[Dead] PS3 Preorders start 10/10 at EBGames/Gamestop B&M

[monstericreated]

That's total horsecrap and i find that highly unlikely to be true. If your in on the first shipment, you should be in, end of damn story. This how gamestops always done it out here, maybe its different out there.

I sure hope so, because otherwise, that would be super crappy. We'll see. I mean, if it's not a huge hassle, then it'll be worth it. It's not like I can't get my deposit back.

[H-Town Info]

unlike games system pre orders (think xb360) ARE numbered. and in ORDER of when the order was taken. why do i know? cause i work for a GS in CA. and unfortunatelyi have to be there in the AM for the preorder fiasco.

so say on launch date we get in 9 systems. we will call the 1st 9 people on the list and let them know there system is in the store and ready to be picked up within 48hrs. if they dont show or say they want to wait we will move on to # 10 and so on.

so it doesnt matter if you get in line on launch date, it all goes by your preorder slot #.

im not trying to be a dick or anything im just trying to let people know how it works.

that is true. if you don't pick up at 48 or 72 hours then its the next person on the pre-order list. so u don't have to come at midnight to pick it up. u can even wait the day after to pick it up.

[atomsk]

I'm going to the mall gamestop. I think I'll have a better chance racing to the GS rather than waking up early.

[sonicbooom]

unlike games system pre orders (think xb360) ARE numbered. and in ORDER of when the order was taken. why do i know? cause i work for a GS in CA. and unfortunatelyi have to be there in the AM for the preorder fiasco.

so say on launch date we get in 9 systems. we will call the 1st 9 people on the list and let them know there system is in the store and ready to be picked up within 48hrs. if they dont show or say they want to wait we will move on to # 10 and so on.

so it doesnt matter if you get in line on launch date, it all goes by your preorder slot #.

im not trying to be a dick or anything im just trying to let people know how it works.
HELL YEAH. Thanks for confirming that. I'm going to ask the person at gamestop that tomorrow just to make sure.

I hope there isn't a line tomorrow morning.. I only plan to wait 1 to 1½ hours before the store opens.

[Morpheus]

HELL YEAH. Thanks for confirming that. I'm going to ask the person at gamestop that tomorrow just to make sure.

I hope there isn't a line tomorrow morning.. I only plan to wait 1 to 1½ hours before the store opens.

Its true. That's how they did the 360 launch at the Gamestop that I preordered at. They even had to wait a day for me to pick up mine, since I was at Zero Hour the day of the launch. :D

[shadylane]

[QUOTE=chaarlieee;2262488]HELL YEAH. Thanks for confirming that. I'm going to ask the person at gamestop that tomorrow just to make sure.

i can confirm what he said too. i spoke to two managers from my local gs and they said the same thing. once you preorder thats it its yours to pick up. 16 for my store btw

[dmaul1114]

i can confirm what he said too. i spoke to two managers from my local gs and they said the same thing. once you preorder thats it its yours to pick up. 16 for my store btw

Unless of course Sony shafts them and doesn't send the promised 8 or 16 units.

[shadylane]

hmm idk they waited this long and they got confirmation from corporate and had the managers conference and what not i doubt it

[munkyballz]

So can anybody clarify about the one per household thing...do all the local GS/EBs pool their list together and knock down those that have the same address like someone mentioned earlierl? If so, is there a way around it, like can I use my cousin's address or something instead? I don't recall them checking ID for pre-orders before, but it's been awhile since I've done a pre-order at eb/gs.

No worries I'm not doing the ebay thing, just need two systems, one for my little brother here and one for me when I head back to school next term... ...And I don't really feel like waiting and camping for over 12 hours in the frigid cold at Best Buy for a 2nd system on November 17th.....screw that, haha.

Any 411 or info mucho appreciated, thanks...

[chodax]

Well this is good news for me. I dont plan on buying a PS3, so if the preorders are true, that means i will know the wii preorders are right, so i will stand in line for that :D

[shadylane]

So can anybody clarify about the one per household thing...do all the local GS/EBs pool their list together and knock down those that have the same address like someone mentioned earlierl? If so, is there a way around it, like can I use my cousin's address or something instead? I don't recall them checking ID for pre-orders before, but it's been awhile since I've done a pre-order at eb/gs.

No worries I'm not doing the ebay thing, just need two systems, one for my little brother here and one for me when I head back to school next term... ...And I don't really feel like waiting and camping for over 12 hours in the frigid cold at Best Buy for a 2nd system on November 17th.....screw that, haha.

Any 411 or info mucho appreciated, thanks...

same here!

[tenzor]

So can anybody clarify about the one per household thing...do all the local GS/EBs pool their list together and knock down those that have the same address like someone mentioned earlierl? If so, is there a way around it, like can I use my cousin's address or something instead? I don't recall them checking ID for pre-orders before, but it's been awhile since I've done a pre-order at eb/gs.

No worries I'm not doing the ebay thing, just need two systems, one for my little brother here and one for me when I head back to school next term... ...And I don't really feel like waiting and camping for over 12 hours in the frigid cold at Best Buy for a 2nd system on November 17th.....screw that, haha.

Any 411 or info mucho appreciated, thanks...

they did this for the xbox360 launch in southern california, but might vary for other areas. May be different now with PS3, so I don't know for sure.

[whoknows]

So are they doing Wii preorders as well tomorrow? I figure as long as I'm there for the PS3 pre-order I might as well preorder the Wii as well if they are doing it.

[Lieutenant Dan]

No, the Wii preorder is friday... now back to this address thing...

[shadylane]

haha yea i'm worried cause i need two

[GameReeper]

I'm the manager at the Niagara Falls, NY. Gamestop in the Wegmans plaza. We will be able to take 16 pre orders for ps3's and the same is true for the EB store a little down the road by the timber lodge restaurant. These are the 2 best stores in the area and we got the most 360's last year as well. So if you want to make sure you get a ps3 this year for your self or for a gift, make sure you hit these locations.

[sonicbooom]

Anyone know what the trade-in value of the fat ps2 is? I have two, and I run hd loader on the one with a bad laser, so I have no need for two.

Also, it just needs to have one controller, composite cables, and power cable?

[Lieutenant Dan]

I'm the manager at the Niagara Falls, NY. Gamestop in the Wegmans plaza. We will be able to take 16 pre orders for ps3's and the same is true for the EB store a little down the road by the timber lodge restaurant. These are the 2 best stores in the area and we got the most 360's last year as well. So if you want to make sure you get a ps3 this year for your self or for a gift, make sure you hit these locations.

Can you give us any info on the "one per household" policy?

[xDerekRx]

I'm the manager at the Niagara Falls, NY. Gamestop in the Wegmans plaza. We will be able to take 16 pre orders for ps3's and the same is true for the EB store a little down the road by the timber lodge restaurant. These are the 2 best stores in the area and we got the most 360's last year as well. So if you want to make sure you get a ps3 this year for your self or for a gift, make sure you hit these locations.

I called and confirmed this information. Thanks.

any BUFFFALO cags head there for the best shot I guess. I for one will probably not care if i get one or not.

[JayDouble]

Don't forget that some mall's open up early in the morning for walking. For instance the mall by me opens up around 7am so people can come inside to walk. None of the stores are open, but the mall is open.

[TahoeMax]

Berkeley, CA @ Shattuck and Allston: only bums outside...no gamers. The guy closing the store had no clue what was going on. i'm going at 6am...buddy's meeting me shortly thereafter. i'll go in a couple hours to make sure the coast is clear before i even consider sleeping.

[gunm]

Wow, what a hullaballoo. Wii pre-orders on Friday? Well, I'll probably still pop by before then to see if the skus are in the system--I kinda just want to get my pre-order paid off and out of my hair already.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Do we get written confirmation of what position we are in the preorder line? Like does it say, Preorder #3 on our receipt or something?

I don't want to rely on the employees not to bump me down on the list.

[MugenNoKaze]

Wow, thanks for the heads up! My GS told me reservations would start in October but I almost forgot about it!

[vietgurl]

Berkeley, CA @ Shattuck and Allston: only bums outside...no gamers. The guy closing the store had no clue what was going on. i'm going at 6am...buddy's meeting me shortly thereafter. i'll go in a couple hours to make sure the coast is clear before i even consider sleeping.

I actually talked to one of the assistant managers of this store (since I have their numbers...uhh, I have connections to the EBs around here) and they really have no idea whether they'll be preordering tomorrow or not. Guess I'm just gonna sleep in tomorrow, lol.

[TahoeMax]

My girlfriend has a midterm tomorrow morning anyway and she'll be flying around bright and early keeping me awake as she panics. Might as well make use of that time ;) I'll just take my chem text and relax.

[Diiz]

What time do Gamestops/EBs usually open? 9am? I will go tomorrow just because I work late and have the morning to kill. Maybe I will get lucky.

[TahoeMax]

all the ones around here are 10am

[OGHowie]

Anyone know how EB/Gamestop verifies the person picking up the preorder?

I might wait in line tomorrow, but I'll be out of town the week of launch so my lil bro would have to go pick it up.

[getmyrunon]

I'm sure if you told the manager ahead of time, brought your brother in with you/made sure they had your # to call you to check, presented sufficient IDs, etc. that they'd make sure that your brother managed to get it for you. Might be a little extra legwork but I don't think it'd be that much of a hassle.

[vietgurl]

Anyone know how EB/Gamestop verifies the person picking up the preorder?

I might wait in line tomorrow, but I'll be out of town the week of launch so my lil bro would have to go pick it up.

at the store I used to work at, we'd make a note in the computer that the brother might be picking up and you can just give him the receipt.

[io]

Berkeley, CA @ Shattuck and Allston: only bums outside...no gamers. The guy closing the store had no clue what was going on. i'm going at 6am...buddy's meeting me shortly thereafter. i'll go in a couple hours to make sure the coast is clear before i even consider sleeping.

Haha, I grew up in Berkeley/went to Cal - it is hard for me to picture EB's being there as they didn't exist when I moved away. I know there's a GS or something down in the new El Cerrito plaza area (I do make it back there once a year or so - wish I could catch some football games!).

Anyway, I went to a couple of EB's tonight - no campers, but plenty of people in the store who knew what was up and MANY calls on the phone asking about PS3 preorders while I was in there. So I really have no idea how it is going to go down tomorrow. I'm not going to try for 2 - just seems too risky. I'd hate to be high on one list and low on the other, but get them both bumped when they compare. I was kind of hoping for the sell one/keep one combo but I'll just wait till later for my "keep one", no big deal. Oblivion would be the only launch game I'm interested in and there's more than a few RPG's coming out for PS2/DS in the mean time to keep me busy.

[Thomas96]

I called, and it is true that nothing is a guarantee... You literally have to camp outside twice for absolute guarantee.
Also, lets say you do get in line for the pre-order, you will probably end up with the core edition.

Is it really worth it? BIG FAT NO!

Edit:
Some people are thinking that there's a priority on the first person in line... however, I've confirmed that it is not true. Regardless of who's first in line, the first few that pre-order will not be guaranteed.
For example, lets say 12 units are for pre-order tomorrow...
Lets say you're the first in line tomorrow for the pre-order.
On launch day, 10 units arrive at the store.
You're 15th in line that day.
The other 11 people that pre-ordered are all ahead of you in the line.
Result = Collect $100, wait till next shipment.


That just means you need to be first in line on launch day... no matter what.

[Diiz]

Waiting in line twice is an absolute fail. I would hate to be working at EB or GS tomorrow morning. I'll probably still go, but if there is a big line I'll say fuck it and just go on Friday in hopes of pre-ordering a Wii.

[62t]

some how i got the feeling some people are trying to sell the preorder.

[chaoz]

if the workers where smart they would charge people
$50 to let them pre order that way they could also
cash in on ps3

[sonicbooom]

some how i got the feeling some people are trying to sell the preorder.
lol.. that isn't a crazy idea.

I wonder how much you could make for selling the preorder.

[TahoeMax]

Haha, I grew up in Berkeley/went to Cal - it is hard for me to picture EB's being there as they didn't exist when I moved away. I know there's a GS or something down in the new El Cerrito plaza area (I do make it back there once a year or so - wish I could catch some football games!).

Anyway, I went to a couple of EB's tonight - no campers, but plenty of people in the store who knew what was up and MANY calls on the phone asking about PS3 preorders while I was in there. So I really have no idea how it is going to go down tomorrow. I'm not going to try for 2 - just seems too risky. I'd hate to be high on one list and low on the other, but get them both bumped when they compare. I was kind of hoping for the sell one/keep one combo but I'll just wait till later for my "keep one", no big deal. Oblivion would be the only launch game I'm interested in and there's more than a few RPG's coming out for PS2/DS in the mean time to keep me busy.

Oh, the Cal/Oregon game last Saturday was sweet to behold. An absolute thrashing that made everyone in town happy as clams. And yeah...there's actually an EB on the first block of Telegraph now, in addition to the one a few blocks down on Shattuck. Many chains taking over...many longtime landmarks moving out. Cody's Books closed a few months ago after 50 years :cry:

[iGen]

I thought someone already confirmed that the units are going to be distributed on launch day in the same order as the preorders.

[CheapyD]

Hey, if some of you guys want to take pictures of pre-order lines (man, that sounds crazy)...I'd love to see them (and hear your stories) and possibly feature them on the front page.

Thanks!

[LOC_Fchaos]

Hey, if some of you guys want to take pictures of pre-order lines (man, that sounds crazy)...I'd love to see them (and hear your stories) and possibly feature them on the front page.

Thanks!


We drove around for 3 hours, trying to find a place that would let us camp out in front of the store. But to no avail. We're trying again at 5:30 tomorrow, and I'm bringing my camera.

[road3283]

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/ps3/sweepstakes.asp

Click on: "For store pre-order information, click here."

Limited PlayStation 3 Pre-Order




GameStop and EB Games will begin accepting limited pre-orders for the PlayStation 3 console on Tuesday, October 10, on a first come, first served basis. Due to extremely limited supply, we expect to deplete this allocation very quickly, most likely in minutes. We will not accept additional pre-orders at this time. To avoid an unnecessary trip we strongly recommend you call your local store to determine availability. A $100 reservation deposit is required, which can be funded with cash, credit or trade. As we cannot control production and shipping issues by the manufacturer, a reservation deposit does not guarantee receipt of a system available to purchase at launch. Reservations/Purchases are limited to 1 per household.

Our limited online pre-order program will be announced at a later date, after software and accessory availability dates are confirmed. Online product pricing and availability will vary and will be fulfilled independent of store reservations.

[io]

Oh, the Cal/Oregon game last Saturday was sweet to behold. An absolute thrashing that made everyone in town happy as clams. And yeah...there's actually an EB on the first block of Telegraph now, in addition to the one a few blocks down on Shattuck. Many chains taking over...many longtime landmarks moving out. Cody's Books closed a few months ago after 50 years :cry:

Yeah, I heard about Cody's - used to go there all the time. The last two football games (Oregon, Oregon State) were especially sweet for me since I live in the heart of Duck/Beaver country. I wish I had gone to the Beavers game - not too far for me... WSU is too far for this weekend :D.

When I lived in Berkeley the only places to get video games were Toys R Us WAY out in the sticks (Walnut Creek) and a drug store in Piedmont that I remembered carrying them (for some reason I have a vivid memory of getting Superman for the Atari there).

OK, so on topic - uh, yeah, so PS3 preorders... We should run a poll tomorrow to see who was successful and who wasn't in getting those preorders.

[chodax]

so since the PS3 preorder is confirmed, is the wii preorder going to be this friday?

[rywateska]

When is the official release date for the PS3 again?

[drfunk85]

I was hungry and curious to see if there was a line, so I headed down to get some pizza by the EB Games at U of Illinois in Champaign. There were about 9 or 10 people waiting outside already as of 1:30pm.

[stainremover]

Oh, the Cal/Oregon game last Saturday was sweet to behold. An absolute thrashing that made everyone in town happy as clams. And yeah...there's actually an EB on the first block of Telegraph now, in addition to the one a few blocks down on Shattuck. Many chains taking over...many longtime landmarks moving out. Cody's Books closed a few months ago after 50 years :cry:

nah cody's is staying open. it got bought by a japanese corporation lol. better than completely closing.

[chodax]

I was hungry and curious to see if there was a line, so I headed down to get some pizza by the EB Games at U of Illinois in Champaign. There were about 9 or 10 people waiting outside already as of 1:30pm.

no pics?!?

[Zoglog]

lining up overnight for a preorder feels a bit...........................................

[chodax]

lining up overnight for a preorder feels a bit...........................................

not if you dont have to wait in line once the system comes out.

[drfunk85]

no pics?!?

Sorry. Just picture about 10 people sitting in a line on lawn chairs under blankets. That's what it looked like.

[TahoeMax]

nah cody's is staying open. it got bought by a japanese corporation lol. better than completely closing.

Not the one on Telegraph. It is GONE, and its location is currently occupied by a Halloween store :( Perhaps you're referring to the one on 4th St, which to my knowledge IS still open.

[Jewelz23]

Hey, if some of you guys want to take pictures of pre-order lines (man, that sounds crazy)...I'd love to see them (and hear your stories) and possibly feature them on the front page.

Thanks!
I am with my buddy lol, we are getting ready for this now.

Im going to roll around the gamestop on 33rd, I highly doubt I will get a good spot tho...Im outta here in about an hour and a half.

[vhgong]

My Gamestop in Everett, WA had a midnight pre-order tonight. I just got back from it....i am first in line. There was about 10 people in line tonight. Good luck tomorrow guys!!

[evophile]

My Gamestop in Everett, WA had a midnight pre-order tonight. I just got back from it....i am first in line. There was about 10 people in line tonight. Good luck tomorrow guys!!

10? So am I to assume the employees got the other two?

Was there any problems in distributing the 500 or the 600 version?

[vhgong]

10? So am I to assume the employees got the other two?

Was there any problems in distributing the 500 or the 600 version?

Yup...employee got 2. So far...the manager only let in 5 people at a time, thus all of us manage to get the $600 one. I am not sure what happened to the other 5.

[evophile]

Yup...employee got 2. So far...the manager only let in 5 people at a time, thus all of us manage to get the $600 one. I am not sure what happened to the other 5.

cool thanks!

Also I live a few blocks away from my EB and I see no long line from my window. I hate the fact that it'd be so easy for me to go there and even get my roomate to come over to take bathroom breaks and such but I'm so undecided if I want to spend the money.

[Oswald9599]

?

Midnight presales?

[vhgong]

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Midnight presales?

Yup......i got lucky....i called about 7.30pm this evening and was told that they were doing a midnight pre-order. I rush to that place asap and was the first one there.

[dman1869]

Every EB/Gamestop I called today said they had "NO IDEA" when they would be doing preorders. But it didn't sound like they were being totally honest. Anybody know what's going on in the Roseville/Sacramento, CA area for preorders? Thanks in advance.

[coolcps]

^I live in Sacramento and am just gonna go tommorow around opening and try to reserve one at the GS close by. It is close so might as well try, but theres no way I'm gonna go camp for a preorder.

[Curly21029]

I'm the manager at the Niagara Falls, NY. Gamestop in the Wegmans plaza. We will be able to take 16 pre orders for ps3's and the same is true for the EB store a little down the road by the timber lodge restaurant. These are the 2 best stores in the area and we got the most 360's last year as well. So if you want to make sure you get a ps3 this year for your self or for a gift, make sure you hit these locations.

Did you get the most 360s? New Hartford had 100 on launch day. :P

Sorry, playing catch up here. I don't know if the address thing has been cleared up yet, but it is not a factor. It's all done by name and phone number. Two different names under two different phone numbers means two different pre-orders.

To the GS employee claiming that it's absolutely first come, first serve it's most certainly not. As I stated before (page 12 of this thread?) it in many cases boils down to favoritism. It's a COMPANY-WIDE problem. If a particular EB/GS is actually 100% honest I'd be damn surprised.

[Curly21029]

Anyone know how EB/Gamestop verifies the person picking up the preorder?

I might wait in line tomorrow, but I'll be out of town the week of launch so my lil bro would have to go pick it up.

Receipt or name and phone number. Photo ID has never been required before (it should be) but an exception may be made for this product.

[Curly21029]

Do we get written confirmation of what position we are in the preorder line? Like does it say, Preorder #3 on our receipt or something?

I don't want to rely on the employees not to bump me down on the list.

They've never done it before so I doubt it. However, when they do a lookup for a particular product's pre-order the list of customers goes in order of who reserved first. I doubt they'll actually let you see this list, but you could just ask. (and maybe get an honest answer)

I would personally have them tell you what number you are when you order it. Make them a bit nervous and tell them to write it on your receipt. Push it and have them initial it. Chances are that they will take note of this and make sure that they don't screw you over on launch day. (they always perform a bit of damage control with the craftier customers as to avoid conflict)

[moblin]

What about Software ETC? They are part of Gamestop/EB too.

[Danimal]

^I live in Sacramento and am just gonna go tommorow around opening and try to reserve one at the GS close by. It is close so might as well try, but theres no way I'm gonna go camp for a preorder.
That's my feeling, too. My closest EB is a 15-20 minute ride away, and even though it will almost certainly be a wasted trip, I'm going to head over there for 10:00 just to give it a shot. I remember the day the PS2 launched, after I got out of work (5:30 a.m.) I drove around checking to see how long the campout lines were at different stores. I had a preorder, so I was all set, but I was hoping to hook up a buddy who didn't preorder, then became desperate to get one at launch. We both got in lines at different stores, and updated each other on our cellphones, but he was out of luck that day. That's as close as I've ever come to camping out, but I can't see myself ever doing anything like that just for a spot in the preorder line.

Good luck to all CAGs trying to get preorders today. :pray:

[Plinko]

Feh...sounds like too much trouble for me, since I'd sell it anyway. I guess I'd rather leave it for those who want one to play. The uncertainty about the whole "first-come, first-serve" garbage is not worth it to have to possibly camp out twice. Good luck to all trying to get one.

[spoo]

if the workers where smart they would charge people
$50 to let them pre order that way they could also
cash in on ps3
Great idea! Extortion won't send you to jail :roll:

[ckendal]

So today's preorders are just for the PS3 and not the Wii?

[avatar94]

So today's preorders are just for the PS3 and not the Wii?
Correct. Current rumors for the Wii pre-order point to Friday.

[sonicbooom]

Somebody reported 4 people waiting in line at the gamestop I wanted to go to as of 2:30AM pacific time.. can't make up my mind whether or not to just go now. I mean, I can't even sleep anyway..

[spoo]

I am not sure what is more crazy camping out for a preorder or camping out for a system hthat as already launched. Good luck CAGs on getting a preorder. I do like the new system of preordering after being screwed from Gamestop in the past on preorders.

[Number83]

Just drove by a Gamestop on my way to work and there was nobody there. Maybe I'll drop by at lunch and see where I might be on the list. If it's less than 8, I might get in on it. If not, meh...

[animemaniac14]

im gonna go get some breakfast to go and sit over at eb in about 30 mins :-D

[DaMidget]

I'm sitting out in front of my local EBGames, theres a total of 5 (myself included). Two guys have been here since midnight.

[trunks982]

if i get the ps3, i dont wanna get robbed when i pick it up.

[animemaniac14]

if i get the ps3, i dont wanna get robbed when i pick it up.

true that man....true that

[DaMidget]

When I got my 360 launch night from my local WalMart, two police officers escorted us to our car. The morning I get my PS3, I'll probably be packin ;)

[shadylane]

When I got my 360 launch night from my local WalMart, two police officers escorted us to our car. The morning I get my PS3, I'll probably be packin ;)

haha damn right...btw guys eb/gamestop sites are updated with the ps3 and wii tabs..seems they made a price mistake on warhawk used for 16.99 already

[botticus]

Drove by GameStop and EB on the way to work this morning. No one outside GameStop, 6 or 8 people sitting outside EB with lawn chairs and laptops. Not sure if GS did a midnight presale, or just opened earlier to get people out of there. Or if for some reason no one is waiting.

[utopianmachine]

I'm sorry if this question has been asked before. I remember reading many pages earlier that you couldn't order more than one PS3 unless you had a different credit card or cash, with a different name to use than your first order.

Do you think one could order another PS3 at a different location using the same credit card?

[Sixtail]

This makes me lol. Really, the PS2 and 360 taught me a lesson -WAIT. You -know- there's gonna be a load of bum units that die in a month and then people are gonna be fucked up till spring because their won't be any units to replace them.

I want to know when I can pre-order my Wii though. All this trouble and bs to get a PS3 is going to result in a lot of people just picking up a Wii instead.

[pop311]

This makes me lol. Really, the PS2 and 360 taught me a lesson -WAIT. You -know- there's gonna be a load of bum units that die in a month and then people are gonna be fucked up till spring because their won't be any units to replace them.

I want to know when I can pre-order my Wii though. All this trouble and bs to get a PS3 is going to result in a lot of people just picking up a Wii instead.That is exactly what Nintendo expected to happen.

[Z-Saber]

I'm thinking about swinging by just to see all of the delicious eBayers.

You guys need to report back on how today goes though. If the Wii preorder date is Friday, I need to know more about this so I know how late I'll be to class.

[avatar94]

haha damn right...btw guys eb/gamestop sites are updated with the ps3 and wii tabs..seems they made a price mistake on warhawk used for 16.99 already
I noticed that earlier. It even says it's in stock but doesn't actually let you add it to your cart. Possibly somehow mixed up with the PS1 Warhawk... but that actually sells for $12.99 used.

[PaulG]

8:43 a.m. eastern time. Heading out. Wish me luck:)

[Sixtail]

That is exactly what Nintendo expected to happen.

I just hope it's a for sure thing that Wii Preorders are Friday. I don't want to lose my preorder to some smoo who's getting it because he can't get a PS3.

[Ender]

Just rode by a GS and EB here in Mobile, and no one was camping at either one. I figured it would be that way, as there aren't many real serious gamers in this town. Zman73 is the only other CAG from Mobile, so we usually end up teaming up to some degree on big sales and stuff. Whenever big sales happen, like TRU or CC ones, he's the only person I have to worry about.

I'll pop up to EB at 10 and put down a preorder, probably with the intent to eBay it. Go ahead, hate me, but I have a kid on the way, so money is priority!

[pimpinc333]

Ok So I'm not getting something here. From what I have been reading it seems that if you pre-order and your like number 3 that still doesn't guarentee you a system on launch?

Or can I preorder a system and am like number 3 and I won't have to worry about camping out on launch day and I can just go pick it up in the morning sometime. I'm confused.

[botticus]

Ok So I'm not getting something here. From what I have been reading it seems that if you pre-order and your like number 3 that still doesn't guarentee you a system on launch?

Or can I preorder a system and am like number 3 and I won't have to worry about camping out on launch day and I can just go pick it up in the morning sometime. I'm confused.You'll be fine, as long as they don't get shorted by Sony and end up only getting 2 units in.

[utopianmachine]

Ok So I'm not getting something here. From what I have been reading it seems that if you pre-order and your like number 3 that still doesn't guarentee you a system on launch?


I'm not expecting anything to be guaranteed. I'm preordering at GameStop, but I still have full intentions of camping.

[icarwngs55]

Ok So I'm not getting something here. From what I have been reading it seems that if you pre-order and your like number 3 that still doesn't guarentee you a system on launch?

Or can I preorder a system and am like number 3 and I won't have to worry about camping out on launch day and I can just go pick it up in the morning sometime. I'm confused.

Number 3 would mean you are guaranteed the third system they get in on launch day. If they happen to get two in you are F*cked and would have to wait till next shipping. But most stores are getting between 8 and 16. The not guaranteed just means that even though you put 100 down you aren't guaranteed because some people who get lets say number 21 will come in on launch and flip a shit because they preordered and are not gettign one.

Hope that helps,
Mike

[pimpinc333]

Number 3 would mean you are guaranteed the third system they get in on launch day. If they happen to get two in you are F*cked and would have to wait till next shipping. But most stores are getting between 8 and 16. The not guaranteed just means that even though you put 100 down you aren't guaranteed because some people who get lets say number 21 will come in on launch and flip a shit because they preordered and are not gettign one.

Hope that helps,
Mike

Ok I get it now. There 8-16 systems they are supossed to get in are not guarenteed to the company. Sony could take away some units to a certain store and by EB/GS stating that no one is guarenteed makes sense now. Thanks for the clear up guys.

[Jaket]

Number 3 would mean you are guaranteed the third system they get in on launch day. If they happen to get two in you are F*cked and would have to wait till next shipping. But most stores are getting between 8 and 16. The not guaranteed just means that even though you put 100 down you aren't guaranteed because some people who get lets say number 21 will come in on launch and flip a shit because they preordered and are not gettign one.

Hope that helps,
Mike


well put, only thing that is wrong there is the part about #21. every store is strictly forbidden to take MORE that the 8 or 16 reserves that they are alotted. Unless something really messed up is happennig, every store should not be taking more than 16 pre-orders MAX

[porschepunk]

just for a quick update....

as of 5:30 a.m. PST wifey is in line at gs in santa clarita, CA.. and she is 13 in line.. my chances are we will be the bubble boy and they will only have 12 available for the general public lol.. but hey, gotta give it my best shot.:roll:

-Ppunk

UPDATE: She has informed me the first 2 guys have been there since 11:00 p.m. the night before.... I am hardcore.. but not hardcore enough for a pre-order.... sheesh

[ctugirl]

The stores are each getting their allotted number, but the customers who reserve will not know wich PS3 they will get at launch. The stores don't know how many 20G and 60G systems they will get, just the total number.

[munch]

I just saw 3 dorks guys waiting outside waiting to pre-order their PS3. I wonder how long they've been there?

[Ender]

The stores are each getting their allotted number, but the customers who reserve will not know wich PS3 they will get at launch. The stores don't know how many 20G and 60G systems they will get, just the total number.

Are you sure about that? That doesn't sound accurate to me. If it is, than that is total bullshit.

[daroga]

On my way to work saw two guys camped out at the Grand Blanc EB.

On an unrelated note, I just discovered a brand new Game Stop in a shopping center here in town. I swear it wasn't there like a week ago.

[mykevermin]

I am hardcore

Not if your wife is in line instead of you.

[ctugirl]

Are you sure about that? That doesn't sound accurate to me. If it is, than that is total bullshit.


I'm very sure. There's just going to be a general Sku for the reserves, and the stores won't know until a later date how many of each there will be. Then when they come in, the customers who got their reserves first will get the 60GB systems.

[Bezerker]

Not if your wife is in line instead of you.

QFT

[whoknows]

I'm going to go now and wait for about 2 hours...I'll be sitting right in front of Gamestop in the mall since the mall itself opens at 7am I believe.

BTW, do I have to have cash or can I just use my debit card?

[zero12]

I'm going to go now and wait for about 2 hours...I'll be sitting right in front of Gamestop in the mall since the mall itself opens at 7am I believe.

BTW, do I have to have cash or can I just use my debit card?
I just got back from preordering mine. Debit card worked fine.

Also, something I just noticed reading through some of the topic I had missed, they asked me whether I wanted to preorder the $499 or $599 version. No idea why they'd ask if it was going to be a toss up who got what systems/how many 60 GB versions they were going to get in.

[Danimal]

Heading out now. I'll report back what it looks like in my neck of the woods (Central Mass) later.

[-Never4ever-]

Crap, my dad just imformed me of people camping out in front of my regular stores. Most of them know that the store's getting 8-16 systems. I'm pretty sure they're all (leeching) CAGs :(

[Sixtail]

Just called two of the three local EB's. PS3 today only, no Wii.

[ctugirl]

I just got back from preordering mine. Debit card worked fine.

Also, something I just noticed reading through some of the topic I had missed, they asked me whether I wanted to preorder the $499 or $599 version. No idea why they'd ask if it was going to be a toss up who got what systems/how many 60 GB versions they were going to get in.

That sounds like a better idea. All I know is what the DM of the Gamestops in my area told the managers on the conference call yesterday.

[KamaloPSU]

Just called about every EB/Gamestop in Northern NJ, They all said don't even bother to show up as there are more people queued outside than they are even taking orders for. The one guy told me it was announced on Good Day NY and The Today Show and 1010WINS so if your in Northern NJ and haven't been in line since 7AM forget about it.

[rawdog805]

Well I just struck out.. Went to Gamestop, and there were 22 people lined up waiting, but I rode by at 8am and there was no one out there... But Like an idiot I didnt stay... Then I went to EB and they had already given out 10 pre orders, because the A-Hole decided to open the store for presales at 9am..

[Dead of Knight]

Is there a reason why more people are lining up than there are systems available?

[mykevermin]

Y'know, I don't think anybody's really entertained the idea that this is one hell of a marketing scheme (albeit one based on production circumstances more than shrewd marketing): they're creating a frenzy for PREORDERING the item, knowing that they won't be able to sate demand.

It's like the Xbox 360 ordeal, but Sony's getting a leg up on creating demand.

[Roufuss]

Is there a reason why more people are lining up than there are systems available?

People are stupid.

I'll never understand the mentality of "GOTTA HAVE IT RIGHT NOW" when PS3 will be available everywhere 6 months after launch.

[AgtGibb]

Anyone know if EB in Canada is doing this also?

[yuy104]

DM was at the store I went to, told everyone that if you PO a 60gb ver, you'll get a 60gb ver.... so all 16 ppl in line probably POed the 60gb ver. No idea if he was BSing or not...

anyone, 60gb ver sku is 0200072, can someone confirm that's correct? thanks

[gofishn]

Y'know, I don't think anybody's really entertained the idea that this is one hell of a marketing scheme (albeit one based on production circumstances more than shrewd marketing): they're creating a frenzy for PREORDERING the item, knowing that they won't be able to sate demand.

It's like the Xbox 360 ordeal, but Sony's getting a leg up on creating demand.

I'd say that it's more of a result of last year's insane 360 eBay prices as opposed to Sony marketing. I can envision at least half of the PS3's being preordered winding up on eBay as soon as they get them.

[ctugirl]

I'm about to work the reservations, so I'll let you know how the 20/60GB thing goes.

[contej85]

First one in line at my EB, and I got there at 8:30. No one else showed up until 9:30, and by open only 5 people were there. Just excited that I will in fact be getting my PS3 to promptly throw up on Ebay, effectively paying for my Wii, all accesories, and any games I want. Good stuff.

[Shoagie]

my mom just stopped at gamestop on the way back from the library and get #4 of 16. The ebgames down the street had a huge line and no chance there. I owe her for dealing with it because i dont think i would have made it in time to the other one!

[Doom5]

I camped 13 hours with a few friends to make sure I'd get one. Got the #1 spot after two employees, and another spot a few behind that as well from a friend. I'm set :)

[zero12]

DM was at the store I went to, told everyone that if you PO a 60gb ver, you'll get a 60gb ver.... so all 16 ppl in line probably POed the 60gb ver. No idea if he was BSing or not...

anyone, 60gb ver sku is 0200072, can someone confirm that's correct? thanks

That's what is on my receipt, asked for the 60 GB version. I think you have one too many 0s in there though.

The manager started letting us in early, around 8:45, and I ended up being #5 on the list. I'm starting to wonder whether or not I should have waited in front of the other Gamestop to get #2 / #3 instead, as no one was waiting there. Maybe I'm just too paranoid about stuff like this.

[Lemmiwinks531]

DM was at the store I went to, told everyone that if you PO a 60gb ver, you'll get a 60gb ver.... so all 16 ppl in line probably POed the 60gb ver. No idea if he was BSing or not...

anyone, 60gb ver sku is 0200072, can someone confirm that's correct? thanks

The manager at the store I was at said the exact opposite. He said that if you preorder a 60gb and they run out, you'll have the option to buy the 20gb version.

I'm #5 on a list of 8. I bet that I'm the bubble boy who gets forced into the 20 gb system, but we'll see.

[PaulG]

The out of the way one I went to was completely dead. Arrived at 9:10 and no one was there. Played DS in the car until someone else finially came at 9:45. Second on the list and we were the only two there (Ordered the 60GB). Woot.

[A7las]

I got to my local ebgames (Greensboro NC) at about 8:45am. I was second in line, the guy before me had been there since 5am. The store manager said they were taking 14 preorders, and she said that she didn't know when the wii preorder would be. She expected it to be later in the week.

When you preorder they ask which model you want, and she didn't know how the allocation of the different models would work. My store handed out a little disclaimer sheet pretty much saying that I wasn't guaranteed a system at launch, but that I would be guaranteed one of the first systems that they recieved. Also, it stated that online preordering was separate from the B&M preordering. I assume that means that I could potentially not get one at launch while those who order online could.

EDIT:
I also ordered the 60 gb and the number on my reciept is 020072. My girlfriend was with me and I could have easily had her preorder one to ebay, but my conscience just wouldn't let me. I know how much I hated the xbox 360 shortage that I feel was caused by all of the people who preordered one just to sell it. That may be naieve, but I'd rather not take advantage of idiots, wait I mean ebayers.......

[ureadyforacold1]

Just rode by a GS and EB here in Mobile, and no one was camping at either one. I figured it would be that way, as there aren't many real serious gamers in this town. Zman73 is the only other CAG from Mobile, so we usually end up teaming up to some degree on big sales and stuff. Whenever big sales happen, like TRU or CC ones, he's the only person I have to worry about.

I'll pop up to EB at 10 and put down a preorder, probably with the intent to eBay it. Go ahead, hate me, but I have a kid on the way, so money is priority!

never think id see the day someone would think about selling video games to feed their family. btw preorders are out everywhere on the east coast now, actually they were out 33 minutes ago. my eb let us in early, so i was able to hit up another one, gaining 2 for myself. hahaha suckers.

[mikkymuffins]

Got #3 at my Gamestop. PO'd the 60gb. Thanks for the tip everyone!

[Snake2715]

Well I missed out but my buddy didn't. He said that the worker stated two employees were buying some of their 8 total incoming systems. Also she was apparently taking orders over the phone... I don't know how that worked out.

She apparently (this is when I really doubt her) stated that Sony is talking of a $100 price drop across the board for each version to spur sales.

Take it for what its worth. I did place a call to three of our total 7 stores and one in particular stated he was only getting 14 in. Not the 8 or 16 like I had read elsewhere...

[wampa8jedi]

They were taking 16 pre-orders at my local store, and I got in at number 7--w00t :)

[pimpinc333]

I'd say that it's more of a result of last year's insane 360 eBay prices as opposed to Sony marketing. I can envision at least half of the PS3's being preordered winding up on eBay as soon as they get them.

I actually think 3/4 of the systems will wind up on ebay.

[utopianmachine]

#2 on a list of 8. Or #3; they let the first guy order two as he used to work at that store. He had been there since 8:30 that morning, and I showed up at 9:50, ten minutes until the store openned. About two minutes later, two other dudes showed up. Then, about a minute before opening, fatty showed up, then after opening, one more. The rep counted us and said we were it for preorders.

My location is not doing a midnight launch, so I'm still planning on camping in front of a major retailer November 16-17 to try to get another one. Then, after I get one or strike out, I'll hit my GameStop.

One (scammy?) thing my GameStop was doing -- the rep said if you preorder a game with the system, that location has a better chance of getting all of its allocation. The more games that a store has preordered, the better chance on geting allocation. I let the guy sign me up for Untold Legends or something. Is this crap?

[Morpheus]

I'm number 3 at the Gamestop I preordered at. :D

[mmercer13]

I was 8 out of 8 at my store and PO'd the 20 GB. Damn that was close!!
Thanks to you guys for tipping me off.

[sephiroth1215]

That's what is on my receipt, asked for the 60 GB version. I think you have one too many 0s in there though.

The manager started letting us in early, around 8:45, and I ended up being #5 on the list. I'm starting to wonder whether or not I should have waited in front of the other Gamestop to get #2 / #3 instead, as no one was waiting there. Maybe I'm just too paranoid about stuff like this.

I was the same way. When I got to the mall the gamestop had not one person waiting outside but I wanted to wait at EB since it's better here and I'm #7 in line (some ass cut me) but I was #6 for 60gig.

I ok being #6 but I heard the manager talking about how we were still after employees and that's when I was worried that I should've just waited at GS and be 1st in line.

Can anyone ease our worries?

[Danimal]

Just got back from the EB at the Auburn Mall (Auburn, Massachusetts) and I got my preorder no problem at all. The guy there said they were only doing 14, and showing up at 9:58 netted me number 2. There were only 2 other people waiting outside the store when I got there; a woman who said she got there at 9:30 (she got number 1) and a guy who didn't seem to be there for the PS3 preorder. When I got there, he walked away from the door and sat on a bench, then when they opened the store he kind of slowly meandered in. I was waiting to see if he got in line for a preorder because I didn't want to jump his spot in line, but he just started looking around the store.

Man, I feel bad for everyone finding lines of 20+ people. That's what I expected to find, too. Couldn't believe it when I walked around the corner and there were just 2 people there.

Oh, by the way, the guy at my EB also asked if I wanted to preorder the $499 or $599 version, so hopefully preorders will get the version they ask for.

[botticus]

She apparently (this is when I really doubt her) stated that Sony is talking of a $100 price drop across the board for each version to spur sales.
Heh... spur sales of the 400k launch units? I think they're all spoken for.

[afedock]

they had 12 at the local eb and 2 at gamestop....I got there at 8 45 and was #16 in line. The damn mall opened up at 7am for "walkers" i just wish it said so on the door or on the website, as I would have been there at 7am. Anyways, the kid who was #2 in line sold his spot to some other guy for 600$ cash money 5 minutes before the store opened.

[animemaniac14]

i got there and some guy had paid his assistants to sit out there since like 8:00 this morning and wait...i was the third person in line and remained the 3rd person in line until about 9:45 AM. I was the 3rd person to pre-order a PS3 (which im sellin back onto ebay when i get it) and the store will be getting 8 units. WOOHOO!

[utopianmachine]

they had 12 at the local eb and 2 at gamestop....I got there at 8 45 and was #16 in line. The damn mall opened up at 7am for "walkers" i just wish it said so on the door or on the website, as I would have been there at 7am. Anyways, the kid who was #2 in line sold his spot to some other guy for 600$ cash money 5 minutes before the store opened.

Holy fucking shit. I wish I was that kid.

Oh, and I was definitely the only female at my location.

[chodax]

nice, who else got a preorder?

[pete5883]

Take it for what its worth. I did place a call to three of our total 7 stores and one in particular stated he was only getting 14 in. Not the 8 or 16 like I had read elsewhere...

Probably 16 - 2 that employees are getting.

[zero12]

Hmm, I've got a question if anyone has seen any official word on this. Are all stores (given the current info) going to get at least 8?

I asked the manager as I was preordering how many he was expecting to get, and he told me it was "against company policy" to say that, which obviously seems untrue given what everyone else here is saying. I might call later today and ask again.

[seththefallen]

I was first at one gamestop and then I got another pre-order at a different one right across the street ironically. Not so bad in my area, the lines that is. And yea, these are getting ebayed. Everyone in line said they are selling theirs. Nobody wants this thing for $600.

[DomLando]

Was first out of the 8 at my local EB. Any word on Wii? The manager told me he has numbers of how many they are getting allocated but could not reveal.

[Caliburn]

It's times like this that I wish I didn't work a 9 - 5...but my job pays fairly well and the savings I earn from staying at home just a little bit longer will go towards a next-gen system next year. eBay will be fun to watch this holiday, with the new systems nad Elmo TMX's.

I just wonder how many PS3/Wii empty boxes will sell for system MSRP? ;)

[Snake2715]

they had 12 at the local eb and 2 at gamestop....I got there at 8 45 and was #16 in line. The damn mall opened up at 7am for "walkers" i just wish it said so on the door or on the website, as I would have been there at 7am. Anyways, the kid who was #2 in line sold his spot to some other guy for 600$ cash money 5 minutes before the store opened.


Oh damn I would have jumped at that in a hurry (meaning sold my spot). That guy better hope he gets his early (to resell) unless he is truely buying it for a relative and wants to save by buying the spot now at $600 compared to later.

I wonder whats going to happen with ebay. I am guessing they will still be overpriced. I cant wait to see the game attach rate on these though..

I am also curious at to when the first preorder PS3 is going to go on ebay... it should appear today sometime I would think.

[ureadyforacold1]

i love how 6 months ago, 95/100 people on cag went bezerk on people selling these on ebay, now 95/100 people are going to sell these on ebay, bravo cag people, bravo, the gamerush flipping abandonment of hypocritical ethics phenomenon occurs once more

[cheapfrag]

I was #3 customer (#5 overall after employee pre-orders). The store opened up at 10 AM. The first guy in line got there at 8:45 AM, the second guy at 9:50 AM and I was there at 9:55 AM. Small town EB - but it looked like they were taking 16 pre-orders - and there were customers for all of them by 10:15 AM.

EDIT - BTW My store said they were taking pre-orders for the premium ($600) PS3 only

[Birakon]

i put 600 down on one, number 2 in line i waited from 830 to 10

[fff398]

just got back...

I went out at 6am....no one there....2 hours later at 8 am, one other person shows up with her baby...by 9 there were 4 people....the manager came, gave each one of us a number on a post it and said we could go down the street and get coffee...nice guy....came back at 10....4 new people were there....I had #1 so I went first....yep....2 people came in right at 10:00 didn't get their orders since there were only 8 at my store. and the manager got one for himself only

[Snake2715]

Probably 16 - 2 that employees are getting.


Yeah I figured that... actually wrote that and edited it out as I thought I read no employees were allowed but I must have been confused.

[cheapfrag]

i love how 6 months ago, 95/100 people on cag went bezerk on people selling these on ebay, now 95/100 people are going to sell these on ebay, bravo cag people, bravo, the gamerush flipping abandonment of hypocritical ethics phenomenon occurs once more
How do you know what happened 6 months ago? - you've only been here for 3 months.

[rcaido]

So do you think its best to ebay at launch or Christmas?

[A7las]

I was first at one gamestop and then I got another pre-order at a different one right across the street ironically. Not so bad in my area, the lines that is. And yea, these are getting ebayed. Everyone in line said they are selling theirs. Nobody wants this thing for $600.

The store manager at my local eb said that they had "ways" of finding out if someone did multiple preorders.

[kevgret]

Hey:

I came to work at my normal time. At 9:30am I took an early lunch and went across the street to my burlington center NJ location.

The EB was doing 16 preorders and gamestop was only doing 6. Gamestop had 7 people in line so I just went to EB and they were already open.

total wait time was 2 minutes. Not too bad after reading all of the stories on the campers...

Kevin

[pimpinc333]

i love how 6 months ago, 95/100 people on cag went bezerk on people selling these on ebay, now 95/100 people are going to sell these on ebay, bravo cag people, bravo, the gamerush flipping abandonment of hypocritical ethics phenomenon occurs once more

QFT. I personally like making money but with the PS3's it is just werid. Sure they will be sold out. I think only about 10% of the people who buy these actually want them. The other 90% will be on Ebay. I hope there are sooo many on ebay there will be minimal profit to be had. Thats what I expect anyways.

[malrock]

showed up at 9:45. Was the 9th person to preorder at the Ebgames in Fayetteville NC. 2 employees preordered and I was the 7th customer. The manager told me they were getting 12.... prolly bullshit

edit: i'm keeping mine, not going on ebay

[Ugamer_X]

Sitting in line right now, 2 people in front of me. I've been here since 6 but no one was in front of the store then so I walked around with my neighbor (he's one of those "walkers"). Guy next to me said the other gs and eb in the area were already packed at 7, so I guess people completely ignored the mall. Good for me.

[portnoyd]

Going the 'You're crazy' route, I got there at 5am. Only person to be seen. 1/14, got my premium pack reserved. By 7am there were 2 more, 8am 3 more on top of that. At 10am, there were 12. My store was getting 14, and apparently no employees were interested, so everyone will get a system... just no guarentee for a premium. This was in Passaic County, NJ.

Reports from other stores were similar numbers or slightly more. No idea about the malls though.. sure those were madhouses. Everyone on the line was going to sell, and even bragging about their 360 accomplishments last year. We're not unless the actual launch titles suck asshole.

[jalu6]

QFT. I personally like making money but with the PS3's it is just werid. Sure they will be sold out. I think only about 10% of the people who buy these actually want them. The other 90% will be on Ebay. I hope there are sooo many on ebay there will be minimal profit to be had. Thats what I expect anyways.

Oh, they'll sell. Im sure there are 400,000 whiney rich kids with lazy parents in this country to buy them all up, and I'm sure there are enough college kids/people with no jobs who have time to wait outside an EB on a Tuesday morning to sell it to them.

[rcaido]

So what do you think is the best place to go...The Mall which has an EB & Gamestop or the Gamestop across the street from the mall?

[Yoohoo1231]

I got mine today in Bristol CT. My Gamestop still has no clue what they're doing though.
I got there at 9 after dropping my little sister off at school and there was a guy there since 7, but nobody else. It was just me and him until somebody else showed up around 9:30. Then just before 10 a few more people showed up.
The guy in front of me ordered the PS3 "core" (whatever they're calling it) and the employee told everybody that was it for the preorders. I knew he was joking because there is no way they would only get one core. Long story short I'm #2 on the list and #1 for the premiums. Hooray me.
Now I just need them to take preorders for the Wii and my plan for world domination will be complete.

[DamingR]

I got mine. Of the 8 people who got pre-orders at my store only one person was planning on keeping it.

I think Ebay might well be flooded.

[toneroni]

damn the nyc ones were kinda tough. lotta campers. One store told me 8 yesterday. Damnit, now seeing that some stores got 16, I coulda been number 12 or so at one store if I went right when I got to work (shoulda just shown up to work late). The other EB had a sign saying all Preorders were filled and this was before 10am. Probably manager let them in early or employees got em all.

[Billservo]

Still no one waiting at my location... My brother saw campers at one then went to a mall and got in line at spot 7. This is west coast.

[botticus]

UPDATE:: Second round of preorders will start tomorrow. They only took half today becuase they wanted to see the demand/ lessen the hysteria. Be ready to camp out tonight if you didnt get one today. :bomb: :bomb:That would mean EB/GS is getting almost 100k PS3s (average of 12 per store x 2, some 4000 stores), which is a quarter of the North American allotment. I'm gonna go ahead and say no.

[xdl]

Got there at 9:15, 45 mins before opening at a low traffic store, was the 2nd one. By 10am there were 5 of us, leaving only 1 left when the store opened, and we sat around and watched people start to come in and get turned away (and laugh at the employees having to do it.) :D:D:D Surprisingly only two out of the 8 are looking to ebay theirs.

[salmonaxxx]

I got there at 9:30, and they were all gone. I was laying awake in bed debating if I should show up at 9 or 10AM, so I decided to split the difference. Bleh.

On the plus side, 50 extra bucks suddenly appeared on my Edge card. o_O Guess I'll be paying a little less for the PS3 when I get it in 2007 or whatever.

[Thomas96]

Mission accomplished!!!!!! I was number one at gamestop here in miami. I waited outside the store starting at 7:20am. around 8, other's started showing up. The girl who did the preorders put someone on the list, and made them number one... but I'm not worried about it because my receipt shows that I made my pre order on 10/10/06 @ 10:02am.

[salmonaxxx]

That would mean EB/GS is getting almost 100k PS3s (average of 12 per store x 2, some 4000 stores), which is a quarter of the North American allotment. I'm gonna go ahead and say no.

But why not? 1/4 going to the only national games-only retailer seems reasonable, at least to a non-business major like me.

[jpuma1]

i got mine. camped out at 6am with 2 other guys that got there at 3am and 1 guy who waited in the parking lot at 1:30am. i'm so fucking happy that i got mine. North jersey definitely swamped with people.

[alive741]

Yeah, I preordered one at gamestop and one at ebgames, i'm 8th and 4th. Think they'll know that I got one from each store since they're merged?

They both kept saying 1 per household, but I'd assume that's per company.

[jalu6]

i got mine. camped out at 6am with 2 other guys that got there at 3am and 1 guy who waited in the parking lot at 1:30am. i'm so fucking happy that i got mine. North jersey definitely swamped with people.

Just out of curiosity, which one did you go to? One of the high traffic ones like Route 17 or Hackensack, or one of the lesser known ones, like Midland Park?

[getmyrunon]

Yeah, I preordered one at gamestop and one at ebgames, i'm 8th and 4th. Think they'll know that I got one from each store since they're merged?

They both kept saying 1 per household, but I'd assume that's per company.

If you were dumb enough to use your same name, same address, and same phone number, they will definitely know it's you. They're one in the same now.

[jpuma1]

Yeah, I preordered one at gamestop and one at ebgames, i'm 8th and 4th. Think they'll know that I got one from each store since they're merged?

They both kept saying 1 per household, but I'd assume that's per company.

they might. here in jersey i had an employee who told us that in jersey they do background checks. if it's under the same name and address, they've cancelled preorders before and given it to the next in line. but that's just in jersey

[xnonfactor]

First in line @ EB Games in Dothan, AL. Got to the store around 9:30 am. By 10 there were 5 people in line. Paid my $100, got my receipt. WOOHOO!!!!

[jpuma1]

Just out of curiosity, which one did you go to? One of the high traffic ones like Route 17 or Hackensack, or one of the lesser known ones, like Midland Park?


not that much north, dude. Newark area, all swamped.

[fff398]

bleh now I realize im number 2 on my list...manager went first and got his order in before everyone else....you can see it at the top of the reciept

#StoreNumber/01-002

someone went before me :(

[DrAndonuts]

Yeah, showed up at 10:00am at EB in my mall and was number 2. Can't complain. My Gamestop across the street had about 10 people outside, but they still had one slot left as of 11:00am. So, if you're in Macon, GA, call Gamestop, they may still have one slot left.

[getmyrunon]

Struck out at the La Jolla UTC location. Got there at 7:20ish AM, noticed a fair amount of people camped out front, and took off.

There was one Asian mom there clearly waiting for her kid that looked so out of place amongst a bunch of pro campers (chairs, blankets, food).

[CheapyD]

That would mean EB/GS is getting almost 100k PS3s (average of 12 per store x 2, some 4000 stores), which is a quarter of the North American allotment. I'm gonna go ahead and say no.

That makes sense since (post merger) they account for 25% of all games sales in the USA. Walmart is another 25%.

[nmon3447]

That makes sense since (post merger) they account for 25% of all games sales in the USA. Walmart is another 25%.

Gah so does that mean i have to go back again tomorrow and suffer the same defeat!!! <clench fist>

[Stingercjc]

I had it easy, showed up at the mall in my smaller town around 10:15 or so, walked in to EB, the store was empty except for me and the manager.

Pre-ordered 60GB version, number one on the list. He then pre-ordered his own. Nice of him to let me go first I guess, but then again I do know him pretty well.

[Ricochet]

I went crazy with the stories of people camping last night and got to the Waterbury Gamestop (across from price chopper - not the one in the mall) at about 7. Was there for a while in my car until someone else showed, and then I decided to sit outside. We sat and talked games for an hour or so as some people came by and watched us in line, before driving away (looked like they wanted to preorder too). Around 8:45 an old man showed up to buy one for his 31 year old son, and at about 10 there were five of us in line total. I was first.

The manager came by earlier, however, and had absolutely no idea why me and the other guy were there. We told him about the preorder and he said he'd let us know "the official word." Right. Then the girl working there showed and we talked to her a bit - we both lucked out in that neither the manager or the girl wanted a ps3.

But here's the thing that confused the hell out of me - the manager came out and gave us slips indicating that we weren't guaranteed a system at launch. Everyone in line ended up asking a bunch of questions, and he told us the following (hopefully someone who actually works at a gamestop will help clear this up):

"We are only reserving 16 systems for launch. However, it is a first come, first serve basis and you are not guaranteed a system at launch. So lets say Sony only ships us 5 - it doesn't mean that the five of you will have those systems with your names on them. It'll be the first five people who preordered that show up to pick up a system. So if the 16th person shows up before the first, he'll get the system, so long as he has his preorder receipt. If we get 16, then there's no problem. There is no formal order, so it doesn't matter what place in line you're in. Just be here early on launch day and hope we have enough."

So it looks like, after camping for a few hours for a preorder, I'll have to camp for a few hours for launch. Shit.

In any case, my friend (who was number 3 in our line) had his girlfriend go to the EB across the street and she told us that once the doors opened, about 24 people came out of their cars to come in. Gamestop ftw.

I took pictures with my camera phone too of our meager line. Upload them a bit later.

[Capcom102]

I was about to hit the sack, but I decided to stroll around on some gaming sites. I was surfing around and casually saw that 1up had confirmed the rumors that the PS3 pre-orders were happening today. I raced down to the Gamestop on Stateline Rd, in Kansas City, MO at about 11:36 pm and found one person sitting there. I took it as a sign that I was ok to come back later for some reason, luckily when I came back at around 3 a.m. only one other person had strolled up.

The two guys and myself were really the only people there until about 8, which was making me wonder why I had even decided to show up so early. Then two more showed up at 9 and then the steady stream. What I really appreciated was that the manager was pretty upfront with us and told us that 6 were available. No jumping through hoops, or giving us speil on not being guaranteed a system at launch. What sucked for the guy that was initially number 2 was that he was there with his son, so they wouldn't allow him to pick up the system which bumped me to #2, and made someone else's day.

Overall the way it was handled was pretty well in KC, MO. They took a little long to open the door, and it was only one at a time X-P, but overall it was handled pretty well.

[nmon3447]

Out of all the horror stories it seems like it plagues some areas... i guess i should move to a more rural environment.

[lee337]

QFT. I personally like making money but with the PS3's it is just werid. Sure they will be sold out. I think only about 10% of the people who buy these actually want them. The other 90% will be on Ebay. I hope there are sooo many on ebay there will be minimal profit to be had. Thats what I expect anyways.


When I preordered today, the store manager/employee gave us a big speech on how "pre order does not guarantee...blah, blah" and mentioned that Ebay was not allowing PS3's this year. That they were cracking down on people selling them. Now wether or not you plan on selling them is one thing, but I smell a lot of BS in this. One, has anyone else heard of this? Two, does Ebay have a history on limiting items to sell of this nature (electroinic equipment/toys/games)?

[strayfoxx]

Got one. Arrived at the Gamestop at 2:30 am and promptly fell asleep in my two door del Sol. Woke up at 5am and saw a person waiting and talked with him until 10...

2nd on the list, and the fact that my license plate says L-ZELDA gave me away a mile away. Thanks for the help fellow CAG'ers...

[getmyrunon]

While I would LOVE to see that happen (Ebay block the PS3 sales), truth is that they make a killing off them (look at the statistics from last year's 360 sellings). They would never deny themselves that kind of profit.

[Bazz]

Does anyone even know who pre-order what system model they're getting. Eb/Gamestop I bet doesn't even know what they're getting exactly.

[botticus]

That makes sense since (post merger) they account for 25% of all games sales in the USA. Walmart is another 25%.Does that mean the remaining 20,000 stores in the country are splitting 300k units? I just don't recall EB stores getting 2 or 3 times as many 360s as Best Buy, Walmart, Target, etc. Though I guess if they're only distributing to the major retailers this time through, that would be more understandable.

[utopianmachine]

When I preordered today, the store manager/employee gave us a big speech on how "pre order does not guarantee...blah, blah" and mentioned that Ebay was not allowing PS3's this year. That they were cracking down on people selling them. Now wether or not you plan on selling them is one thing, but I smell a lot of BS in this. One, has anyone else heard of this? Two, does Ebay have a history on limiting items to sell of this nature (electroinic equipment/toys/games)?

That sounds like crap. Ebay limits stuff that's illegal, such as rom stuff and so forth. Selling a PS3 isn't illegal. It's highly profitable for both ourselves and eBay. Talk about page hits and listing/final value fees.

[malrock]

bleh now I realize im number 2 on my list...manager went first and got his order in before everyone else....you can see it at the top of the reciept

#StoreNumber/01-002

someone went before me :(


Wait, so that 002 # is your place in the preorder line? Mine says 006, but they told me i was the 9th person.... hmm

[kevgret]

When I preordered today, the store manager/employee gave us a big speech on how "pre order does not guarantee...blah, blah" and mentioned that Ebay was not allowing PS3's this year. That they were cracking down on people selling them. Now wether or not you plan on selling them is one thing, but I smell a lot of BS in this. One, has anyone else heard of this? Two, does Ebay have a history on limiting items to sell of this nature (electroinic equipment/toys/games)?


Yeah, that would make perfect sense that ebay will give up it's profit by not allowing any PS3 listings.

Ebay made lots of money off of the xbox 360 last year. I highly doubt that they are going to "ban" any type of holiday item that makes them money.

Kevin

[Stingermck]

Yeah considering eBay will take about 10% off what you make on the back end, I don't see them banning PS3's.

What you do have to worry about are those fuck Er's who will buy it and never pay, which is happening on a lot of expensive auctions lately.

[Shadow780]

pre-ordered, NYC Flushing

I was #4, been there since 11pm on the 9th

The manager was cool, he says if there's no big changes from Sony, all 8 of us will guarantee a console on launch date, and he will hold them for as long as 24 hours.:applause:

[Sixtail]

It's possable as Sony could indeed make a 'deal' with Ebay and the other sites to pretty much stick a big old knife in the backs of the resellers. The question is, will Ebay bite?

I almost hope they do, because the lolz from angry resellers would be fantastic. Best lulz would result if they waited 24 hours before offical launch.

[Zingela]

Wait, so that 002 # is your place in the preorder line? Mine says 006, but they told me i was the 9th person.... hmm

Transaction number does not equal reservation number--there may have been employee reservations before you (though it should be a max of two).
Maybe they were "holding" a reservation for someone, who knows. Could have been processing pennied out items.

There's a couple possibilities of why the first reservation (or so on) is not the first transaction of the day.

[mykevermin]

Does anyone even know who pre-order what system model they're getting. Eb/Gamestop I bet doesn't even know what they're getting exactly.

The manager at the store I preordered at (#13 of 16) claims that the allocation will match what is ordered: if you get 16/16 60GB systems, that's what they will get. If you order 5/16 60GB, the other 11 will be 20GB. I'm not positive it's true, but he's a somewhat reliable dude from my experience.

When I went in to PO, he was on the phone with one of two people they caught preordering at multiple stores - so they had to cancel the preorders! :lol:

[bmsdaddy]

Pre-ordered, Woodbury MN. Ordered: Tony Hawk 8, Resistance-Fall of Man, and Call of Duty 3. Paid in full nothing to do but wait now.

[GMaxx]

Just out of curiosity, which one did you go to? One of the high traffic ones like Route 17 or Hackensack, or one of the lesser known ones, like Midland Park?


Here in Northern NJ most malls have at least one Gamestop and one EB games. Mine has two Gamestops and one EBgames.

I figured everybody would go to the ones downstairs and thus went to the one upstairs at 9:45am. SCORE!

Thanks for the info fellow CAGers!!!

[robbart914]

Wait, so that 002 # is your place in the preorder line? Mine says 006, but they told me i was the 9th person.... hmm

Probably the sixth for your version then (the 20 or 60). I was the first one in line, and mine says two as well. But then, I actually SAW the manager/worker's receipt lying in plain sight on the counter. Right by his register. Conspicuously covered, save for a "100.00" at the bottom. Yeah, wonder what that's for ;)

But I can deal with being number two for the 60. At least they didn't sell all 8 systems to the store employees. He was taking a list of the names on a sheet of paper as well, and I got number one on that one. Lady right after me? Number 3. So I guess he and I are switched up there so as not to be so obvious, since that list's probably being used as a reference for other employees and such.

Oh, and of course, thanks CAG for letting me in on the info for this deal. I waited about two hours, but I can't even imagine what it would have been like to find one of these this year otherwise.

[LinkinPrime]

Damn. I'm stuck at lunch till 12pm...

Guess I'll call the stores around me at 12pm and see what happens. They are usually dead around my work during the week but we'll see.

[MugenNoKaze]

Whoa whoa whoa, there's lines just for preorders alone? LOL. >_>

Well hopefully I'll be in luck today. I'll stop by my GS around lunch time or so after classes.

WISH ME LUCK. ^^

[magictoilet]

I'm in the west coast. I live in a fairly small but heavily populated gaming town. I get out of class at 11 o clock, should I still go?

[prmononoke]

As soon as I saw this post, I called my GS employee friend to confirm, and he did confirm, so now, after many long, long hours, here I am. Anyway, I got to my Gamestop at about 11:30 last night, and reserved the 60 GB PS3 today. I was the fourth one. Now I have to go to class....

[trent82]

for those thinking about selling them on ebay, make it a fixed price listing, make it paypal only, use the "immediate payment required" feature, only accept payments from confirmed addresses, only accept ebay payments through the auction link within paypal, and only sell to buyers within the US.

then, when you sell it, package the item very well and print very clearly. use various USPS services. make sure you get an online tracking number, get a return receipt, signature confirmation, insurance, and maybe even other services.

i'm not positive, but if you do all of those things, i think it would be pretty hard for someone to scam you. does anyone see any possible loop holes in what i just said? are there any safer options?

i'm not sure if i'm gonna keep the system, ebay it, or possibly just cancel my pre-order...but i'm 6th on the list (i would have been 4th if it wasn't for the eb employees putting themselves first and second on the list...that shouldn't be allowed).

[Snake2715]

It would be funny if Sony purposely took the bad heat and said they were only going ot have 400,000 systems when in reality they ahd the 1 million or whatever... This way there is a big preorder frenzy then another frenzy when people find out theres an "additional" 600,000 units to be had.. Then all this negative publicity would be forgotten I bet.

[VanillaGorilla]

While I would LOVE to see that happen (Ebay block the PS3 sales), truth is that they make a killing off them (look at the statistics from last year's 360 sellings). They would never deny themselves that kind of profit.Why would you like to see that, because you're jealous of the money some people would make? Get over it people. you want a PS3 because you wanna play the games? Then get their before the ones who are going to sell them, it's that simple. You're not entitled to anything, it's first come, first serve, and what those people do with their systems is their own damn business.

[ofacto]

for those thinking about selling them on ebay, make it a fixed price listing, make it paypal only, use the "immediate payment required" feature, only accept payments from confirmed addresses, only accept ebay payments through the auction link within paypal, and only sell to buyers within the US.

then, when you sell it, package the item very well and print very clearly. use various USPS services. make sure you get an online tracking number, get a return receipt, signature confirmation, insurance, and maybe even other services.

i'm not positive, but if you do all of those things, i think it would be pretty hard for someone to scam you. does anyone see any possible loop holes in what i just said? are there any safer options?

i'm not sure if i'm gonna keep the system, ebay it, or possibly just cancel my pre-order...but i'm 6th on the list (i would have been 4th if it wasn't for the eb employees putting themselves first and second on the list...that shouldn't be allowed).

Good advice, but I wouldn't use USPS. I'd go with FedEX ground or UPS. Their rates are cheaper and they have much better package tracking.

[trent82]

Whoa whoa whoa, there's lines just for preorders alone? LOL. >_>

Well hopefully I'll be in luck today. I'll stop by my GS around lunch time or so after classes.

WISH ME LUCK. ^^i live in a redneck town and our eb opened at 10, and by 10:45 they already had 15 of their 16 pre-orders filled. outlook not so good.

[Sofa King Cheap]

But here's the thing that confused the hell out of me - the manager came out and gave us slips indicating that we weren't guaranteed a system at launch. Everyone in line ended up asking a bunch of questions, and he told us the following (hopefully someone who actually works at a gamestop will help clear this up):

"We are only reserving 16 systems for launch. However, it is a first come, first serve basis and you are not guaranteed a system at launch. So lets say Sony only ships us 5 - it doesn't mean that the five of you will have those systems with your names on them. It'll be the first five people who preordered that show up to pick up a system. So if the 16th person shows up before the first, he'll get the system, so long as he has his preorder receipt. If we get 16, then there's no problem. There is no formal order, so it doesn't matter what place in line you're in. Just be here early on launch day and hope we have enough."

So it looks like, after camping for a few hours for a preorder, I'll have to camp for a few hours for launch. Shit.



Got the same BS at the GameStop I went to (3rd in line). Employee working the counter made us jot down our name, address, phone, and email before taking our order. He also entered in our name, phone, and email in the computer while taking our order. When I requested he write down my pre-order spot in line and put his initials on the receipt he refused to do so. I asked him, "So, anyone who preorders today after me has the same spot in line as me?" and he said "Yes".

However, my cousin was at an EB Games accross the street (he also was 3rd in line) and wasn't given the special piece of paper and speech. He didn't have to jot down anything on paper, the employee only asked for his name and number while ringing him up. When he requested the employee to write down his spot in line and put his initials on the receipt, he obliged.

[Ejaywillie]

horray for crappy delaware, Im number 2!

[almasy82]

number 2 here behind the manager :-)

[SaraAB]

Ebay ENCOURAGES the sale of hot holiday items on ebay, provided its not illegal or against one of their policies which the ps3 is not. Whoever said that is totally lying and is just trying to stop people from making a profit off them, in fact he probably preordered a ps3 for himself just so he could make a profit on ebay.

What i think should be done, and yes it would be totally evil if it ever happened, is for sony to sell their short supply of consoles directly on ebay themselves, thus eliminating the middle man (the consumer). Since the money from ebay sales is going into the consumer's pocket sony would be stupid if they did not sell their consoles exclusively on ebay.

[dserafin1986]

Checked around here(I'm in King of Prussia, PA)...They all sold out their preorders within minutes...This is going to be incredible...The PS3 launch will far surpass the madness that was the 360 launch...Nintendo better have 11 million units shipping, because if they do...They are going to clean house

[P dad]

Any one have any idea if this is going to happen in Hawaii due to the previous BS pre order deal where you needed only trade in.??????

[platano]

Well I got the last preorder at the North Bergen, NJ store. Before allowing the preorders to being the manager stated that they were getting 14 total systems and that 7 were premium and 7 core systems. I got in for the last Core system.

at 9:15am I was the last one with a guaranteed one.

[pinebarrens]

Success! I was the second in line.:)

[Ricochet]

Pics ahead!

Took this one after waiting an hour or so, thinking no one was going to show up. I was going to post a funny "Here was my wait" type of thing:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8599/1010060656of2.th.jpg (http://img175.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1010060656of2.jpg)

For about an hour it was just me and the guy sitting next to me, until an older guy showed up (image has been WLAized):

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/433/1010060929copyle4.th.jpg (http://img183.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1010060929copyle4.jpg)

This was the final total of the line minutes before the place opened. Most everyone was on their cells securing other PS3s:
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5149/1010060941ds4.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1010060941ds4.jpg)

Not as exciting as a 20 person line, but I wanted to take a few shots just in case. And sure enough, Cheapy asked - and I dare not defy Cheapy.

[dserafin1986]

Ebay sellers make sure that you cover your ass, and insure it, return receipt, signature confirmation and all of that...Buyers have all the power with Paypal, even if you've been Ebaying for years.

[A7las]

Got the same BS at the GameStop I went to (3rd in line). Employee working the counter made us jot down our name, address, phone, and email before taking our order. He also entered in our name, phone, and email in the computer while taking our order. When I requested he write down my pre-order spot in line and put his initials on the receipt he refused to do so. I asked him, "So, anyone who preorders today after me has the same spot in line as me?" and he said "Yes".

However, my cousin was at an EB Games accross the street (he also was 3rd in line) and wasn't given the special piece of paper and speech. He didn't have to jot down anything on paper, the employee only asked for his name and number while ringing him up. When he requested the employee to write down his spot in line and put his initials on the receipt, he obliged.

Yeah, they only took my name and number. I really don't want to have to go through the same crap to get the actual system at launch, but I suppose it won't be as bad because only 14 of us will be waiting in line.

[thund3rh4wk]

Yes!! I found this thread at 10:05, called 5 EB/GS in the area and all were sold out except for one store that had 5 units left. I just got up and left work and was down there in 15 min, and pre-ordered unit 14 of 14!

Thanks CAG!

[Rig]

I just got back. Here's my morning:

2:00AM --- I contemplate going out in the cold this early. I want a preorder, but not bad enough to leave my warm apartment. I set my alarm for 6:30 and put in a couple hours of sleep.

6:35AM --- Throw layers of clothes on and drive across town.

6:50AM --- I stop by the first EB location, to check out the line. I count twelve people. Afraid that they might not have that many, I turn around and head for the mall location.

7:05AM --- Walk into the mall and see the elderly off on their morning walks. Get up to EB...and there's only one other person there! This is gonna be great!

8:00AM --- The other person in line starts talking to me. It turns out he's a CAG! (sainrub)

8:05AM --- Two more people show up.

8:55AM --- An EB employee whom I recognize comes out and tells us only the first person in line (sainrub) will be getting a PS3. They only have one for preorder, and the other two are going to employees. He tells the three of us to try the other store.

9:05AM --- I get back to the first EB. I am now 15th in line.

9:15AM --- An EB employees comes out and says they will have 16 systems! :D I'm ecstatic!

9:20AM --- I begin talking to the employee, and tell him what happened at the mall location. He tells me that store received two for employees, and eight for preorders. He then tells us that them turning the three of us down was bullshit, and we should've been able to preorder there. He's a really nice guy, and he promises us that store will be reprimanded, as well as the employee that turned us away.

10:30AM --- I finally walk out of the store with my receipt in hand.

The people in line were really friendly today. I feel really bad for the people that headed to the mall location after us, only to get turned down. (A few of them showed up later in our line, but were told the bad news.)

All of us in line got the 60GB version. And if I understood correctly, it didn't matter what # we were in line; if they only get 12, it's a free-for-all the night of the launch. (Whoever is first...) I might be wrong, but that's how it sounded.

[Mr Peanut]

I'm sitting outside an EBGames in Vegas on Maryland Pkwy across the street from Best Buy. I'm the first in line and got here around 8:30.

There's only one other guy in line with me.

[Ricochet]

Got the same BS at the GameStop I went to (3rd in line). Employee working the counter made us jot down our name, address, phone, and email before taking our order. He also entered in our name, phone, and email in the computer while taking our order. When I requested he write down my pre-order spot in line and put his initials on the receipt he refused to do so. I asked him, "So, anyone who preorders today after me has the same spot in line as me?" and he said "Yes".

However, my cousin was at an EB Games accross the street (he also was 3rd in line) and wasn't given the special piece of paper and speech. He didn't have to jot down anything on paper, the employee only asked for his name and number while ringing him up. When he requested the employee to write down his spot in line and put his initials on the receipt, he obliged.

I really would like to get to the bottom of this, and the only reason I'm replying is so that the issue is "bumped up" so to speak. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

[rsigley]

damn was 11th in line, only got 10

but my friend was at another store (broad st. in elizabeth) and he said there was 2 people, so i drove over there and got one

got lucky :)

[Danimal]

for those thinking about selling them on ebay, make it a fixed price listing, make it paypal only, use the "immediate payment required" feature, only accept payments from confirmed addresses, only accept ebay payments through the auction link within paypal, and only sell to buyers within the US.

then, when you sell it, package the item very well and print very clearly. use various USPS services. make sure you get an online tracking number, get a return receipt, signature confirmation, insurance, and maybe even other services.

i'm not positive, but if you do all of those things, i think it would be pretty hard for someone to scam you. does anyone see any possible loop holes in what i just said? are there any safer options?

i'm not sure if i'm gonna keep the system, ebay it, or possibly just cancel my pre-order...but i'm 6th on the list (i would have been 4th if it wasn't for the eb employees putting themselves first and second on the list...that shouldn't be allowed).
That all sounds good to me, but then again, I've never sold anything on ebay. I'm not sure what I'll do with my preorder, either. I've been thinking about ebaying it, as I could really use the money- but it's funny how buzzed I got as soon as I had the preorder in hand....it was that "Oh man, I can't wait to play this" feeling I remember from past console launches. I have a buddy that I've been telling for the past year that I wasn't going to get one (at least not to keep) on launch day, and he's been laughing at me the whole time, saying "Yeah, right". Of course, he didn't get a preorder today, so I guess I have the last laugh.

[monstericreated]

Well, I was second in line... I really, REALLY hope it's not a free-for-all on launch day. That would be really unnerving. This morning was so stressful! I think it was worth it, though. We'll see what happens. Thanks, OP for tipping us off. I dunno what I'd do without you guys.

[Draccius]

#3 at my store. More people showed up than they had preorders, but I didn't stay for the ensuing drama.

[bstan21]

EB Games in Independence (KC), MO only took two preorders plus the managers. I got there at about six and there was one other guy there, who immediately said, "Do you read fatwallet or something?" Little did I know I was in for a morning of Fatwellet and slickdeal stories, this is what this guy does. He is an EBAY powerseller or something like that and had 16 Elmo's in his car. He was on the phone all morning bugging about other stores and what they had.

Anyway, he had gotten there about ten minutes earlier, I was second, and nobody else showed up until about 8. All in all about six other guys showed up until the manager came out and said 'two of you are pre-ordering, no more'. He let us two in the store and then at ten did his pre-order first, and then our two. As he was finishing up, his buddy came in and they talked for a while. I left but can't help but think that that buddy will get one.

All in all a good morning, number 2 behind the manager, but its interesting that he capped it at just 2. He said it was a decent volume store (1.5 mil I think).

[bobbyblane]

Ended up at #2 at my store. Didn't arrive until 10:30, and the first guy was just finishing up his preorder... gotta love Iowa. Big thanks to the OP for pointing this out

[darkrage]

I got one 7 of 14.

[Dr Mario Kart]

Got #1. I was by myself from Midnight to 6 am, and by 7 am there were 20 people there. When I got in I said I was there for the new Barbie Horse Adventures.

[M3wThr33]

Well that was a long night.

So it turns out the Crossroads GS was not taking pre-orders.
I got it at the RTC EB just fine, although the guy charged for the Discount card which I already had, be he insisted I needed it. I'll return it later when he's not working.

But I got $100 down on a $600 PS3 and $5 down on Resistance: Fall of Man.

#4 of 10, I guess....

[lurknomore]

Drove by three stores...saw 7-8 people outside of each....too lazy to wait in line for a half an hour....so I drove around and got some breakfast.

I'd rather not shop at an EB or GameStop, so I'm hoping for a situation like the 360s, where retailers unloaded some online. I'm too lazy, and too old at 30 to wait in line.

[jesusjones]

When I pre-ordered my PS3 at EB locally, they had 16 slots available for pre-orders...no more were going to be taken. I talked to the clerk, who is fairly knowledgable about things, and was told that they do expect to get the full 16 systems allotted unless something out of their control occurs, ie. the PS3 Fairy goes on strike. However, in the event that not all the systems were sent to their store, it would certainly be a 'get there first the day of launch' deal. They DO plan on doing the Midnight launch thing, as well.

All that had to be given was name/phone number/money at the EB I went to. They are hoping you will also reserve a game for 5 bucks, but no one was doing that where I was at.

Also, I have info from another source (guy who works with distributors) that there are about only 400,000 units being shipped for the Xmas rush, which will basically be gobbled up by the big box stores. Get ready for more Captain Insano lines and evil Skullduggery by those unfortunate enough to have to sit for hours waiting at BB/Target/WalMart. Perhaps BB will again try to shill $600 laptops to the ppl who don't get systems?

[Vinny]

I didn't go... I knew I could've probably gotten on the list but I was afraid of what would happen on launch day. I know that I won't be able to get any friends or family to go with me and I'm not a big guy by any means. I'd definitely get jumped by someone.:lol:

I think I can wait a month or two to play it. I'll have Gears of War and LoZ to keep me busy.

[Apossum]

this is going to be nuts. I may have to wait at BB or Circuit City.

[r1s3n]

went to 4 different ebgames/gamestops in my area and nothing. I wasn't terribly surprised by this though. So if you live in the NoVA, Springfield area and you reserved one then you sir disgust me.

r1s3n

[botticus]

Called the Mayfield EB and GS today on a whim, but they were long filled up. Oh well.

[Michaellvortega]

Rolled up to EB at 9:30 with 6 people already in line. They only had 7 systems so everyone clapped and congratulated me on being a the last person to join their line.

[Reality's Fringe]

Got#1, showed up at around 8. By the time the store was open, they had more than enough to fill all 8 units. WHAM, 60GB baby.

[icecubedx5]

My husband is in line at another store and he is #6. He just called and asked me if he should preorder the $500 console or the $600 console??? Any help as I know nothing about the ps3.....

Saw this on SD. Worth a laugh.

[bryankot]

I got to the great mall milpitas store at 845am... Turns out they were sold out of 16 ps3s at 6am. Damn you all and your small towns. At least there aren't going to be any good games for it. Would have been nice to fuck some rich bastard over on ebay though.

No one was around and for a second I thought I might be one of the few people in line. I asked through the bars "so you guys are doing the ps3 preorders?" And they gave me simpsons comic book guy attitude. I hate gamestop.

[AshesofWake]

camping out for pre-orders :rofl: it doesn't get any better than this :rofl:

[zero_bit]

I forgot my local Gamestop opened at 9 instead of 10. I pulled up at around 8 and was #16 of 16. The employee didn't reserve any for other employees and got bitched out by her manager for it.

The manager said they give priority to people who reserve more crap, but I don't know if that's a ploy to get more reservations or what. Either way I reserved 4 games. :applause:

[chior]

Called the Mayfield EB and GS today on a whim, but they were long filled up. Oh well.ha, sorry to hear that. I showed up around 11am, #4 on a 8-slot EB. My friend got #8 on a 16-slot GS. I should have been there on 10am and then could be the #1 ( i called that EB around 9:50am, the manager told me that nobody was there). Sorry to hear that people are going nuts and camping out for preorders. Crazy!!!

[Nugzy]

On my way to Lowes this morning, there was an EB in the same shopping center. I walked around at around 9:55 as they were about to open. There was a few guys waiting. I managed to get something like #6. Wasnt really intending on getting a PS3 but I guess now I will. Must be my lucky day.

[pinoy530]

I'm #1 at my EB. I got there at 8:15 and no one showed up til 9. Watching Heroes and playing Phoenix Wright made the time go by quickly. When the store opened there were only 5 people in line and there were 7 spots.

[slimpip]

As usual when I have to do something in the morning.... I tried to finish up Season 2 of Lost last night and over slept this morning.

Wal-Mart camping for me.