Got a feeling I'm going to be ar$e f11cked by GAME this week.

 

Just spoke to play.com and they have advised me that they dont know how many they are getting and they will ship in date ordered order.

How come Game etc know how many they are getting but play do not??

 

Because play frequently have no idea what is going on.

Just another example of their excellent customer service. Just be grateful you've never had to try and return anything to them, or even worse, try to make a claim because an order has never turned up. Happened to me, and I never got my money back (I gave up in the end ).

 

4 days to go

 

GAME just called....ready for collection on Friday

 

Did you pay by credit card? They're normally pretty good at fighting your corner.

 

Had my phone call today from Gamestation for midnight launch !!!

 

I've had a confirmation email from Asda today saying i've got one

 

how???? :O lucky sod!

 

I've been lucky then Iain, i ordered a DVD and ended up with Panic Room which i'd seen and was crap, no probs sending it back and i got the correct one a few days later.
Also i brought Splinter Cell from them along with aload of other games, the rest arrived but this didn't, rung them up 'Yes it has been posted', as there was a big time gap they sent another, this didn't turn up either, another phone call 'ok we'll send another, luckily this arrived.
I don't think it helps that the address sticker has Play.com on it, anyone in the know we'll be fully aware what could be contained, and the dis-honest ones amoungst the postal service may steal it.

 

Thats just greedy, and why I cant have one this weekend

 

well fleabay will getting both of mine
and some lucky punters will be fleaced of cash but thats life

 

I'll give you £280 for one if its the premium pack

 

i bet he will get in excess of £500 for each of them on fleabay. i saw one go for $1500 the other day.

 

i'd half thought of selling mine on the 24th after i'd had a blast with it for a few weeks, if someone's stupid enough to pay over the odds for one then that's their fault then just get one again in the new year

 

Getting mine on the 2nd. Going to put an auction on Ebay today with £500 reserve. Not bothered if I have to wait a few weeks to get another.

 

Think I will ebay mine aswell

 

Woo hoo! Just spoke to my local Game and they confirmed it'll be waiting for me on Friday morning Stroll on!

 

yes i reckon on getting over a grand for both of them
happy days

 

Amazon still can't tell me

 

Anyone willing to pay a fortune for one on eBay needs their head examined (or a life)

Something just doesn't sit right with me about selling them on eBay for a huge profit. Same thing with concert tickets They should have their knackers stuck in a vice

 

Free market..

I'm more than happy with my Xbox still. The GFX in Far Cry Instincts are stunning! flying around in a hang-glider

 

yeah, I know. Still think they should be stoned though

 

Why would you disagree with free markets and the wish to make money ? I take it you don't haggle when you buy anything and don't look for the best offers available. Live 8 was a slightly different issue as charity was involved.

If someone offered you 20k for a 10k Scoob would you turn them away ?

 

toys r us have just called me, good news is have one bad news is i *have* to buy it in a bundle premium bundles: i have 2 choices, one at 399 with 2 DVDs & 2 games (2 i don't want - king kong & amp3 ) and one at 449 with 3 games (PGR3 is included with that which is the game i want most) & 3 DVDs (dodgeball, swordfish & itailan job )

so i'm stuffed and im going to have to fork out 450 quid for it

 

...or i buy the cheaper bundle and sell off the games and get PGR3 from somewhere for 30-40 quid, i doubt i'll get 100 quid for 2 games and 2 **** DVDs



oh, and i have to make a decision in the next half hour

 

...so make that 120 quid i need to get my money back on, someone's making a killing on these at TRU

 

so if i buy everything i get bundled with on the £399 package from Play it comes to 93 quid + a console it comes to £373

 

can you tell im pissed off?

 

I don't have any problems with a free market, but what gets on my t!ts is people exploiting the pre-registration process. It potentially stops kids getting them in time for Xmas just because some want to make a killing out of it.

The problem is people who buy them just to make a profit are themselves exagerating the supply shortage, thus pushing deman up along with prices. It's not quite the same thing as haggling or shopping around for a decent deal IMO.

At the end of the day it's the buyers choice, although some may be pushed into it with kids wanting it as a Xmas pressie.

Argos were doing something similar with their own overly-priced pack that was gauranteed for the 2nd. Robbing barstewards