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smackababy

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Mine hasn't been charged yet and it's 5:30 PM...uh oh, lol.

Amazon has a shipping facility in IN. It is, at most, 5 hours away from you. I got my PS4 notification at 7:30PM on Thursday. It got to my house Friday. Calm down already...
 

blackened23

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Mine hasn't been charged yet and it's 5:30 PM...uh oh, lol.

I order thousands of $ in stuff from amazon and they usually ship my stuff at like, midnight to 2am....I wouldn't worry. They have logistics nailed down pretty well, i've never had issues with amazon failing to ship something on time. If amazon states it will arrive on "X" date, it will arrive then 99.9999% of the time.
 
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Midwayman

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But anyways, I think this is a system for gamers, not resellers!

Yah, seems that way. I originally got the xb1 to keep, not sell. Just a lot of the media features aren't turning out the way I hoped. no WMC integration. no support for 3d bluray, etc. I'll give it 6 months and check in. I'm sinking all my gaming time into PC bf4 anyways.
 

smackababy

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I order thousands of $ in stuff from amazon and they usually ship my stuff at like, midnight to 2am....I wouldn't worry. They have logistics nailed down pretty well, i've never had issues with amazon failing to ship something on time. If amazon states it will arrive on "X" date, it will arrive then 99.9999% of the time.

Either in this thread, or another, someone commented on how Amazon is incredibly efficient in when they ship. They know exactly the times, and even if you have 2 day shipping, if it is more efficient for Amazon to pack and ship Next Day, they will do that instead. Especially for things with a street date. They know if their shipments have a chance of getting their early, and will adjust to account for that.
 

007ELmO

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It was just a joke, but amazon is not perfect. I have had items come after the expected date. No big deal either way but who wouldn't want their x1 on Friday here?
 

smackababy

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It was just a joke, but amazon is not perfect. I have had items come after the expected date. No big deal either way but who wouldn't want their x1 on Friday here?

I've only once, in the 6+ years I've been using Amazon, had an item come later than expected and it was due to a holiday. I picked next day, and the next business day was a holiday. Amazon refunded my costs for the expedited shipping. Now, the option is greyed out if it can't be guaranteed for that option.
 

cmdrdredd

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Got my number about 10min ago and there was only 15 people in line at the time. One guy bought 3. Obviously trying to resell. I bet it works out like the ps4 did and reselling isn't a big success.
 

exdeath

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Got my number about 10min ago and there was only 15 people in line at the time. One guy bought 3. Obviously trying to resell. I bet it works out like the ps4 did and reselling isn't a big success.

Should have pointed and started laughing. You'd think if you were going to resell something that will at most net you $50 you would buy online and not pay $150 in taxes...

I'll be there for the launch... but only to pick up a $199 Zelda 3DS XL from Walmart and Zelda LBW physical copy and Super Mario 3D World from Gamestop practically free with my points.
 

cmdrdredd

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That's for the optical output, correct?

No, it won't do Dolby Digital at all. It will only do DTS and LPCM.

Oh and I got a pretty sweet Forza poster from the MS Rep today. You can't see it but the McLaren is embossed so it pops out and UV coated so it's glossy.

 
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Amazon shipped my Xbox today around noon. It's currently being held for pickup at my local UPS distro. Going to pick it up as close to 9am as possible, that's when the place opens.

Package was 16lbs!!!
 

BikeJunkie

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I love my GameStop. I guess it depends on your area and how cool the managers at your store are.

My beef isn't with my particular store, but their systematic exploitation of kids selling their games back. Amazon trade-ins coupled with digital distribution will set them straight eventually, at which time I'll point and laugh.
 

blackened23

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It was just a joke, but amazon is not perfect. I have had items come after the expected date. No big deal either way but who wouldn't want their x1 on Friday here?

Like smackababy I have never had this happen in 3 years of using amazon. Using an excel worksheet, I have spent around 20k in the past 3 years there, so a lot of orders and what-not; none of those arrived past the expected delivery date. Amazon has a tight ship in terms of logistics, easily the best of any etailer in the US.

Now if you order from a 3rd party seller and someone other than amazon LLC, you're rolling the dice. You should never order from anyone EXCEPT amazon LLC at amazon.com. Also, screw B&M retail for electronics - since amazon has free shipping via prime and no tax for my state...i'll be darned if I go to a gamestop just to pay tax when I don't need to.

Long story short you'll be fine with your shipment. Their shipping hub in KY was built by UPS so their logistics are pretty much completely intertwined and damn near perfect. If amazon says tomorrow, barring a disaster or delivery carrier (eg UPS or Fedex) failure, it will be there.
 
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cmdrdredd

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My beef isn't with my particular store, but their systematic exploitation of kids selling their games back. Amazon trade-ins coupled with digital distribution will set them straight eventually, at which time I'll point and laugh.

Full digital isn't happening. You can hate gamestop all you want but they are the biggest video game retailer in existence.

It's not exploiting anything. You don't have to trade games back. There is no requirement to use their trade-in service whatsoever. You're looking at completely wrong.
Like smackababy I have never had this happen in 3 years of using amazon. Using an excel worksheet, I have spent around 20k in the past 3 years there, so a lot of orders and what-not; none of those arrived past the expected delivery date. Amazon has a tight ship in terms of logistics, easily the best of any etailer in the US.

Now if you order from a 3rd party seller and someone other than amazon LLC, you're rolling the dice. You should never order from anyone EXCEPT amazon LLC at amazon.com. Also, screw B&M retail for electronics - since amazon has free shipping via prime and no tax for my state...i'll be darned if I go to a gamestop just to pay tax when I don't need to.

Long story short you'll be fine with your shipment. Their shipping hub in KY was built by UPS so their logistics are pretty much completely intertwined and damn near perfect. If amazon says tomorrow, barring a disaster or delivery carrier (eg UPS or Fedex) failure, it will be there.

Except many states started charging tax through amazon since they have a warehouse presence in that state. Florida will be soon so I will be saving nothing. Plus I don't have to worry about shipping times. It's more convenient for me to go pick it up at the store. It also helps when I'm good friends with the managers.
 

BikeJunkie

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Full digital isn't happening. You can hate gamestop all you want but they are the biggest video game retailer in existence.

It's not exploiting anything. You don't have to trade games back. There is no requirement to use their trade-in service whatsoever. You're looking at completely wrong.

You're reading my post completely wrong but whatever
 

cmdrdredd

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You're reading my post completely wrong but whatever

How so? You said they are exploiting kids. How? Nobody forces people to trade games to them. You don't have to trade to shop there.

You mentioned amazon trade-in but both offer a service, even best buy offers a similar service. It's optional. If someone takes $15 for their game that's their business IMO. They can do what they want once they buy it as far as I'm concerned.
 

ImpulsE69

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How so? You said they are exploiting kids. How? Nobody forces people to trade games to them. You don't have to trade to shop there.

You mentioned amazon trade-in but both offer a service, even best buy offers a similar service. It's optional. If someone takes $15 for their game that's their business IMO. They can do what they want once they buy it as far as I'm concerned.

Yea I've never got the GS hate. There are plenty of other places to sell your games. I've never sold to them, but I've bought a lot of their used stuff pretty cheaply. It's a place for the impatient gotta have it now types. It's not GS's fault people have no patience.
 
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