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Great, here we go again...

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Hrm, I fired EBGames as my pre-order location of choice when they couldn't honor my WoW:BC CE, so I hope BestBuy , my new main squeeze, doesn't let me down.

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Like there's anything to worry about. Plenty of these puppies will end up on eBay and I guarantee you they won't go for any more than MSRP because there will be so many of them out there.

Quit scaremongering.

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Well, from what I hear at Future Shop, they will have Legendaries that people will be able to buy on the spot without preordering. They allocated about 50% of their Legendary stock for preorders and the rest is first come first served. And likewise for both other editions but a little less percantage was allocated for pre-orders.

My Future Shop was out of limited editions, so instead I went to EB...its closer too and I paid less...

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Xenocidic, you best be at your Best Buy on the bright Tuesday or Monday night if yours is throwing a midnight bash.

I work at Best Buy and it's true: our company has somehow oversold Legendary, so BE THERE EARLY.

Standard and Collector's (limited? I forgot the middle SKU's name) won't be AS hard to find, but Legendary reservists, BE THERE EARLY.


Did I say to BE THERE EARLY? :)


(I won't be working on the 25th, I saw this coming....)

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I am showing up at my local gamestop at midnight, since it's across the street from where i live. So, hopefully, i'll get my cat helmet.
And, i refuse to read any comments in these next fews day since i am afraid of Halo 3 spoilers. Looks like i need to finish BioShock this weekend.

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I wouldn't be so sure of that Zero.

The hype machine is in full force and people are chomping at the bit.

Someone already paid $21,000 for a replica Spartan Mjolnir suit.

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@Whiskey, do you know if the problem is localized to USA BestBuy's or is it across the continent?

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hrm, called my pre-order store and they aren't having a supply problem, but they are having a "we're not opening at midnight problem" so I will have to place another pre-order.

as for the 2nd pre-order...ebay, here I come !

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This is why I stopped pre-ordering all together. Every time I put up for a pre-order I never received it on the launch date. Had no problems getting a copy of Halo2@midnight launch, and I'm sure I won't have any issues getting 3 on Tuesday.

-and-

Won't someone please think of the kittens?
("Please spade or neuter your cat." Helmet sticker not included.)

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@8.

I honestly don't know if it's a worldwide epidemic..all I know is that we have a main desktop information page we all use to essentially use at Best Buy, and in yesterday's headlines read that the company was in fear of overselling presells of the Legendary Halo 3 SKU 8161124. They went on to say that stores that will not be hosting midnight launches are to send whatever 'extra' Legendary copies of the game to those that are.

For example: I value my job so I won't say where I'm exactly at, but there's only one Best Buy in the area that's doing a midnight launch. They got ONE LEGENDARY, and only TWO HALO 3 360 CONSOLES. My supervisor (I work in media :),) sent over ten Legendary Halo 3 games and ten Halo 3 360 consoles.

As for my store, we have about fifteen Halo 3 360 consoles and since the actual games are under lock and key by the main manager, I have no idea how many copies we received.

No sales associate will be able to tell you EXACTLY how many Halo 3 copies have been presold, so don't ask them: we sell the presells as empty 360 green cases (standard and special edition on one green box, Legendary on it's own separate box.) We tell the customer to bring that with them and their receipt on Tuesday so the cashiers know that they are to receive the copy of the game and be credited $5..the cost of the reserve.

All I can honestly tell the X3F community is what I've told customers on the floor: Be there right at open. Odds are your Best Buy will open a little early; mine usually opens at 10 on Tuesdays, so be there around 8:30 or 9 to wait in line. I promise you that.

When Best Buy has received Wii shipments in the past few months we hold a certain allotment for an ad-set, usually to be sold on a Sunday morning. Even eleven months later, as of LAST WEEKEND, my Best Buy saw a line of about 40 people for that product alone. With that said, you can imagine the line for Halo 3 on Tuesday.



Check this out! This just changed overnight. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8161124&st=HALO+3&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1161734605793

Yesterday at this time, Bestbuy.com still displayed the 'Pre-order' button. Now it's finally changed..but how late?

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Spay, but we forgive you.

Anyways, I made sure to call my local gamestop, and they said that they aren't selling ANY to non-preorder people, of any edition, until at least 48 hours after the fact.

So, I don't know if I"m doing the Midnight thing...

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I checked with gamestop yesterday. Although my receipt for the down payment I put on Halo 3 says legendary edition, when they looked it up in the computer it said standard. I AM VERY PISSED because obviously someone changed it after I put down my money. Gamestop, you suck.

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Using our RSS information page, I'll try to see how many copies of Legendary Halo 3 we actually have in stock..might give readers a better idea as to what they have to face Tuesday in case they A) are afraid they won't secure the presold copy they SHOULD be sold or B) Those of whom would like to try to get one, but didn't reserve at all.

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doesn't seem to be as big of a problem in Canada.

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@ Magic Whiskey - Still sounds like a bit of a distribution issue as well. Why on Earth would a store only get one of the Legendary units?

I know that if they entire supply chain is thin for Best Buy that they would do this but that sounds just crazy.

I would be most upset if my Legendary edition wasn't available. One main reason is because I actually have it paid in full. EB / Gamestop making money off of my $5 preorder money is one thing...this to me would be something totally different. I would take one of the other version and get my money back but I would cause a bit of a stink to perhaps get some in store credit toward a future purchase.

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i guess me and my local bestbuy manager will need to go to the er to get my foot removed from his ass if i dont get mine

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@ Ian

If your receipt clearly shows LEGENDARY this is something that might be best to take up with the manager at the location. Taking the time to speak to him/her now might help get the situation taken care of BEFORE Tuesday. Take the time now and you might be pleased with the outcome. Wait until Tuesday and you probably will be out of luck.

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xenocidic - agreed. Futureshop still list over 500 Legendaries available for preordering.

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can a cat really wear the helmet?

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