Halo 4 Pre-order Bonuses & Deals - Releases 11/6/12

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[preview][IMG-R=5838]28701[/IMG-R]Halo 4 is out next week to great reviews. Check out our listing of Halo 4 pre-order bonuses and deals.[/preview]
Release Date 11/6/12

Pre-order bonus information from Halo Waypoint forums & Halopedia
All retailers include free shipping.

Sync Your AMEX with Your X360/Gamertag and Beat Halo 4 on Normal, Get $35 & More

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Amazon $59.00
$10 Amazon Instant Video Credit
Skin: Web Armor: CIO
Emblem: Spartan
Emblem: Bulletproof


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Best Buy $59.99
$20 in Reward Certificates for Gamers Club Unlocked members
Skin: Raptor Armor: Venator
Skin: Dead Eye helmet skin
Poster: Master Chief Poster


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GameStop $59.99
Skin: Forest Armor: HAZOP
Skin: Arctic Weapon: Battle Rifle


:360: Microsoft Store $59.99
$25 off next Microsoft Store purchase
Skin: Pulse Armor: Gungnir

:360: Microsoft Store (B&M) $54.99
$25 Gift Card for the Microsoft Store
Skin: Pulse Armor: Gungnir


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Walmart $59.99 Limited Edition $99.96
$4.99 Vudu credit
Skin: Oceanic Armor (Circuit)


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Newegg $47.99 [requires coupon code EMCJJNH48 - EXPIRES 11/4]
No Bonuses


FRYS $49.99 [no free shipping, $2.99 for economy]
No Bonuses
 
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Some info for you guys.

1. This is important and not a lot of people know this. eBay employees can read your personal messages with the click of a mouse. So if you think you are slick by saying in your listing that you will mail a piece of paper with the code on it, and then go ahead and message someone the code, then you are going to get caught if they look into you. I know this for a fact.

2. You are never 100% safe selling DLC on eBay. There is no possible way to prove to eBay that your code was legit once it has been used and any buyer at any time can complain that it doesn't work. You can provide all the tracking or list it in any way you want, and that won't change this fact.

3. eBay is the least compassionate and least understanding company ever. Don't think you can reason with them in any way, shape, or form. They don't care about you, and they will screw over innocent sellers without thinking twice if it benefits them in any way. You can follow their policy 100% to an a 'T' and if the gaming company complains, they will remove your listing without a thought. A lot of removed listings are game developer employees going around marking auctions because they are angry and bitter that people are profiting off their stuff. eBay will always choose the side that benefits them over the other. Even if you are a 10 year seller with 100% feedback and 5.0 marks across the board. You are just a fly on a wall to them and if you get banned from eBay they will treat you like trash. They won't answer your emails and they will essentially tell you to **** off if you call their customer service.

So in short, yes, selling your DLC is a good way to get a percentage of all your game purchases, but you are playing with fire whether you follow the rules perfectly or not. You are basically dealing with the mafia. You can do everything the mafia asks, but at any point in time they can change the rules on you and have you scrambling leaving you totally ****ed.
 
[quote name='ShadowAssassin']Some info for you guys.

1. This is important and not a lot of people know this. eBay employees can read your personal messages with the click of a mouse. So if you think you are slick by saying in your listing that you will mail a piece of paper with the code on it, and then go ahead and message someone the code, then you are going to get caught if they look into you. I know this for a fact.

2. You are never 100% safe selling DLC on eBay. There is no possible way to prove to eBay that your code was legit once it has been used and any buyer at any time can complain that it doesn't work. You can provide all the tracking or list it in any way you want, and that won't change this fact.

3. eBay is the least compassionate and least understanding company ever. Don't think you can reason with them in any way, shape, or form. They don't care about you, and they will screw over innocent sellers without thinking twice if it benefits them in any way. You can follow their policy 100% to an a 'T' and if the gaming company complains, they will remove your listing without a thought. A lot of removed listings are game developer employees going around marking auctions because they are angry and bitter that people are profiting off their stuff. eBay will always choose the side that benefits them over the other. Even if you are a 10 year seller with 100% feedback and 5.0 marks across the board. You are just a fly on a wall to them and if you get banned from eBay they will treat you like trash. They won't answer your emails and they will essentially tell you to **** off if you call their customer service.

So in short, yes, selling your DLC is a good way to get a percentage of all your game purchases, but you are playing with fire whether you follow the rules perfectly or not. You are basically dealing with the mafia. You can do everything the mafia asks, but at any point in time they can change the rules on you and have you scrambling leaving you totally ****ed.[/QUOTE]

What if they openly admit to redeeming the code in eBay messaging? I'm a first time eBay seller, and I just sold my FOTUS armor to someone. Can this prevent them from winning a SNAD case if they do make an SNAD case
 
Potentially, but there is a good chance their "specialists" will not want to put in the time to adequately check something like messages. A few months ago I would say unlikely, but eBay "supposedly" adopted a stronger seller-protection policy now. But something tells me it is all placating and BS anyway.

There basically is no sure-fire way to sell DLC on eBay without any risk whatsoever. Just follow the rules the best you can and hope game developers aren't out marking listings because of greed/jealousy/bitterness or rival sellers aren't doing the same and hope buyers don't lie to rip you off. That's all you can really do, trust me.
 
[quote name='ShadowAssassin']Potentially, but there is a good chance their "specialists" will not want to put in the time to adequately check something like messages. A few months ago I would say unlikely, but eBay "supposedly" adopted a stronger seller-protection policy now. But something tells me it is all placating and BS anyway.

There basically is no sure-fire way to sell DLC on eBay without any risk whatsoever. Just follow the rules the best you can and hope game developers aren't out marking listings because of greed/jealousy/bitterness or rival sellers aren't doing the same and hope buyers don't lie to rip you off. That's all you can really do, trust me.[/QUOTE]

Well I called today about why the funds were still pending and he looked up the messages between me and the buyer for some reason then he said that my account is fine and that I should contact PayPal about my funds being pending still, then I called PayPal and they just said since I just opened my account I had verified my email yet so I was good to go then. I mean, idk if who I talked to on the phone at eBay but I know he was able to look at the messages
 
What are u guys doing about the season pass? Just straight up paying 2k points for the 3maps or what? Will that include other maps too?
 
[quote name='JohnWayne']Well I called today about why the funds were still pending and he looked up the messages between me and the buyer for some reason then he said that my account is fine and that I should contact PayPal about my funds being pending still, then I called PayPal and they just said since I just opened my account I had verified my email yet so I was good to go then. I mean, idk if who I talked to on the phone at eBay but I know he was able to look at the messages[/QUOTE]

All new eBay seller accounts make you wait a couple weeks for your funds to be available or after the buyer gives you a positive feedback. It's some stupid asinine rule for protection against fraud or something.

Also, one last random tip. Don't believe eBay's messages about them saying "We are not monitoring your account" because they are. If you ever get on their radar, they will monitor your account closely. They will send you unprompted messages telling you they aren't, but that is akin to you calling a detective after a murder when you aren't even a suspect and telling him that you didn't commit the murder so don't bother to question me.

I know for a fact they monitor accounts that they have on their "radar". Pretty much once you've had a listing removed or have been reported by someone, you are on their radar.
 
[quote name='IamPro']What are u guys doing about the season pass? Just straight up paying 2k points for the 3maps or what? Will that include other maps too?[/QUOTE]Its 3 map packs with 3 maps in each pack

Halo 4 War Games Map Pass
Content includes “Crimson, Majestic & Castle Map Packs” plus 2 in-game helmets and an emblem at a special value.

Crimson, set to launch in December, includes Wreckage, Harvest and Shatter maps. Majestic includes Landfall, Monolith and Skyline, and is set to launch in February. Castle has Daybreak, Outcast and Perdition, set for April.

I had couple hundred MS pts that were about to expire (got them from Xbox Rewards last year http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=292253 ) so I went ahead and bought the pass for 2000 pts. I'll get back 100 pts from Xbox Rewards for spending 1500+ pts on Halo content so its basically 1900 pts which isn't too bad plus you get more points for playing online: http://rewards.xbox.com/halo-4/
 
Preordered the LE from Amazon and got the cool CIO armor with Web skin. A buddy hooked me up with his 7 codes from Gamestop order. All of the armor can be unlocked but the preorder skins seem to be unique, for now. Still looking to get the Best Buy, Walmart, and Microsoft Store skins. I do have an extra Bulletproof Emblem & Halo 4 Longbow Premium Dashboard Theme to trade for an armor skin.
 
So I had yet to get my pulse armor and today I get this email. WTF!
Definitely not a billing issues either.

The following item(s) have been cancelled from your order:
Product SKU: DHF-00285
Product Name: Halo 4 Customizable Pulse Armor Skin
Quantity Ordered: 1
Reason for Cancellation:


If the order was cancelled at your request, you do not need to take any other steps and we hope you will visit us again soon at www.microsoftstore.com.
If you feel this order was cancelled in error, we regret any inconvenience and ask you to please consider one of the following options:
If the order was cancelled due to your payment method not being authorized, you may need to contact your financial institution for assistance and notify them you will be resubmitting your order, or use a different credit card to place your order.
Visit www.microsoftstore.com to place your order again. Contact us at Sales and Support or 1-877-696-7786 for assistance from one of our representatives.
You can review this order in your account. Please note that it may take 24 hours before cancellations are reflected on our website. Additional Questions?
View our help pages, read our return policy, and view your account online.
Please note: This email message was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message.
Sincerely,
Microsoft Store Customer Service
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I still got the Dead eye helmet code to trade for other Halo 4 codes. Looking to trade for either pulse armor, web armor, or locus helmet. PM me.
 
[quote name='wampa8jedi']Still no codes at all from Amazon--they're currently claiming that they never offered the Emblems...? Of course I didn't grab a screen cap :/[/QUOTE]

For what its worth, I made a fuss about this to them and I eventually got them to convert that formerly useless $20 credit toward game capture into just a regular $20 credit so I could use it for something I actually wanted. It was funny how they pretended not to know about the emblems but their reps knew the exact names of the emblems.
 
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