Amazon Preorders?

[boss99]

Their website is a bit vague about this, but when you preorder with Amazon.com, do you pay for the game upfront? Do you put a down payment? I'm just curious more than anything.

 

[Lemonjello]

You're charged when it ships

 

[boss99]

So no money upfront? Sweet! Thanks!

 

[chinesepiratefood]

Also, if the price drops before it ships you get charged whatever its lowest price was.

 

[Dave3d]

And, if the price gets raised, you still pay the price you pre-ordered at.

 

[Forceman]

And you can get release date delivery for some titles. Pretty much a win all the way around.

 

[Parmenides]

Win, except half the time their preorders end up being out of stock where you have to wait a bit of extra time.

 

[Etherton]

Win, except half the time their preorders end up being out of stock where you have to wait a bit of extra time.

Never has been an issue for me... Amazon is my goto for games not ordered on Steam....

 

[northrop]

And you can get release date delivery for some titles. Pretty much a win all the way around.

Yup. It's a sweet deal. I preordered Witcher 2 on Sunday (2 days before the release) with the release day delivery, and it got here first thing in the morning on Tuesday Funny thing is, it was the cheapest delivery option too, at $0.99 while the 1-3 day shipping was $9.99 and 3-7 day at $4.99

 

[ktr]

Win, except half the time their preorders end up being out of stock where you have to wait a bit of extra time.

You snooze, you lose.

Never had an Amazon preorder get delayed because of OOS. Amazon wont let you preorder in the first place.

 

[hwtime]

They have a very good release date delivery system (its like magic).

 

[TheSandman21]

Never had an Amazon preorder get delayed because of OOS. Amazon wont let you preorder in the first place.

El wrongo, When I preordered Silent Hunter 4 about four months prior to release several years ago, Amazon backordered it to the point where delivery was going to be several WEEKS later. I ended up canceling it and buying it at WalMart.

 

[Ocellaris]

Then send you $10 (via Amazon credit) if they deliver the game late too.

 

[Parmenides]

You snooze, you lose.

Never had an Amazon preorder get delayed because of OOS. Amazon wont let you preorder in the first place.

my experience differs.... multiple times. I'm not hating, Amazon is still my main goto place for buying most things physical. I just don't trust Amazon preorders to always arrive on the dot. That's all. They're still my favorite retailer.

Amazon Prime members, well, maybe pre-orders are more reliable?

 

[vasta]

I preordered FarCry and got it about 2 days after it was released

I ordered a bunch of Blurays a while ago, some were not yet released but I got them days early and as others said the price dropped on a few and I was charged the new (lower) price

 

[GregP24]

El wrongo, When I preordered Silent Hunter 4 about four months prior to release several years ago, Amazon backordered it to the point where delivery was going to be several WEEKS later. I ended up canceling it and buying it at WalMart.

That is probably just an isolated case. I have a friend who pre-orders every game through Amazon with release day delivery and she has never had an issue. I had an issue with my Witcher 2 pre-order, but that was UPS's issue - not Amazon's. I've got Duke Nukem Forever pre-ordered through Amazon. We'll see how it goes.

 

[skizzled]

The only issue I've had was with my Mafia II pre-order. Every other pre-order has been smooth. Release date delivery for $0.99 is awesome as well, when they offer it.