“Was anyone able to pre-order this yet? The button is active, I was able to put it in my cart, but then I am told that it is out of stock. Did I miss my chance or is this just a ploy to irritate me?”
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The reason it went up in the middle of the night was to limit traffic and not crash the website. The reason it sold out so quickly though has a lot to do with scalpers and the computer bots they use to automatically buy a specific item on a website when it becomes available...once you set it up you don't have to do a thing to monitor the site...the program automatically purchases the item, usually multiples. These bot programs are available for purchase just like any app. The user just installs and sets up for whatever item they want. Scalpers want to buy up as many SNES Classics as possible to resell on eBay at ridiculous profits, as with the NES Classic. These bots are becoming more prevalent, and WILL ruin online shopping for highly sought items...think Black Friday or cyber Monday.... ruined for the average person.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi! So this went live for pre order at about 10:30 p.m. pst on August 21st. So about 1:30 eastern. It sold out in 30 minutes. The pre order button more than likely stuck around because of the huge amount of people still trying to get one making it hard for them to update the page and get it off. It sucks, i know but keep an eye out. Nintendo has promised significantly more of these than the NES classic and this is only the very first wave.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I was able to snag one for me and one for my nephews, around 1:15 this morning. It was an awkward time to go live with the preorder, but it still sold out within minutes.
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