SaviourMK2
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I smell a third party seller (which I didnt know WalMart did)
iShouldGoPro
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theSlacker
Member
Don't bet on it unless your area hasn't had a lot of amiibo interest. My local TRU told me either 4 or 8 preorders total, and I already know people that are lining up at 5 am. I'm sure they will not be the first in line as well.
I'll take one of each pls.
Step right up!
I'll be honest, they all do. Each Wave seems to get better in both the quality of the molding and the paintjobs. There's still the odd one in the shop that I swap out because they have a little smudge here and there but honestly they make most of Wave 1 look terrible, lol.
Be still, my heart.
Free them.
pots and pans
Member
Am I the only one that imagines Pac-Man saying "this fuckin' guy" every time I see that amiibo?
Too sick and clumsy right now to trust myself with my Xacto knife lol.
Plus I gotta wait for second Ness, then I'll open them all together in one go.
It'll also give me time to ponder where I'm going to display them too... running out of space bad lol.
And this is only Wave 4. There's still Splatoon and Yarn Yoshis and God knows what else Nintendo's cooking.
D
Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
spyroflame0487
Member
Is it possible to see how many preorder cards my TRU store is gonna get? I know its supposed to be 10 to 20 bit that's a pretty big gap
lol now that you nention it his stance fits that perfectly
LALALA I'M NOT LISTENING......
And neither is my wallet.
Don't forget to breath back in again, and repeat infinitely.
Diggeh plz don't die.
theSlacker
Member
Go today and ask about it?
Joei
Member
Haha, probably to Wario. They look like they were having a good time before the Amiibo photo shoot.
That Wont Fit In There
Member
Anyone here going to Toys R Us to pre order Greninja in store? Due to lack of transportation, I won't be able to do this and am willing to pay for a NA Greninja. Would love to talk about in a PM if interested. 
Two reasons;
- People can make multiple big orders at once because there's no restrictions or deposits. Their system doesn't shut down orders immediately if they run out of stock, there's a delay and can be cross over.
- They purposely oversell by a small margin because they know they'll get cancellations beforehand.
Little bit regretting not getting a Pac-Man now. He looks really good and that would give me the third party trifecta. But I'd have no games that use him and am not that fond of the character compared to Sonic and Mega Man.
PorygonVandal
Member
Yeh, I've been buying from Mighty Ape since before they were Mighty Ape hehe. But they pretty much only run out if they get shortchanged by the supplier. Anyway I ordered pretty much the hour they went up so I doubt they oversold in that period, particularly considering they took them down pretty quickly, and put them back up a couple more times after that. Seems like this would indicate they have a decent idea of stock. This is why I'm a bit weirded out by my absent Robin/Lucina/Ness. Plus, even Amazon doesn't update stock immediately after cancellations.
I'm also not convinced people are making huge scalper orders either. Unless they're being shipped out of the country or something.
Pacman is pretty rad yeh
Yeh, I've been buying from Mighty Ape since before they were Mighty Ape hehe. But they pretty much only run out if they get shortchanged by the supplier. Anyway I ordered pretty much the hour they went up so I doubt they oversold in that period, particularly considering they took them down pretty quickly, and put them back up a couple more times after that. Seems like this would indicate they have a decent idea of stock. This is why I'm a bit weirded out by my absent Robin/Lucina/Ness. Plus, even Amazon doesn't update stock immediately after cancellations.
I'm also not convinced people are making huge scalper orders either. Unless they're being shipped out of the country or something.
Pacman is pretty rad yeh
I mean either Mighty Ape is getting a fraction of what EB does or they're getting much more orders. I think they charge more for shipping too and don't have nationwide in-store pickup so I can't think of many other reasons to pick MA over EB for amiibo specifically. But being able to secure a pre-order quickly with no financial commitment compared to EB is a pretty big draw.
But I know for a fact they do oversell because they admitted it to me in an email they didn't close pre-orders off on a product even though they had accurate stock information. I never received what I ordered, it didn't ship, but the order just stayed there with no change in status for days.
digitaldevmike
Member
I just searched Amiibo on Newegg and it asked me if I was a robot. The fact that there's an Amiibo botnet disturbs me.
I'd say it's the former. Mighty Ape often have trouble securing stock from suppliers for some reason. EB pretty much get supplied whatever their preorders are, and then a little more. Personally we either pick up from Mighty Ape or get "free" shipping through their program but for Amiibo my first point of call is EB. I just make backup orders at MA in case something goes horribly wrong.
Ugh, I have had that happen a few times before (usually when they are promised X amount of stock and receive far less). I just think they're gonna be in big trouble if they can't supply those 3 to me since I ordered not long after they were put up and they likely accepted a lot of orders after me. And they put them up a few more times after that too. Not being able to fulfil anything but the first few minutes of preorders is not going to make them very popular... that's like some North America shit right there.
Sure, on several websites as well as amazon.de.
Even Dark Pit and the other guys were available at some random online shops.
Man I completely forgot about that Prime Ape thing. I guess if you were ordering from all their departments it would actually be useful. Looks like they stopped increasing the shipping price for multiple amiibo orders though which is nice, I think before it was +$2 for each additional amiibo similar to what EB does. Now it's back to flat rate $3.90.
This is great news! It seemed to be broken for ages. It was more like $3.90 per Amiibo and then some because I remember the whole of Wave 1 was gonna be $50+ to ship (I just checked it in my own account, we use Prime on my partner's account). It wasn't just Amiibo either it was the same for any order with multiple items regardless of weight or size.
They've been available at multiple sites but Amazon UK hasn't offered them yet.
They're released on 29th May in the EU that's why no one has received them with the Wave 4 amiibo.
Yeah I just made a test order with 4 amiibo and a 3DS game and the shipping is still at $3.90! Makes MA a much better deal again for bigger orders. If you add too much you still get an oversize shipping fee but you have to add heaps for that.
Dr. Black Jack
Member
Alright, my local TRU is getting 10 of each for preorder. Going to be in the parking lot by 5 and not move till I get my goddamned Greninja.
RoninChaos
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Anyone have any suggestions on where I can get a Samus that doesn't have the gangster lean?
Sorceror12
Member
it's a pretty easy fix
theSlacker
Member
Her swag is just too heavy.
New user on /r/amiibo claims to work for Amazon and says their allotment is going up on the 1st: http://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comments/33xfcm/amazon_wave_4_preorders_go_live_on_may_1st/
Highly skeptical, but what the hell, it's as reputable as any other claim to this point. At least something to be aware of.
Highly skeptical, but what the hell, it's as reputable as any other claim to this point. At least something to be aware of.
theSlacker
Member
I just assume that they are going to go up tomorrow morning while I'm waiting in line at TRU.
Hmm. Here we go again. Not like I won't be refreshing the page that day anyway.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Yeah, breathe in, breathe out
If ya worked up, pull ya Wii out
Hope for good luck, pull ya Mii out
Scalpers go wild and pull a fee out
Breathe in, breathe out
Let them scalpers fight, pull your agree out
If a scalper act up, pull Wave 3 out
When I pull Dedede out scalpers turn "Amiibout"
I'll believe it when I miss it.
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
I'm thinking about trading my Rosalina for a Greninja
Sorry, Rosy
Sorry, Rosy
Fourth Storm
Member
5am? Good Lord! What time does your TRU open? Mine doesn't open til 10 and I'm sending my gf to wait since I have work. I have a feeling this won't end well...
theSlacker
Member
People in my area have been at stores up to 12 hours before they open for amiibo. Guess it just depends on where you live.
From the looks of it, TRU is only to have 8-10 preorders per store. The one near me has 10, a lot of others seem to fit the same bill from what I'm seeing.
I have a huge gut feeling that come May 29, they'll have a bunch sitting in the stores one per customer. Having preorders sell out at 3 AM in 30 mins, seeing how that's how Rosalina was and how available she was on opening day, and knowing the exclusive tactic is to get people to walk into the store and potentially buy other things-- I don't think it'll be too hard to get.
And if I'm wrong, screw it- I've got Lucario to trade still.
I have a huge gut feeling that come May 29, they'll have a bunch sitting in the stores one per customer. Having preorders sell out at 3 AM in 30 mins, seeing how that's how Rosalina was and how available she was on opening day, and knowing the exclusive tactic is to get people to walk into the store and potentially buy other things-- I don't think it'll be too hard to get.
And if I'm wrong, screw it- I've got Lucario to trade still.
friskykillface
Banned
I'm thinking about trading my Rosalina for a Greninja
Sorry, Rosy
poor rosy......got any snes games
i have a spare rosalina if you got any
Fourth Storm
Member
Wow, things have gotten much crazier since Rosalina. I arrived an hour or so beforehand and it worked out fine. Fingers crossed.
Dr. Black Jack
Member
10, but the guy I talked to said they'd hand out tickets early and my area is full of people who line up for stuff. I have the day off and will be up then anyway...may as well play my 3DS waiting at TRU instead of on the couch.
Yes I realize this is crazy, but fuck it, if I'm going to get all of them I'm going whole hog. Sanity went out the window last fall when I preordered all of Wave 1.
I arrived ten minutes before Target opened for Rosalina but Chicago was in the middle of a blizzard that day.
After standing in line for hours the last few Black Fridays and hating it, I vowed to not do that again for anything less than a million dollars unless I could find a way to make it fun. So far I've had luck in just getting up, going and walking in to get what I wanted.
Hell, the day I went and got Toad it was pure chance. It was the afternoon when I walked in and grabbed one- not even close to opening. I'll take my same chances with Greninja.
Hell, the day I went and got Toad it was pure chance. It was the afternoon when I walked in and grabbed one- not even close to opening. I'll take my same chances with Greninja.
Where do you live? If you don't mind me asking.
Damn! 10 per store sounds incredibly scarce. Why u do this nintendo! ;_;
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