Preording at Gamestop

[mukai013]

This is the first time i've actually pre ordered (in January) a game at gamestop. Do they run on a first come first serve basis or do they hold the games in the back for you? and have many of you have pre ordered?

 

[C Dawg009]

If I'm not mistaken, they hold the game for you up to a week after its release. They will always have enough for reserving customers. Wouldn't running out kill the point of reserving the game?

 

[mukai013]

Yeah, but that happened to me once at best buy :|

 

[DonkeyPirate]

typically they call a few days in advance. they pull enough copies for everyone who preordered, but I suggest you get the preorder the day it comes out to make sure they keep it.

 

[TheZeroOne]

I pre-ordered!

I'm pretty sure, they hold the game for you 2 days after its initial release. If you don't pick it up in those 2 days, they sell it.

 

[Suoinegni]

I'm pretty sure they make sure they have enough copies for all the people who reserved. And it may be different somewhere else, but they hold your copy of the game up to 2 days after the release. After that they're allowed to sell your copy.

 

[The Executive]

I pre-ordered @ GameStop on 12/29 and will be picking my copy up at the midnight tourney if possible (both my local GameStops insist that they don't know if they're doing the tourney despite the fact that the list of participants has them both. Then again, these aren't exactly the two most well-managed/run stores, so...).

They are required to hold your pre-order for 48 hours after opening time on launch day. After that, I'm not sure what happens, although since it's a gray area it cannot be good.

 

[kenkowtow]

When asking about this topic to my local Gstop, the clerk told me that the cut-off period was 03/05. After that date, they no longer guarantee copies.

 

[SomeRandomGuy]

I still need to pre-order

 

[Sychu]

Pre-ordered way back in December. Anyway if you pre-order it without paying the whole thing off they hold your stuff for 2-days/1st come first serve, if you payed it off completely the stuff will be held for a week or more depending on space and is guarenteed to be there upon arrival. I think thats how it goes.

 

[The Executive]

Pre-ordered way back in December. Anyway if you pre-order it without paying the whole thing off they hold your stuff for 2-days/1st come first serve, if you payed it off completely the stuff will be held for a week or more depending on space and is guarenteed to be there. I think thats how it goes.

Good. I shelled out my $54.50 months ago.

 

[Chro]

I paid in full and my receipt stated that they would hold it for 48 hours... that's not a problem for me, they're only gonna hold it for like, 11 (unless they open early on March 9th )

 

[The Executive]

I paid in full and my receipt stated that they would hold it for 48 hours... that's not a problem for me, they're only gonna hold it for like, 11 (unless they open early on March 9th )

They won't have to worrying about holding anything. I'm getting mine at 12:01. Zing!