Hey, Venus, I'm in Chicago, too... Which Toys R Us are you talking about?

One more question for anyone out there... does Buy.com put an approval through on your credit card before charging it?

i pre-ordered a GC from outpost when they still had them 'in stock'... just wondering if anyone else got this email:

Subj: Outpost.com Product Order
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 5:08:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]

Dear XXXXX :

Thank you for your order! We apologize but the item(s) you
ordered is currently out of stock and we are unable to provide a
definite ship date at this time. However, we continually receive
new merchandise in our warehouse and we hope to fulfill your
order within the next thirty days or sooner if possible.

At this time, your order is still pending and will ship as soon
as the item(s) is in stock. Your order number is XXXXX .

If you would prefer to cancel, change, or check the status of
your order, please call customer service at 1-877-OUTPOST
(International customers may call +1-860-927-2050) or e-mail us
at [email protected].

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for shopping at Outpost.com.


Sincerely,

Outpost.com
Customer Service

Tel: 1-877-OUTPOST
Tel: 1-860-927-2050
Fax: 1-860-927-8375
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=macsutpost

Domestic orders: We ship in stock items using the shipping method
you selected. All remaining out of stock items will be shipped to
you as soon as they are received at no additional charge.

International orders: Due to the higher cost of shipping
overseas, international orders will be placed on hold pending
arrival of all the items unless we hear from you.

i go that email too. its just an automated email that is sent out when something is not in stock. of course it isn't in stock... it hasn't even been released yet.

figured as much... just a little nervous, that's all...

I actually called the Toys R Us in Melrose Park (on North Ave) and they told me that they will take preorders next Wed. I will also call the one at Golf Mill in Niles to see if they tell me the same thing. These are the 2 closest Toys R Us stores to my house.

Is $225 shipped (express) a good price just for just the unit?

Costco.com has a GameCube bundle for pre-order:

Console, Controller, Memory Card, Game and Guide
$259.99

http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?t...=10016577&log=

The Costco bundle isn't that bad. I'm just not intersted in Luigi's Mansion.

I'll stick with what Ihave pre ordered... black gc, mem card, and extra spice controller with overnight shipping for 255 from outpost.com. I got some ps2 games to trade in to cover the games (and some amazon coupons when they start taking orders for games)

The costco deal is good, but I won't settle for not knowing the color. I don't want a purple console.

Amazon will start taking preorders (bundles only) on 10/8, between 2-4pm Pacific time.

these bundles on amazon come with a six month subscription to EGM, is that one of those things you have to "cancell before they start billing you" type things?

I was holding out for amazon, but their bundles are abominable. Guess I'll be hitting TRU early on the 18th.

Anybody know when ebgames.com will start taking pre-orders? They had my PS2 at my door on the launch date, so I trust them more than I do amazon.

KBKids is now taking preorders (bundles only)

http://www.kbtoys.com/kbsearch.html?...T367&ls=vgames

They have 2 bundles, each in black and purple:

One bundle is Console, Luigi's Mansion, Madden 2002, Rogue Squadron 2, and a Memory card for $399.99

The other bundle is Console, Luigi's Mansion, Wave Race, Rogue Squadron 2, and a Memory card for $399.99

Not the best price in the world, but its out there

This is a pretty bad deal.

System 199.99
Games 49.99 X 3
memory card 14.99

Thats a total value of $364.95

I love it when they try to cheat on preorders.

I was all set to grab one of these bundles, but then I saw the shipping options:
Standard (5-10 business days) - $9.85
Premium (4-5 business days) - $21.58
"Express" (3-4 business days) - $34.44

On top of the extra $35 in the base price, this just makes it too unattractive.

Still waiting for EB to take online pre-orders.

I reluctantly ordered one of the KBToys bundles. My fear is that I simply won't be able to find a cube by Christmas any other way. If I get in on the next Amazon pre-order or at EBWorld (if and when they ever offer preorders) I'll cancel however.

According to http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.c...n=item&id=2210, EB will start accepting pre-orders next Monday (10/15). The good news is that you get your choice of 3 of the available games (you're not forced to get "Luigi's Mansion"). The bad news is that the bundle supposedly contains a 2nd controller provided by a 3rd-party (Interact), as well as a book about the history of Nintendo (yawn).

FYI. Anotehr preorder. This one from bestbuy

Best Buy just sold out. I ordered from them to avoid getting a bundle. 5 minutes after ordering from KB, I found a better deal thanks to T-Wolves. Hopefully, they'll let me cancel without a BUY.COM-style runaround.

I have a question maybe some of you could answer. I was adding one of the bundles to my wish list at Amazon, and it asked for credit card confirmation...about things bought off of my wish list?? Will this auto purchase it if I have it in my wish list...I know this seems optimistic, but hey?

I cancelled my KB order last night. Of course, they put a pre-authorization on my card, so I have $400 that I can't touch for 3-5 business days.

Does Best Buy do that, too?

From my understanding, yes they do. I cancelled my Purple Gamecube order so I could get a Black one, and the service lady mentioned that it would take a few days to free up the pre-authorized amount of my first order.

Daryl

Looks like Best Buy has a few more blacks up for order.

ebgames.com will have some monday the 15th for order.