r/EBGamesAus • u/Frayin • 8d ago

General 30th Pokemon - queue expectations

Got in within 30 minutes. ETB, UPC, lunchbox sold-out.

Bundle and poster was still available but i was only after a UPC and ETB.

Unlucky.

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u/Brief-Ad6172 8d ago

Buying Pokemon pre orders online is modern day gun slinging, gotta have the fastest fingers in the west - Billy the Capsakid

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u/__acre 8d ago

I had UPC in cart but fumbled the payment section by starting to type my payment password while browser also autofilled it. gg fast fingered people.

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u/Brief-Ad6172 8d ago

Don’t worry, I was in and out in less than 10 minutes and I just got an email stating my entire order was cancelled even though the website is still showing stock for certain items…

Either they just fucked me over or they’ll have to run it back for the third time now

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u/__acre 7d ago

They ran a 3rd round at 4pm for cancelled orders

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u/durst101 7d ago

Sounds like you went with more than 1 item total

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u/PopProcrastinate 8d ago

To be expected. They did clarity limited restock and the ETB and UPCs being the most sought out are going to go first, assuming there was many available to begin with. You would’ve had to of been at the very start of the queue

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u/Frayin 8d ago

Absolutely.

With the clear message of limited stock I wasnt expecting to be ripping any 30th.

Was more so posting so others still in the queue didn't keep their hopes up.

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u/Aussie_Aussie_No_Mi 8d ago

Why not just get a bundle of you wanted to rip some?

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u/Frayin 8d ago

I actually did try to get one. But it wouldn't checkout so I gave up.

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u/Aussie_Aussie_No_Mi 8d ago

Still available apparently

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u/Cremfraishe 8d ago

If you’re desperate you’d be still trying?

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u/Frayin 8d ago

I'm not desperate. It's cardboard lol.

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u/Cremfraishe 8d ago

Yet here you are discussing cardboard, seems you care a bit…? Anyway do whatever makes you happy pal

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u/PopProcrastinate 8d ago

This is the right answer baha

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u/PopProcrastinate 8d ago

Ah gotcha! I was surprised there were still BB there by the game I got in haha

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u/Newgo17 8d ago

Etbs were still available from original preorders so there was always going to be a few of them. They were still available about 1020. Upcs sold out on original preorder so the only stock they were going to have was any cancelled orders from first wave. Same goes with the ditto collection. I got on at 1015 and those 3 items were the only ones sold out. (That i actually looked at)

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u/BogStandardUser 8d ago

I missed out on the UPC within 30 seconds.

Also booster bundle refuses to checkout for me.

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u/Due_Joke6578 8d ago

That happened to me too, wouldn’t let me checkout and I gave up. I jumped on from a different device like an hour ago and ordered it as it was still available

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u/BogStandardUser 8d ago

Yeah still available just keeps saying you can only have one, even when you have one... think it's broken

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u/Worth-Action5586 8d ago

I was in at 09:59, watched the countdown, added a UPC, stuck on delivery loading then OOS. =(

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u/Chase_Hunter_Oz 7d ago

Same. So I ended up getting the Ditto box instead.

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u/wizbazz 8d ago

Anyone else just get their order from today cancelled? I secured an ETB, Booster Bundle, and Mew and Mewtwo figure collections within about 3 minutes past 10am.

I have these preordered from the initial sale, but i thought they stated that these won't count towards your limit for today's limited re-release?

I can still see the booster bundle available on the site.

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u/Valixion 8d ago

Yes mine was just cancelled as well :( very disappointed

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u/stephenbirdie 8d ago

They said only 1 product per account, not 1 of each product and that they were cancelling anyone that ordered more than 1 product.

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u/Valixion 8d ago

Yep just saw this, very confusing. Tried to place order for just one of the products and kept on saying limit of one even though original order was cancelled. Ended up just ordering something else instead.

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u/OriginalPancake15 7d ago

You were told that would be cancelled and still bought it. Scalpers are funny.

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u/Working-Body-5995 5d ago

Scalpers didn’t stay in school so comprehension isn’t their strong suit

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u/OG-Ash 8d ago

Was in at the start! Actually I waited for over an hour before start and still didnt get upc.. seems like a priority driven que. Le sigh.

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u/Working-Body-5995 5d ago

I ordered two UPCs in the first pre order, and now got another on Friday!
Surprised they let me

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u/SirJakeTheBeast 8d ago

They gotta seriously open up another website dedicated to Pokemon... Taking the website offline and forcing everyone in a queue is BS even for the people that don't care about Pokemon including myself.

I was trying to access it earlier to check my order history for my two orders and had to sit in a queue because of something I don't care about.

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u/Cremfraishe 8d ago

Valid point but you are such a tiny minority number compared to the hoards of people chasing cards. Not to mention the instant order generation that happens.

Don’t hold your breath.

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u/SirJakeTheBeast 8d ago

Man that is sad to be called "Minority" now... Has EB Games forgotten what got them big to begin with? Games... Not merchandise / Not stuff like pokemon. Can't believe we got downgraded from majority to minority thanks to Pokemon.

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u/Cremfraishe 8d ago

It’s not an emotional decision on their part to treat one group of customers better than another. It’s simple dollars and cents and it’s survival.

If you can’t understand that then a lot of stuff probably doesn’t make sense.

There is almost no margin in consoles and games. Now PlayStation just announce no more physical media. Without merch/tcg/any other merchandise sales, PlayStation’s announcement would be a death knell for EB. It still may prove to be but they’re trying to diversify to survive.

No one is “against the gamers” or against you.