Amiibo Discussion Thread 2: I Got 99 Pre-orders But A Rosalina Ain't One
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Idk that manager at GS lied to me about preorder date though
at least he showed me shulk... He was pretty miffed too they had a memo saying they would have the skus to preorder Monday...Cosmonaut X
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That's not a better option
Could be that they used Yodel because I'm down south.
Yes, my experiences with Hermes have been... variable. Villager arrived OK, but with the order before that the courier just opened by front door, chucked it in and shouted something unintelligible. He was off down the path and in his car before I got to the door!
With my Ambassador N3DS , which was meant to be signed for, he just knocked on the door quietly, not using the doorbell, left it against the door and had got back in his van in the 5 seconds it took me to get from my desk to the door. If I was out, it'd have been stolen without a doubt.
I don't think it ever was the pre-release date. Just merely speculation at this point. Any retailer I've asked has merely said soon.
On a different note videogamesplus.ca seems to have all their pages up for each amiibo but says out of stock so not sure if pre-orders went up already for them or they're merely prepping at this point.
Ah okay
Lol back to sleep! (Again) damn nowinstock woke me up
I I love you guys. Thanks for everything.
Glitchesarecool
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Oh be still my heaving heart.
falconxcrunner09
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Currently in chat with Amazon CS, going to see if I can fish some info on when pre orders will go up.
Godspeed.
KirbYuuYuu
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Oh so I didn't miss em afterall. Okay...
metalmachine
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Nice. See what you can dig up!
falconxcrunner09
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"as soon as the manufacture provides the release date usually we will get the items a couple of weeks before for pre order"
This is ultimately what I got from chat. So got nothing. Trying GameStop now.
This is ultimately what I got from chat. So got nothing. Trying GameStop now.
Glitchesarecool
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I checked up yesterday at my local GS, same response as last time. Good luck getting anything out of them.
YoYo Switch
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Pit amiibo nowinstock alert just went up. Redirects to Zelda.
What is going onnnnn
What is going onnnnn
pete_clarf
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What's up with Amazon? Now the nowinstock alerts are going to Zelda and not Peach... Peach isn't even listed anymore.
TheSlySoul
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Amazon removed lots of Amiibo. How odd...
False alarms. Every time Amazon removes a character, we get notified. I think something is defintely going on though: Amazon is clearing out the old stock.
falconxcrunner09
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Gamestops chat is broken, now chatting with Best Buy.
Pro Tip: Sit in your chat for a couple minutes and you can chat live with a representative. They removed this from the help center, you can only call and email from the help area. Live chat is so much more efficient.
Edit: lol she flat out said I have no idea, ask your local store.
Pro Tip: Sit in your chat for a couple minutes and you can chat live with a representative. They removed this from the help center, you can only call and email from the help area. Live chat is so much more efficient.
Edit: lol she flat out said I have no idea, ask your local store.
Fedora Royale
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Bolded for emphasis. You absolutely need to stay positive. If all else fails, this community is fantastic and I've seen several examples now where people have come through for others. I'll keep an eye out for an extra WFT for you.
Whew. Good thing I finally got around to ordering her and Kirby yesterday. They don't seem to have Kirby in stock anymore now, either, aside from third-party vendors. Up to $20 already.
Hm. I used to be an Amazon third-party seller and in the past when this happened in certain categories it meant that they were about to restrict the category and/or item to only authorized resellers. Happened to a bunch of DVDs a few years back. I wonder if the new ordering limits on other sites point to Nintendo tightening the reins on resellers.
What exactly would that imply? Basically if they don't sell at a specific price then Nintendo gets them denied?
Thank you so much! I will be sure to do the same four you
And yes, that's what I like about this thread. Everyone seems to be banding together, and it's so nice to see that -- especially in an online community!Well it varies by manufacturer, but take Apple, for example. You're banned from selling or reselling Apple products on Amazon unless you've been licensed/authorized by Apple itself and can provide the necessary paperwork to Amazon proving that Apple has authorized you. When you go to list a restricted item, it explicitly blocks you (and sometimes just doesn't offer the option). This allows Apple to prevent counterfeits, maintain quality control, and lock up the pricing market for good or bad.
So, theoretically, you would have to provide proof that you're sourcing your amiibos/what-have-you direct from Nintendo or its distributors or you're out of luck on reselling. I could quite easily see Nintendo being the kind of company that would do that, as they're very reliant on maintaining price points for their games, and we all know it's quite warranted in this situation.
Edit: I should also note that the reason for removing the old items is that I believe they have to create new listings from scratch in order to build those restrictions into the listing.
Maintenance
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Interesting, perhaps they don't want a repeat of Wave 1 and 2 rares before Wave 3 releases, although it doesn't matter with things like eBay and Craigslist. On the bright side, it will remove the temptation from me to pay $100 to scalpers for the trinity.
Interesting if this is the case. That would surprise me that Nintendo is listening so well, honestly.
Good point, I hadn't considered the timing, but this would be perfect as well. I mean obviously I'm just speculating, who knows, they could be just removing them, but I know for a fact that Peach had plenty of third-party sellers yesterday. I think there's something else going on. The idea of NOA taking proactive steps surprises me too, but they have to know how much money they're leaving on the table.
SparklingCactus
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Everything I've ever gotten from game has just been completely rekt. I've looked up and I'm not the only one to get their item damaged in the same way. Though I am ordering internationally [Texas]...
Fedora Royale
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Texas here as well. The only international purchasing I've done is through amazon.de though. I still haven't received my shipment, but I'm hoping it comes without issue.
blast processed
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This is NOA I doubt it.
TheSlySoul
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Hope so. That would explain Amazon booting third party sellers if they plan a fresh new stock.
ThisBeJason
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taken from reddit. I guess john won
Such a liar. Those are EU packaging. He never got 100 from Target, see? We have hope!
If anyone finds a seller with EU Rosalina on eBay and the seller if form Michigan, report it here pls. Pretty sure it'll be from our very special friend.
IntelliHeath
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What made you so sure that he live in Michigan?
Fedora Royale
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It breaks my heart to think that some d-bag is holing up somewhere with a bunch of Rosalina's just waiting to scalp people. I know it's true and it happens everyday, but still... now that I'm invested in amiibo's and this community I don't want to see people get left in the dark.
TheBaldEmperor
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If he does I'm ready to assemble a crew and mission impossible those sweet ladies out of there.
ThisBeJason
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......use the spoiler tag pls
Research my friend, research
This is awesome
MADGAME
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With you 100%, but part of me feels like it's the consumer's fault. If people exerted self-control and refused to pay over retail, this wouldn't be a problem or at the very least not an epidemic. Stock would be available in stores/online for the most part. Consumers drive this mentality. I can even't blame the eBay auctions that have no reserve, that is 100% the purchasers driving the price. People holding the money have the power yet behave otherwise.
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