Yeah, I'm pretty sure they started at #1000, based on the speed of order #'s being listed going up, and that nobody has said anything under 1000. I went really fast thanks to autocomplete and got #1019
They're actually not going to use the old page link anymore afterall. They posted a new update today that as another effort against the attacks, they'll use a new URL for the purchase that they will only post when the sale goes live, so you'll need to navigate to the page through their site.
On...
For what it's worth (not a whole lot necessarily), I checked with NewEgg via their customer support chat today. They say the Retron 5 will be available 05/30/14, and it will take a day or two for them to process the order.
Reeaaaally looking forward to getting this finally and starting in on...
Excellent question. I've been checking all day and didn't see any indication. Of course, there were people asking for the code a bit ago, so perhaps we missed the "CODE REQUEST"?
Keith
FWIW, when I went to my Best Buy the clerk went to the manager, etc (long story). Eventually I spoke with the manager one-on-one and he said that if the clerk rings up more than 3 pennied guides, the system flags them (which I guess is a bad thing). So I guess it's better to just buy 3 guides...