Got my PS3 order in today at EB

[royaldank]

4th in line this morning at a store getting 16. Feels good to get that over with. Anyone else here score today?

 

[Crucial]

ebay millions FTW

 

[Ulfhednar]

lol.

 

[jhayx7]

*points and laughs at your empty wallet*

Aw, I feel jealous now

 

[jlbenedict]

Congrats on your future eBay profit

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: royaldank
4th in line this morning at a store getting 16. Feels good to get that over with. Anyone else here score today?

which one did you order

 

[cliftonite]

Same here, was 5th in line. (got the premium)

 

[royaldank]

No doubt on reselling. I sold 5 350s last December for good money.

Got the 60gig one. I want to sell a couple to pay for one I'm keeping and a game or two.

 

[Hammerhead]

Didn't EB mess-up on the XBOX 360 pre-orders?
My cousin was 9 on the list for the XBOX 360 and didn't get his until february.

 

[BrokenVisage]

My friend was 3rd in line at EB this morning, he shouldn't have trouble pre-ordering.

 

[jhayx7]

Originally posted by: Hammerhead
Didn't EB mess-up on the XBOX 360 pre-orders?
My cousin was 9 on the list for the XBOX 360 and didn't get his until february.

I don't think so, I think they just got fewer from MS than they were told.

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: Hammerhead
Didn't EB mess-up on the XBOX 360 pre-orders?
My cousin was 9 on the list for the XBOX 360 and didn't get his until february.

They did, which is why they changed it up this time. They waited for allocation #s and took exactly that many pre-orders all on the same day nationally. No more pre-orders for months then matching things up. Less money for them (less earning interest), but they should avoid 99% of the headache they got last time.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

I'm sure tons of sellers are getting screwed on these. Fraudulent paypal funds and no recourse when paypal takes the money back. Leaving them without a PS3 and their money

 

[Queasy]

I went to an EB Games near my job at 8AM and was first in line. I'm actually second though according to my receipt. It appears that one system was reserved for an EB Employee.

My wife is #3 at another and my aunt is #9 at another.

 

[purbeast0]

im jealous

i went too late.

 

[Queasy]

Also, check your receipt. Across from the Date/Time stamp there is a series of numbers that represent the store number and your place in the pre-order. The last three digits represent where you are in the pre-order queue. Mine says <store#>/01 - 002 so I've got seconds. Since I was actually first in line at the store, that means only one system was reserved by a store employee.

 

[platinumike]

I was the 16th person in line at my gamestop. I got there around 10:05. The manager told me that as long as you have a preorder reciept then you are first in line amongst everyone else who preorderd it. The order in which you preordered doesnt matter. Just get there early that morning when they open to get one.

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: platinumike
I was the 16th person in line at my gamestop. I got there around 10:05. The manager told me that as long as you have a preorder reciept then you are first in line amongst everyone else who preorderd it. The order in which you preordered doesnt matter. Just get there early that morning when they open to get one.

Your store sucks then. We have until they close launch day to waltz in any time and get the one we selected.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: platinumike
I was the 16th person in line at my gamestop. I got there around 10:05. The manager told me that as long as you have a preorder reciept then you are first in line amongst everyone else who preorderd it. The order in which you preordered doesnt matter. Just get there early that morning when they open to get one.

That sort of defeats the purpose of the preorder.

I'm calling shens on the manager because that doesn't seem to be what the memo that was leaked last night said. Link

From:*********
Subject: PS3 reservation plan and reservation allocations!!!

Date: 10/09/06 3:26pm

Attention store personnel:

On Tuesday, October 10, 2006, you will begin taking reservations on the Sony PS3 under SKU 020072 (PS3 Premium Edition) and SKU 020071 (PS3 Core Edition). YOU MAY NOT BEGIN TAKING RESERVATIONS FOR THE PS3 PRIOR TO October 10, 2006. Reservations are to be processed on a "first come, first serve" basis for your customers. Under no circumstances are reservation "places in line" to be held for customers. Our online reservation program will be activated at a future date: online reservations will be available as "bundle-only."

No forced bundles or any other customer "requirements" are allowed (our online reservation policy may vary). Reservations will be limited to one system reservation per household (customer is allowed to reserve 1 Wii and 1 PS3 if desired)

As these systems are in short supply and high demand, all stores are being allocated on their reserve quantity. Stores are not allowed to reserve above their assigned reservation allocation for any reason. Reserving above your assigned qty can result in disciplinary action.

Your assigned allocation for the PS3 is "16" units TOTAL between the 2 system choices. You are only allowed to reserve "16" units TOTAL of PS3. No more than 2 of these systems can be set aside to be purchased by store employees.

Please use the tracking form below to insure that you only reserve 16 units. Please record each customer's name and phone on the form below each time you complete a PS3 reservation.

As you process each reservation, you will need to communicate the following message to each customer:

Reservations/Purchases are limited to 1 per household.

The reservation guarantees the customer a place in line only: it does not guarantee that the system will be available at launch.

Gamestop is not responsible for allocation shortfalls or shipping delays caused by the manufacturer.

Online product pricing and availability will vary and be fulfilled independent of store reservations.

As a service to your customers, please try to capture each customers correct e-mail address when processing the reservation. This will allow us to send updates to the customer as more games and accessories become available for their system.

 

[ElFenix]

please try to capture each customers correct e-mail address

i didn't even know those things could get loose

 

[Kaido]

Yeah my bro is #10. He had to take a drive to find one that wasn't packed...the local mall had a 75-person line this morning :Q

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Yeah my bro is #10. He had to take a drive to find one that wasn't packed...the local mall had a 75-person line this morning :Q

So there was approximately 65-70 idiots (unless some were just keeping others company). From what I've heard, most stores are only getting 5-10. Some are reporting up to 16 though.

 

[platinumike]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: platinumike
I was the 16th person in line at my gamestop. I got there around 10:05. The manager told me that as long as you have a preorder reciept then you are first in line amongst everyone else who preorderd it. The order in which you preordered doesnt matter. Just get there early that morning when they open to get one.

That sort of defeats the purpose of the preorder.

I'm calling shens on the manager because that doesn't seem to be what the memo that was leaked last night said. Link

From:*********
Subject: PS3 reservation plan and reservation allocations!!!

Date: 10/09/06 3:26pm

Attention store personnel:

On Tuesday, October 10, 2006, you will begin taking reservations on the Sony PS3 under SKU 020072 (PS3 Premium Edition) and SKU 020071 (PS3 Core Edition). YOU MAY NOT BEGIN TAKING RESERVATIONS FOR THE PS3 PRIOR TO October 10, 2006. <b>Reservations are to be processed on a "first come, first serve" basis for your customers. Under no circumstances are reservation "places in line" to be held for customers.</b> Our online reservation program will be activated at a future date: online reservations will be available as "bundle-only."

No forced bundles or any other customer "requirements" are allowed (our online reservation policy may vary). Reservations will be limited to one system reservation per household (customer is allowed to reserve 1 Wii and 1 PS3 if desired)

As these systems are in short supply and high demand, all stores are being allocated on their reserve quantity. Stores are not allowed to reserve above their assigned reservation allocation for any reason. Reserving above your assigned qty can result in disciplinary action.

Your assigned allocation for the PS3 is "16" units TOTAL between the 2 system choices. You are only allowed to reserve "16" units TOTAL of PS3. No more than 2 of these systems can be set aside to be purchased by store employees.

Please use the tracking form below to insure that you only reserve 16 units. Please record each customer's name and phone on the form below each time you complete a PS3 reservation.

As you process each reservation, you will need to communicate the following message to each customer:

Reservations/Purchases are limited to 1 per household.

The reservation guarantees the customer a place in line only: it does not guarantee that the system will be available at launch.

Gamestop is not responsible for allocation shortfalls or shipping delays caused by the manufacturer.

Online product pricing and availability will vary and be fulfilled independent of store reservations.

As a service to your customers, please try to capture each customers correct e-mail address when processing the reservation. This will allow us to send updates to the customer as more games and accessories become available for their system.

Queasy, this sounds right to me. "under no circumstances are reservatio places in line to be held..." it makes sense too.

 

[isekii]

on release day, i'm gonna make sure im' one of the first in line to pick up the goodies.

 

[weirdichi]

WTH? Aren't these people supopsed to be at school/work?