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  • #1

    When will preorders arrive?

    Not that I really care, but is it assumed that outfits like amazon and ebgames will receive the game on Oct 30 to ship out? For example, amazon is saying a Nov 1 ship date which would make sense. I'm wondering if ebgames (or perhaps others) will receive the game before Oct 30.

    I can see it now, many folks will walk down to their nearest Best Buy or Babbages and get the game on Oct 30 while those who preordered will have to wait a few days. In the meantime, they will fill up the board with "WHERE IS MY $!#@^% PREORDER???" threads.
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    i was planning on walking to EB and buying the first day...then when i get my pre-order, returning the store bought one and get my refund

    ...problems solved
    only one question: will EB give me my money back at the store, or just store credit?

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    • #3
      EB still says that they are "shipping" on 10/30, which means with overnite shipping, I should get the game sometime during the day on Wednesday (Halloween). I have been burnt in the past by pre-ordering, but I guess I haven't learned my lesson. Having it at my door when I get home on Wednesday should allow an extra hour of game time that I would have spent going and getting the game, but it better be there or I'll be pissed!
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      • #4
        If the info on EBGames.com is accurate, I should get my copy on November 1st.

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        • #5
          Pre-ordered but . . . .

          I pre-ordered but I'm in Korea so I probably won't receive mine until the middle of November. Or the end of November if the customs guys decide they want to be the first in Korea to play Civ3.
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          • #6
            Re: Pre-ordered but . . . .

            Originally posted by Anatolia
            I pre-ordered but I'm in Korea so I probably won't receive mine until the middle of November. Or the end of November if the customs guys decide they want to be the first in Korea to play Civ3.
            holy ****, feel so bad for you.
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            • #7
              Re: Re: Pre-ordered but . . . .

              Originally posted by Dida


              holy ****, feel so bad for you.
              It could be worse. I could have no credit card to use on Internet shopping sites and then have to wait for Civ3 to be released here in Korea.
              I was joking about the customs guys, by the way. They only take Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. A former co-worker of mine had a subscription and while he had no problem with regular issues the bathing suit girls never showed up. I hope there are no scantily clad concubines on the cover of Civ3.
              Formerly known as Masuro.
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              • #8
                Anyone care to guess as to who will ship first in the US, ebgames or amazon?

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Steve Clark
                  Anyone care to guess as to who will ship first in the US, ebgames or amazon?
                  ...Or Bestbuy? I know figure the odds on THAT happening!

                  But in my case, since I've ordered through them, I hope Bestbuy.com surprises us!
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Steve Clark
                    Anyone care to guess as to who will ship first in the US, ebgames or amazon?
                    EB without a doubt - it's what they do. It will be in their stores and arriving on doorsteps on October 31st. Amazon customers will have it Nov 1st or 2nd.

                    Bestbuy.com --> maybe you'll be playing by the end of November.
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                    • #11
                      RE: Bestbuy.com

                      You're probably right Stuie, but God, I hope not!
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                      • #12
                        When will preorders arrive?

                        Best guess is 1-3 days after the release date in the country where the game was ordered. But Amazon.co.uk usually manges to get orders here the day after they get the product in, which beats most of the competition. Then the UK is a smaller country with a better post service.

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                        • #13
                          Go EB Go!
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Stuie
                            EB without a doubt - it's what they do. It will be in their stores and arriving on doorsteps on October 31st. Amazon customers will have it Nov 1st or 2nd.
                            Actually it will be in the stores on the 30th.

                            That's why it's faster to buy from a store for those who have an EB nearby than wait the extra day for it to be shipped.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Pembleton


                              Actually it will be in the stores on the 30th.

                              That's why it's faster to buy from a store for those who have an EB nearby than wait the extra day for it to be shipped.
                              Babbages, as well.

                              That has certainly been the case for many games I've tracked. Pre-order has never meant that you'll get it first. I wonder where that misconception started from? I have always found it ludicrous that folks would preorder a movie or cd (unless they don't live near a store). We all know that stores like Best Buy get mountains of all movies and cds.

                              But Civ3 might be different because of the LE. Do you really think that you will find LEs (in addition to SEs) in the stores next Tuesday?

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