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[Fox Mulder]

Same I'd rather pay more than not get one and let a fucking scalper get the money.

GameStop/thinkgeek are the scalpers.

 

[teaveee]

Got a tetris bundle, will cancel or sell to someone on here if I can find a normal preorder before this thing ships.

 

[Lasthope106]

This was an absolute shitfest. Walmart sold out in 10 seconds. Target glitched. Lost power at work so had to use my phone for gamestop which had their servers swamped. Then I ignored the tweet about the in-store pre-orders for like 10-15 minutes. Then I saw it again.

Almost waited till after lunch to go see if they had any. Called the local gamestop and the guy said he wasn't sure if he would have any available in 5 minutes. I sped all way there. Saw a kid running into the store, then I ran, and some Fed-Ex guy ran after me. Got into line and we were told they had 6. I was 6. Now I can finally breath. I have two pre-orders from two different sites in case the Amazon ones from last night weren't the real pre-orders.

 

[vatstep]

Snagged the cheapest ThinkGeek bundle because I hate myself

literally came here to post this

 

[Toki767]

At this rate, the best chance is hoping for a second shipment.

I am almost sure all second shipments will be held for Black Friday.

 

[Jigorath]

THINKGEEK BUNDLES ARE UP:

https://www.thinkgeek.com/snes-classic-bundles/

They're overpriced.

$140 with an ugly ass tetris lamp hahahaha

Still way cheaper then resorting to scalpers

Went ahead and put a preorder in. I'll cancel if I can get a normal preorder by release date

 

[BoogieWoogie]

These bundles are cracking me the fuck up. That's gotta be the worst mug I've ever seen. It's a fucking CUBE

 

[BobTheFork]

10 preorders. I left as soon as I heard.

Nope.



Do they even make much money from these?

Seems more like a PR stunt. Middle of the night online, middle of the day in store.

I assume they are trying to get these into scalper hands because it makes the item seem more hot if people can't just give them money and buy it?

 

[Dishwalla]

lol the dude in the mega man helmet looks so unsure of himself.

 

[Agent_Carnage]

No different from a private individual looking to cash in.

Scalping is scalping.

My defination of scalping is someone buying it at MSRP and jacking up the price. This place is adding other items along with the SNES Classic. I dont view it as scalping personally.

 

[LaneDS]

Hey if anyone wants a REALLY COOL Tetris lamp I happen to have one available for ONLY sixty U.S. dollars

 

[FaintDeftone]

http://www.thinkgeek.com/snes-classic-bundles/

Oh, fuck you, Gamestop!

 

[OmegaFax]

Its not a scalper if its directly from a retailer looking to cash in.

They are a retailer that gets their inventory from Nintendo ... probably through an agreement and are using Nintendo's product/name to sell loosely related from their own inventory. It's a shit practice.

 

[ST2K]

I kinda needed another backpack... Thanks, ThinkGeek?

 

[CvGz]

I was eating lunch while Target dot com pre-orders went up but that was a no-go. Saw Wario64's tweet and went to the GameStop closest to my office. Store was empty except for a scalper checking out, he openly stated his intentions, and I was the third preorder, though a line quickly formed behind me

 

[LordofPwn]

$140 and I get a lamp and a device to store not enough alcohol to get rid of my pain

 

[Anoregon]

lol the dude in the mega man helmet looks so unsure of himself.

He is ashamed of his words and deeds

 

[Aztechnology]

You are paying a scalper.

Very true. Albeit at a lower price.

 

[sotojuan]

Who doesn't want to drink from that Mario cartridge canteen?

 

[LiK]

I am almost sure all second shipments will be held for Black Friday.

You are most likely correct.

 

[superdeluxe]

I dont know I will find out.

It doesn't. I pre ordered a switch bundle but then incancelled when I got in on a Amazon deal

 

[alf717]

I was lucky enough to get one. Had to wait in line while they got the systems working again but I have one.

 

[friskykillface]

Amiibo bundle would be much better
Lol that lamp

 

[Warnen]

http://www.thinkgeek.com/snes-classic-bundles/

Scalper prices right from the store!

 

[Smidget]

Yep, thinking the same.

Ten minutes ago:

Just a heads up, about 10 minutes ago I was able to place an order WITH confirmation on Target. Looks like they're doing it in waves today.

Mobile or app?

 

[spad3]

All that is going to lead to is getting out of work and driving 15 minutes to arrive to a line of 40 people which could lead me to murder someone. Nah I'm good

lmfao well calling in isn't gonna help. At this point it's a waiting game.

 

[Kensation]

lol the dude in the mega man helmet looks so unsure of himself.

 

[Barry Burton]

Got the one with the calendar and the mug because why not. Worth my time not to worry about this shit anymore.

This is what I did, though I haven't gotten a confirmation e-mail yet so...we'll see...

 

[Merchandise]

This was an absolute shitfest. Walmart sold out in 10 seconds. Target glitched. Lost power at work so had to use my phone for gamestop which had their servers swamped. Then I ignored the tweet about the in-store pre-orders for like 10-15 minutes. Then I saw it again.

Almost waited till after lunch to go see if they had any. Called the local gamestop and the guy said he wasn't sure if he would have any available in 5 minutes. I sped all way there. Saw a kid running into the store, then I ran, and some Fed-Ex guy ran after me. Got into line and we were told they had 6. I was 6. Now I can finally breath. I have two pre-orders from two different sites in case the Amazon ones from last night weren't the real pre-orders.

How about the kid and Fed Ex guy?! We need closure OP.

At my store there were six people who had been waiting around for 30 minutes because the system was down, but we all knew the order we arrived. When they said everybody get in line they're up, I forcefully put myself in front and for a second the cashier was like we're not gonna play that game, and I was like we all know I was first, there's no need for me to take a chance here in case your system f*cks up in two minutes or something.

Got my pre-order and left happy

 

[kingbean]

The Coin Box mug/ Red Mushroom plushie/Mario calendar bundle isn't too bad. All the other ones suck IMO.

I didn't even look at the stuff. I just grabbed the cheapest.

 

[ToysAndMoreClub]

Was able to pre-order one from local Gamestop in Peachtree City, GA. I was the second person and they were accepting a maximum of 8 pre-orders for their store. This is a rural store in a smaller market. Cities should be accepting more pre-orders. Also, they require at least a $25 Deposit for the pre-order. Didn't have anyone waiting after me, so a lot of people still don't know that pre-orders just went up. In their store, the SNES Mini SKU started working about 30 minutes ago.

 

[Lambtron]

Had it in my Target cart at noon, but wasn't able to checkout. Got to GameStop, and was the 6th person in line with 3 left. Had a Wal-Mart order from last month cancelled. God dammit this is annoying.

 

[SuperCambot]

Google's search result for GameStop is now their error message:

 

[shira]

THINKGEEK BUNDLES ARE UP:

https://www.thinkgeek.com/snes-classic-bundles/

They're overpriced.

How is this legal??

 

[Omegasquash]

My defination of scalping is someone buying it at MSRP and jacking up the price. This place is adding other items along with the SNES Classic. I dont view it as scalping personally.

A horse by any other name.

But I understand your perspective.

 

[Chitown B]

which will likely be interesting from a historical point of view but I fully expect to be a bad game.

they finished it. It just wasn't released because it would've looked bad against the N64

 

[Koobion]

So I got a Thinkgeek order, but in an absolute fever, I didn't realize that I paid for it with Paypal "preapproved payment plan" - does anyone know what that means? I usually buy things with Paypal credit. I hope this doesn't ruin it.

 

[Various Artists]

I don't care. I ordered the tetris bundle because it was the cheapest.

I did too. At the end of the day it's cheaper than eBay and you get some trash to go with it I guess.

 

[Dishwalla]

lol the best. he's like "uh, is this worth the paycheck?"

 

[molnizzle]

My defination of scalping is someone buying it at MSRP and jacking up the price. This place is adding other items along with the SNES Classic. I dont view it as scalping personally.

Those "other items" are worth like $3.

It's scalping with a different coat of paint, just accept it. lol

How is this legal??

Supply and demand.

I'm sure they'll still sell out.

 

[William Bonney]

Gamestop here only had 6. All were gone within the hour.

They had some bundled with the book for $100. No thanks.

 

[Hexer06]

Fuck! I couldn't even snag the overpriced Tetris Lamp bundle. WTF! It was processing after Paypal for forever and then came up with an error. Fuck. me.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

How is this legal??

Capitalism.

 

[7roject28]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1347308-REG/nintendo_snes_super_nintendo_classic_edition.html

They haven't sold any yet, so probably a better shot there than Best Buy.

Wait, so are you saying the B&H preorder hasn't gone live yet?

 

[superNESjoe]

I ordered the cheapest thinkgeek bundle figuring I can cancel it later if I find a lone one.

I haven't gotten an email from them, and looking up my order number and email on the celery dashboard says there's no order. lol.

 

[superdeluxe]

He would be a hit at parties

 

[OrbitalBeard]

The USA's Tying Restriction Antitrust laws must be more lenient than I thought. Those Think Geek bundles are ludicrous. I guess they're legal since the products they're tying to the SNES Classic are technically video game related.

 

[Chitown B]

My defination of scalping is someone buying it at MSRP and jacking up the price. This place is adding other items along with the SNES Classic. I dont view it as scalping personally.

that's not scalping, it's coercion

 

[spad3]

Gamestop here only had 6. All were gone within the hour.

They had some bundled with the book for $100. No thanks.

you're already paying 80 though...

 

[BriGuy]

These bundles are cracking me the fuck up. That's gotta be the worst mug I've ever seen. It's a fucking CUBE

I'll use it as a pencil cup. It was $160, but the cheapest you can get last year's NES classic is around $240. It's bullshit, but it's also sort of worth not having to deal with the frustration/scalpers.