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Target: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Collector's Edition $99.99

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Collector's Edition 3/17/15 :ps4: :xb1: $99.99 - $109.99
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CONTENTS:
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Collector's Edition Includes:
  • Collector's Box and Game Disc
  • GOLDEN STEELBOOK CASE: Featuring illustrations by world-renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano, this premium case holds both the game and soundtrack CD.
  • COMPOSER'S SELECTIONS SOUNDTRACK: Includes 15 tracks hand-picked by the game's composer, Takeharu Ishimoto.
  • FINAL FANTASY® TYPE-0 MANGA: A complete 200 page manga comic establishing the world and characters of the game.
  • 80 PAGE ART BOOK: Dive into the war-torn land of Orience through its illustrations and art renders.
  • ACE'S CARDS: Five life-size replicas of the iconic cards held by Class Zero's Ace.
  • FINAL FANTASY® XV EPISODE DUSCAE DEMO: Every copy of the Collector's Edition includes a code for the FINAL FANTASY® XV playable demo.
Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Final+Fantasy+Type+0+HD+Collector+s+Edition,28zu0
Square Enix: https://type0.na.square-enix.com/
 
Mario Party 10 + Mario amiibo Bundle - Wii U 3/20/15 :wiiu: $59.99
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Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Mario-Party-10-amiibo-Bundle-Wii/dp/B00S7O6R9O?tag=cheapassgam08-20
Walmart: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mario-Party-10-Mario-Amiibo-Wii-U/43093229
Target: http://www.target.com/p/mario-party-10-mario-amiibo-bundle-for-nintendo-wii-u/-/A-17015936
Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/games/mario-party-10-with-mario-amiibo/120240
Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/mario-party-10-with-mario-amiibo-figure-bundle-nintendo-wii-u/3208016.p?id=1219573004122&skuId=3208016
Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16878190546
 
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection- Claptrap-in-a-Box Edition 3/24/15 :xb1: :ps4: $399.99 OUT OF STOCK
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CONTENTS:
Released world-wide and Limited to 5000 units across all consoles and all regions this edition will cost $400 and include a SteelBook, 12 exclusive lithographs featuring all of the vault hunters from the two games as well as a very cool remote-controlled claptrap.
The included claptrap uses an internal gyroscope to maintain balance, it’s controlled by an app available for iPhone or Android, features a camera mounted in it’s eye so you can see what it sees, and is able to spout several phrases, also controlled from the app.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=Borderlands%3A%20The%20Handsome%20Collection-%20Claptrap-in-a-Box%20Edition
GameStop: http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Borderlands+The+Handsome+Collection+Claptrap+in+a,28zu0
2K Store: http://store.2k.com/store/Tk22k/en_US/pd/productID.313363000
Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?st=Borderlands%3A+The+Handsome+Collection+Claptrap-in-a-Box+Edition&_dyncharset=UTF-8&id=pcat17071&type=page&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&keys=keys
 
MLB 15: The Show 10th Anniversary Edition 3/31/15 :ps4: $69.99
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Contents:
  • Exclusive MLB 15 The Show 10th Anniversary Steel Book and Exclusive Cover
  • 12K in Stubs ($9.99 value)
  • 15 Bonus Item Packs ($15.99 value)
  • All 30 MLB Dynamic Themes
  • MLB 15 Dynamic Theme
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/MLB15-Show-10th-Anniversary-PlayStation-4/dp/B00SVYCCT4/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1424296278&sr=1-1&keywords=mlb+15+10th
Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/mlb-15-the-show-10th-anniversary-edition-playstation-4/3702113.p?id=1219593651477&skuId=3702113
Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/ps4/games/mlb-15-the-show-10th-anniversary-edition/120253
 
Mortal Kombat X Kollector's Import Edition 4/14/15 :xb1: :ps4: $179.99 AMAZON EXCLUSIVE
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Contents:
  • Includes: The Game, Kollector's Box, Serialized Steel Card, Hand Painted Scorpion Statue, Exclusive Steel Pack, In-Game Bonus Content, Comic Book Volume 1.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Mortal-Kombat-Kollectors-Import-Edition-PlayStation/dp/B00SXAQTI6/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
 
Mortal Kombat X Kollector's Edition by Coarse 4/14/14 :xb1: :ps4: $149.99
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Contents:
  • Includes: The Game, Scorpion Figurine by Coarse, Certificate of Authenticity, Gold Scorpion Skin and Kombat Pack Downloadable Content.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Mortal-Kombat-Kollectors-Import-Edition-PlayStation/dp/B00SXAQTI6/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-Mortal+Kombat+X+Kollector+s+Edition
Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?st=mortal+kombat+x+coarse&_dyncharset=UTF-8&id=pcat17071&type=page&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&keys=keys
 
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Collector's Edition 5/19/15  :xb1:  :ps4:  :pc: $149.99
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CONTENTS:
  • The standard edition of the game
  • A giant, 33x24x26 cm (10" w US), 100% hand painted, Polystone figure of Geralt of Rivia battling a Griffin
  • An exclusive, collector grade Witcher medallion
  • A one of a kind SteelBook
  • A two-hundred page artbook, containing breathtaking art from the game
  • A huge Outer and Inner Collector's Boxes you can store your Witcher merchandise in!
NOTES: THE XBOX ONE VERSION GET EXTRAS SUCH AS 2 DECK OF CARDS & CLOTH MAP EXCLUSIVE TO THAT VERSION
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Witcher-The-Wild-Hunt-Collectors-Edition/dp/B00KSN7OGC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1411072532&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Witcher+3%3A+Wild+Hunt+Collector" href="http://www.amazon.com/Witcher-The-Wild-Hunt-Collectors-Edition/dp/B00KSN7OGC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1411072532&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Witcher+3%3A+Wild+Hunt+Collector" s+edition"="">http://www.amazon.com/Witcher-The-Wild-Hunt-Collectors-Edition/dp/B00KSN7OGC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1411072532&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Witcher+3%3A+Wild+Hunt+Collector's+Edition  :xb1:  :ps4:  :pc: OOS
Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?_dyncharset=UTF-8&_dynSessConf=-7444514076999432562&id=pcat17071&type=page&ks=960&st=The+Witcher+3%3A+Wild+Hunt+Collector's+Edition&sc=Global&cp=1&sp=&qp=currentprice_facet%3DPrice~%24100+-+%24149.99&list=y&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&iht=n&seeAll=  :xb1:  :ps4:  :pc: OOS
Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-The+Witcher+3+Wild+Hunt+Collector+s+Edition,28zu0,1342
Walmart: http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?Find=Find&_refineresult=true&ic=16_0&search_constraint=0&search_query=The+Witcher+3%3A+Wild+Hunt+Collector's+Edition&cat_id=2636&facet=price%3A%24100+-+%24150||brand%3AWarner+Bros.
 
Batman: Arkham Knight Limited Edition 6/2/15 :xb1: :ps4: $99.99
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CONTENTS:
  • Custom Art Book - 80 Page, Full Colour Art Book Showcasing the concept art of Batman Arkham Knight
  • Limited Edition SteelBook - Unique SteelBook case and game disc
  • Comic Book - Limited Edition DC Comics Batman: Arkham Knight #0 Comic Book
  • Exclusive Character Skin Pack - Three Unique Skins from DC Comics - The New 52
  • Batman Memorial Statue - Imposing statue commemorating Gotham's Protector, the Dark Knight
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Arkham-Knight-Limited-Edition-PlayStation/dp/B00NESHEW2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411072648&sr=8-1&keywords=Batman%3A+Arkham+Knight+Limited+Edition
Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?_dyncharset=UTF-8&_dynSessConf=ATG15573771225&keys=keys&id=pcat17071&type=page&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&st=Batman%3A+Arkham+Knight+Limited+Edition
GameStop: http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Batman+Arkham+Knight+Limited+Edition,28zu0

Batman: Arkham Knight Batmobile Edition 6/2/15 :xb1: :ps4: $199.99
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CONTENTS:
  • Custom Art Book - 80 Page, Full Colour Art Book Showcasing the concept art of Batman Arkham Knight
  • Limited Edition SteelBook - Unique SteelBook case and game disc
  • Comic Book - Limited Edition DC Comics Batman: Arkham Knight #0 Comic Book
  • Exclusive Character Skin Pack - Three Unique Skins from DC Comics - The New 52
  • Transforming Batmobile Statue - Fully transformable Batmobile statue realised in exquisite detail by TriForce
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Arkham-Knight-Batmobile-Edition-PlayStation/dp/B00NESHDRI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411072710&sr=8-1&keywords=Batman%3A+Arkham+Knight+Batmobile+Edition :xb1: :ps4: OOS
Best Buy: N/A
Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-Batman+Arkham+Knight+Batmobile+Edition,28zu0 :xb1: :ps4: OOS
 
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 9/1/15 :xb1: :ps4: $99.99
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Contents:
  • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Collector's Edition Includes:
  • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Game
  • Collectible Steelbook Case
  • Exclusive Packaging
  • Map
  • Half Scale Replica of Snake's Bionic Arm
  • Behind the Scenes Documentary and Trailers Blu-ray
  • Additional Game Content:
  • Customizable 'Venom Snake' Emblem
  • Snake Costume X 4
  • Cardboard Box X 3
  • Weapon and Shield Set X 4
  • MGO Item X 4
  • XP Boost
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Phantom-Pain-Collectors/dp/B00UFOYR8W/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1426435614&sr=1-1&keywords=metal+gear+solid+v+the+phantom+pain+collectors+edition
Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-Metal+Gear+Solid+V+The+Phantom+Pain+Collector+s+Edition

Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?st=4920015%2C+4918011&_dyncharset=UTF-8&id=pcat17071&type=page&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&keys=keys
 
HALO 5 Limited Edition TBD :xb1: $99.99

Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/halo-5-guardians-limited-edition-xbox-one/2235002.p?id=1219533980899&skuId=2235002
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Halo-5-Guardians-Limited-Xbox-One/dp/B00RKK11O2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1421784570&sr=8-2&keywords=halo+5+limited+edition
Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/halo-5-guardians-limited-edition/119594
Microsoft Store: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.313091700

Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector's Edition TBD :xb1: $249.99

Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/halo-5-guardians-limited-collectors-edition-xbox-one/2237037.p?id=1219534062973&skuId=2237037
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Guardians-Limited-Collectors-Xbox-One/dp/B00RKK15H0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421784809&sr=8-1&keywords=Halo+5%3A+Guardians+Limited+Collector's+Edition&pebp=1421784813716&peasin=B00RKK15H0
Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/halo-5-guardians-limited-collectors-edition/119593
Microsoft Store: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.313091600

 
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I just think it's a lot of smoke being blown over three Nintendo gaffes. No secret CE club is going to please everyone or solve the problems that were related to these Nintendo releases.

The overwhelming majority of these CE's stay in stock more then long enough for anyone on the fence to get a preorder in. You can cure stupid (not aimed at anyone in particular) and by stupid I mean the person who waffles for an extended period of time or waits for retailer "X" to put it up because they have credit there.

 
Noble idea, but I don't know how successful it will be.  As others have said for the most part the contributors here are a helpful bunch and don't know that creating a super-set of users is really what the site is built around, unless there is a vetting process (which I would hate to be the guy in charge of keeping track of!)

While thinking about this a bit I had a few ideas.   Pie in the sky: I wish the retailers would do something similar to the above suggestion but with customers: if you have some level of history or purchase status with the retailer they send out a 'here is a new gaming release in our system' email and for 1 day it will only be open to pre-order if you have the email link.  Limit 1 per link.   I understand the logistic nightmare, and I understanding how some would abuse it and I really understand so long as they sell products most retails don't care to who, but still, a man can dream about not having to live on CAG in order to not miss a 10min pre-order window.   

A slightly more realistic (if unpopular) solution:  pre-orders aren't free.  I'm not sure if they need to be full price down (although you want to solve mass-pre-order hording?   Full price pre-order on something not coming out for 5 months would have a real impact on that issue). 

Right now there is no dis-incentive to pre-order multiples because there is no financial risk in ordering everything you can for release day shipping if you plan to turn around the item within a week.   Loosing that money for a few months though, that would make people pause, especially flippers living purchase to purchase (I imagine, for all I know they make more than I do).   Wouldn't solve everything, but I think we'd see pre-orders last a few days at least. I'd honestly be ok with pay up front pre-orders, but then I haven't had my cup of coffee yet this morning.  

Perhaps for the first 48hours all pre-orders are full payment at time of order, and then go into the normal 'pre-order a hold' type scenario after that?   That seems a best of both worlds.   Unless it is something so great the people with more income get all of the pre-orders and those who save for purchase miss out.  That would suck.  Still, wish a retailer would try it just to see.

Ok, coffee time now.   

 
I think that these items are just more popular than publishers realize. While I'm sure that flippers take a chunk of availability of collector's editions, it's largely normal consumers that are causing these fast sell outs.
 
Blumpkin said:
I think that these items are just more popular than publishers realize. While I'm sure that flippers take a chunk of availability of collector's editions, it's largely normal consumers that are causing these fast sell outs.
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I doubt anyone here believes that.

 
Blumpkin said:
I think that these items are just more popular than publishers realize. While I'm sure that flippers take a chunk of availability of collector's editions, it's largely normal consumers that are causing these fast sell outs.
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For most limited/collectors edition game items I would agree with you but looking on ebay at these particular LE/CEs I don't think thats the case. There are lots of these on ebay already and several listings that say 5+available. I'm not saying that resellers are the only reason these are rare but they have played a large role in the shortage in my opinion.
 
RienBoyle72 said:
For most limited/collectors edition game items I would agree with you but looking on ebay at these particular LE/CEs I don't think thats the case. There are lots of these on ebay already and several listings that say 5+available. I'm not saying that resellers are the only reason these are rare but they have played a large role in the shortage in my opinion.
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Well do you think they played more or less in this case? Experienced resellers will always snatch up stuff but I wonder if this is more of a supply issue that's making it look exaggerated
 
gnoh said:
Well do you think they played more or less in this case? Experienced resellers will always snatch up stuff but I wonder if this is more of a supply issue that's making it look exaggerated
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I think they played more in this case. If you look at collectors editions like Dragon age inquisition and the witcher 3 those CEs dont/didn't have nearly the amount of resellers on ebay before launch but they were/are still really limited. I believe there os only 11 total witcher 3 CEs on ebay right now, with a few hundred MM CE. Like I said resellers aren't the only reason these are limited but they have played a larger role with these Nintendo tittles than others lately.
 
RienBoyle72 said:
I think they played more in this case. If you look at collectors editions like Dragon age inquisition and the witcher 3 those CEs dont/didn't have nearly the amount of resellers on ebay before launch but they were/are still really limited. I believe there os only 11 total witcher 3 CEs on ebay right now, with a few hundred MM CE. Like I said resellers aren't the only reason these are limited but they have played a larger role with these Nintendo tittles than others lately.
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Interesting yeah I always wondered how many of those resellers have multiple listings up. One thing the PS4 LE taught everyone in the thread is that if price is high enough people who originally thought of buying to own will list theirs.

 
I'd be disappointed by the PM'ing of links to pre-orders and all of that. Not only is it doomed to fail, as others have said (come on, if people don't get it from CAG, they'll find it elsewhere), how are you going to legitimately separate the good people from the supposedly "evil" people? I'm a longtime CAG (at least relative to some of these jokers), but I don't post a whole lot anymore. Particularly in threads like this, where it's a $h!t-slinging contest. Am I worthy enough?

Also: how does anyone really know how many people are hoarding these things? I know there's a few vocal trolls, but other than that? I want to believe a lot of disappointed people are just being crybabies and/or ridiculously paranoid. Last I checked, there was like 150 MM 3DSes on eBay. That's honestly not that many, and only a handful of those probably came from someone who knows anything about CAG, I'd imagine. Of course, it's all speculative, like so much other nonsense in here.
 

 
dreamer131313 said:

Ok this is targeted to those very active in this thread or contribute to cag on a regular basic and active. With the way the Limited Editions & Collector Editions been selling out fast as well as the LE Consoles due to Resellers and Lurkers & Slickdeals i'm considering making some changes around here in this thread and need some input:

Since as soon as stuff is listed here it is sold out in less then a ahour due to Resellers and people buying a dozen or more to hoard for resell it screwing everyone who just want at least one for there selves over.

So when a hot Item is first listed as available for Pre-Order on a site im thinking of just updating the Thread Title at the end to "Regulars Check PM" with a time stamp at the end and posting CHeck Pms in here as a post and that way when a hot item is first available for pre-order i will do a mass Group PM To the regulars and active Contributors of the Thread with the Link info of that item giving those members a head up first and then a hour or 2 later posting the link in this thread for all to see.

So what everyone opinion on this idea? cause this sold out within minutes stuff lately due to resellers and hoarders is getting ridiculous
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I like this idea :)
 
gnoh said:
Interesting yeah I always wondered how many of those resellers have multiple listings up. One thing the PS4 LE taught everyone in the thread is that if price is high enough people who originally thought of buying to own will list theirs.
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I definitely agree with this I have been tempted more then once to list my MM CE, its going for more than triple the gcu price.

I would argue that someone who bought this for their own collection but sells it (for whatever reason) is still a reseller making this more limited. I am not judging anyone if someone buys a copy of this and decides the resell value is too high to pass up good for them I see no problem with that, I see that as the same as buying one for yourself. I just dont like to read post about how people got 10 and how much money they made when there are others who wanted it for their collection. Thats not why I am a CAG.
 
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You can blame resellers for the shortage, but it is really Nintendo's and retailers fault that doesn't put a limited per household when they are available online.  If they produce more then we won't have this problem.  I am not too crazy about the PM idea, but it is up to the moderators to decide.  I come on here to look for deals and read what other opinions on games.  And do my best to contribute.   This is like a family, I don't want anyone to be excluded.

 
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lol, oh boy. I see this going well...

Most of the CAG community is hidden from the deal except for a selected few... Slick Deals gets a hold of it and buys all of them, then everyone on here finds out, pure chaos and anger. 

Not only that, but CAG wants web hits. They get income from all of our web hits. If no one gets the deal, the forum will be dead, hence, fewer web hits.

I don't see this flying over well.

 
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tukai said:
I was able to get 1 ordered in store and then another ordered from BB. I also ordered a MH one for my wife. So I will have 1 extra MM edition. I think I might give it to my 4 year nephew for his Bday. He has been a lifelong fan of Zelda since he was 2 years old
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Figure you're just trolling, but I find it funny that your 4-yr old Nephew is a "lifelong" fan of Zelda since he was 2... so he's a 4-yr old that has been a fan for 2 years? :) So I call SHENANIGANS! He's not really a life-long fan, he's ONLY been a fan for 1/2 his life! :)

Velmeran said:
Newegg apparently a MP10+Mario Amiibo edition/bundle for $59.99.
Don't believe it was up long (know it did make SD's front page though, probably factored into how long it was available on NE)
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Yeah, saw that, but didn't even bother giving it a click. I've never once gotten a CE successfully from NewEgg. I barely use them for PC parts anymore, definitely not trusting them to know what they're talking about with LE/CEs - especially when they almost always cancel the pre-orders.

 
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Figure you're just trolling, but I find it funny that your 4-yr old Nephew is a "lifelong" fan of Zelda since he was 2... so he's a 4-yr old that has been a fan for 2 years? :) So I call SHENANIGANS! He's not really a life-long fan, he's ONLY been a fan for 1/2 his life! :)

Yeah, saw that, but didn't even bother giving it a click. I've never once gotten a CE successfully from NewEgg. I barely use them for PC parts anymore, definitely not trusting them to know what they're talking about with LE/CEs - especially when they almost always cancel the pre-orders.
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Yep I was having fun. I do have 2 ordered though. One for my wife's bday and one for my 16 yr old daughter who loves Zelda stuff. Plus, I really hate my nieces and nephews.

 
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I'm not a regular to this thread, though I do my fair share of collectors editions (mainly rpgs).  The free codes I have given away, I mostly post that I have codes available and request contributors to PM me for it, preventing lurkers from getting to the codes.  Your idea here is similar and I like it.

I think the idea to privatize the initial deal is a good one. Then, open it up 1 -2 hours later for the rest of the forums.  The hits will still come, and collectors will get theirs first.  You just better have a good idea of who is a reseller and who is not.  It is kind of an elitist mentality though to have an exclusive club for this, but then again, the collectors would probably want to think of themselves as such (I certainly would). 

The resellers who do not contribute will just have to find another way stay ahead of the pack, though I suspect that if the info is not initially there, someone will report the news in a separate thread and you're likely to lose out on your exclusivity.  Even if it is a 5 minute head start, it may be enough for some collectors who get instant notifications to jump on it before everyone else.

You can tell who most of the resellers are anyway, as they will usually post their achievements.  Which ever way OP wants to go though, I'm sure will be in the best interest of the collectors.  Kudos for taking the initiative for that regardless of the outcome.

 
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shivan128 said:
I'm not a regular to this thread, though I do my fair share of collectors editions (mainly rpgs). The free codes I have given away, I mostly post that I have codes available and request contributors to PM me for it, preventing lurkers from getting to the codes. Your idea here is similar and I like it.

I think the idea to privatize the initial deal is a good one. Then, open it up 1 -2 hours later for the rest of the forums. The hits will still come, and collectors will get theirs first. You just better have a good idea of who is a reseller and who is not. It is kind of an elitist mentality though to have an exclusive club for this, but then again, the collectors would probably want to think of themselves as such (I certainly would).

The resellers who do not contribute will just have to find another way stay ahead of the pack, though I suspect that if the info is not initially there, someone will report the news in a separate thread and you're likely to lose out on your exclusivity. Even if it is a 5 minute head start, it may be enough for some collectors who get instant notifications to jump on it before everyone else.

You can tell who most of the resellers are anyway, as they will usually post their achievements. Which ever way OP wants to go though, I'm sure will be in the best interest of the collectors. Kudos for taking the initiative for that regardless of the outcome.
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Well yes, people who have special privileges usually think they deserve them lol. If it does go through its gonna be hard to keep secret and it takes one sold out item to cause a drama.

I am curious if most of the people who support it didn't get either LE though, dreamer is awesome and mad useful but the amount of blame that's gone around at times is ridiculous.
 
Privatizing a deal thread like this is about as anti-CAG as it gets. 

We're not some little special club where someone handpicks who is in the know and who isn't.  It's a community for sharing deals and no matter what happens, there will always be some bad apples that spoil it for the rest of us.

Just because you don't know the secret handshake and be in the know doesn't mean you should be penalized for getting info on a deal.  Information will get out no matter how many safeguards are placed on "limiting" it. 

 
gnoh said:
Well yes, people who have special privileges usually think they deserve them lol. If it does go through its gonna be hard to keep secret and it takes one sold out item to cause a drama.

I am curious if most of the people who support it didn't get either LE though, dreamer is awesome and mad useful but the amount of blame that's gone around at times is ridiculous.
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I got in on both the game and console , it did not sway my response

 
shrike4242 said:
Privatizing a deal thread like this is about as anti-CAG as it gets.

We're not some little special club where someone handpicks who is in the know and who isn't. It's a community for sharing deals and no matter what happens, there will always be some bad apples that spoil it for the rest of us.

Just because you don't know the secret handshake and be in the know doesn't mean you should be penalized for getting info on a deal. Information will get out no matter how many safeguards are placed on "limiting" it.
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I disagree. The person with the information on a deal can do whatever they want, whether it is share with everyone, no one, or someone in between. CAG is just one source for information. If that information is no longer there, they'll just go somewhere else, I don't see what's so hard to understand about that. A reseller will have multiple sources of information to get up on a deal. As I said before, there's no way to prevent resellers from getting to a deal, it's just a matter of time.If the OP is unhappy with how things are going, it's completely up to him to change that and he's surveying the possibility.

 
I don't get many LE or CE editions of games outside of JRPGs, but exclusionary tactics rub me the wrong way.
 
ghost1914 said:
it is interesting how ce and LE have really become a huge thing with this new gen, from what I have seen. I wonder what sparked this.
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Increasing game development costs that need to be recouped. LE/CEs give publishers an avenue for extra incremental revenue (and margin given how cheap the crap stuffed into most of these are to produce) and provide incentive for customers to purchase games at launch rather than waiting for a price drop/sale (or, even worse from a publisher's perspective, pick up used).

 
Yeah, now hopefully we'll just see the quality of these things get better to warrant the price hike! Tired of getting piles of useless undisplayable junk in CEs... (though I guess everyone's definition of that is different -- I like steelbooks, maps, guides/artbooks, and a good statue/prop occasionally, others might not like any or all of that)

 
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I'm the same way KoT.  I'd much rather just have a Tales of Vesperia-esque LE with a nice Steelbook and a CD soundtrack that takes up the same amount of room as a standard game.  All of these massive CE/LE boxes are on the verge of forcing me to add a second game room.

 
Well I'm surprised it even too this long for the Monster hunter 4 CE to sell out at gamestop.  I think Amazon was within a few days and gamestop had it up around September with it finally selling during these last few days.

 
I also agree that I would be happy with a simple steelbook soundtrack and special items. I don't need large statues or art books. I wish developers would do more tiered editions.
 
gnoh said:
Interesting yeah I always wondered how many of those resellers have multiple listings up. One thing the PS4 LE taught everyone in the thread is that if price is high enough people who originally thought of buying to own will list theirs.
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That's pretty much how I am. Probably 90% of what I buy isn't for resell, but 90% of what I sell was cause the price jumped way up.

 
elessar123 said:
That's pretty much how I am. Probably 90% of what I buy isn't for resell, but 90% of what I sell was cause the price jumped way up.
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Agreed. You can be a hardcore Sony fan and keep a piece of history or you could have sold it and gotten enough money for a DQ PS4 and basically its entire library lol.

 
gnoh said:
Well yes, people who have special privileges usually think they deserve them lol. If it does go through its gonna be hard to keep secret and it takes one sold out item to cause a drama.

I am curious if most of the people who support it didn't get either LE though, dreamer is awesome and mad useful but the amount of blame that's gone around at times is ridiculous.
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It wouldn't be much of a secret. He already said his plan was to put "check PM" in the title of the thread when something comes up and that new people could prove themselves worthy of the group by contributing and being more active on CAG. This thread basically becomes the "Plead your case for the PM list thread", which it is already becoming based on the last few pages. It's just a bad idea that will likely only help a handful of people and turn off a lot more, while cluttering the thread with posts about this PM list.

I would imagine a lot of the people supporting it and pleading their case right now are just trying to cover their asses if a PM list is happening. Whether they truly think it's a good idea or not, they don't want to be left out.

 
gnoh said:
Agreed. You can be a hardcore Sony fan and keep a piece of history or you could have sold it and gotten enough money for a DQ PS4 and basically its entire library lol.
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I still remember selling a Skylanders Whirlwind. Fiancee likes dragons, so we pretty much have every Skylander dragon. That one randomly became rare (at first), and boom, $150. That thing by itself funded most of my original run of Skylanders.

 
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It would never work because some d'bag would have to be the hero and would post it to slickdeals and all the other sites anyways.

Nintendo is turning us into a digital "Lord of the Flies"!

 
Sounds like a great idea, because you know, CaG is the only place online that has this information and it's not like there are 50 billion other websites out there people can flock to instead to find this information, oh wait.....

 
Cheapchuck said:
It would never work because some d'bag would have to be the hero and would post it to slickdeals and all the other sites anyways.

Nintendo is turning us into a digital "Lord of the Flies"!
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Well there's that and everyone knows about page monitor and nowinstock, there is no way OP is the absolute only person who can know when something comes in stock/ is available for pre-order. Other people will find out at some point and someone else will post about it. Let's say wave 4 of amiibo comes out or whatever, I'll know because I keep consistently checking, and i have pagemonitor setup. And then something like some ultra super rare limited edition Mario party edition goes up for pre-order and I miss it, I won't care because that's not something I'm even keeping track of.

Someone else said this but I'll say it again, his heart is in the right place but this'll save you all of a few minutes and only give you a slight headstart, which I suppose is better than nothing to some.

 
shivan128 said:
I disagree. The person with the information on a deal can do whatever they want, whether it is share with everyone, no one, or someone in between. CAG is just one source for information. If that information is no longer there, they'll just go somewhere else, I don't see what's so hard to understand about that. A reseller will have multiple sources of information to get up on a deal. As I said before, there's no way to prevent resellers from getting to a deal, it's just a matter of time.If the OP is unhappy with how things are going, it's completely up to him to change that and he's surveying the possibility.
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Oh that's fine and no one sane is going to argue that Dreamer's obligated to tell us of deals. The issue that rubs me the wrong way is the fact that he's proposing getting mod's to actively shut down news of LE's so his private list is the ONLY one available on CAG. It is the only way to really do something make something like this effectively work but actively trying to prevent people from informing others of the deals is gonna be pretty controversial no matter how you cut it and the way some people here feel the need to congratulate themselves on essentially being lucky is going to lead to a powderkeg situation the next time something sells out in less than an hour.

 
gnoh said:
Oh that's fine and no one sane is going to argue that Dreamer's obligated to tell us of deals. The issue that rubs me the wrong way is the fact that he's proposing getting mod's to actively shut down news of LE's so his private list is the ONLY one available on CAG. It is the only way to really do something make something like this effectively work but actively trying to prevent people from informing others of the deals is gonna be pretty controversial no matter how you cut it and the way some people here feel the need to congratulate themselves on essentially being lucky is going to lead to a powderkeg situation the next time something sells out in less than an hour.
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I agree with you there, if he does not report it first and keep it private, someone else likely will very shortly anyway. CAG wont vouch for keeping LE's thread exclusive to certain members... someone can just open up a new public thread. OP can not control that part of it.

 
AmericanCheese said:
Sounds like a great idea, because you know, CaG is the only place online that has this information and it's not like there are 50 billion other websites out there people can flock to instead to find this information, oh wait.....
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This. I mean I wouldn't give a shit, but it would really only hurt people on this site. If it became a common thing, CAG would get replaced with a quickness. Again, I wouldn't give a shit but its true.

 
usagi said:
Well I'm surprised it even too this long for the Monster hunter 4 CE to sell out at gamestop. I think Amazon was within a few days and gamestop had it up around September with it finally selling during these last few days.
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i agree...when it was in stock I was on the fence, and now that it is out of stock I hunger for it...

 
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