bib. It will then be offered to another person in the Waiting Pool, and your name will automatically be removed from the Waiting Pool since you did not show interest.
You can always sign up for the Waiting Pool again if you want another chance.
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You can only purchase one race bib at a time.
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It is important that you enter your own name and spell it correctly when signing up for the Waiting Pool.
These are the details that will appear on your race card and bib. The information can be changed later, but this requires assistance from our customer service and includes a fee of 100 DKK.
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If you are selected and given the opportunity to purchase a race bib, you have 36 hours to complete the purchase—otherwise, the opportunity will be passed on to someone else in the Waiting Pool.
If you do not take advantage of the opportunity within 36 hours, your name will be removed from the Waiting Pool.
You can always sign up for the Waiting Pool again if you want another chance.
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To ensure the drawing process is as fair as possible, you may only enter your name in the Waiting Pool once. Therefore, our system regularly reviews the pool of interested participants and removes duplicates.
Please note that the name you use to sign up for the Waiting Pool will be the same as the one printed on your race card and bib number.
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The old Resale platform, where buyers had to monitor race bib availability themselves, will be replaced by our Waiting Pool until two weeks before Race Day on May 11.
This change is necessary to enable faster buying and selling of race bibs as we get closer to Race Day.
When we switch back to the Resale platform, everyone who has signed up for the Waiting Pool will receive an email informing them that they will need to monitor the Resale platform if they wish to secure a race bib for the Copenhagen Marathon.