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[QuantumBro]

Greed is an ugly thing people, just buy one

I did one with each type of payment, credit card and paypal, if I get both I will gladly give the other copy away.

 

[Jrs3000]

I did 2 orders. One canceled the other still in process after 3 hours...ugh

 

[VeryGooster]

Wow. Three hours later, my second order was canceled at last. Guess the next cancelation should come any minute. Fun while it lasted!

 

[jtb]

two out of three remaining cancelled

ah well, still got two keys out of it.

 

[Pepto]

So I missed this?

 

[bryan12112]

The 1 cent transaction is being processed, according to my online bank account. Might be a good sign. They'll probably do all they can to get this order canceled, though. I don't expect it to actually go through.

 

[exmachina64]

So I missed this?

Oh yes.

Still waiting for my order to be cancelled.

 

[polyh3dron]

3 of my 4 got cancelled. Wanted to share EM with GAF but oh well.

 

[LegoDad]

I ordered two within 1 min and 15 order numbers. My 2nd one was cancelled, but my first is still alive an hour after cancellation email. No way it takes that long. I still believe!!

 

[SUBZERO-08]

My order from four and a half hours ago still hasn't been cancelled.

 

[Beelzeboss]

they finally took my penny but the order is still processing.

just hurry up and do SOMETHING Best Buy I can't deal with all the waiting.

 

[Kevin]

Anyone got an extra key for trade? Will trade the Alan Wake complete pack with American Nightmare if interested. Send me a PM.

 

[Ahasverus]

This is great lol cheapest videogame ever

 

[mr stroke]

great game, worth the full $60

 

[Toki767]

This is great lol cheapest videogame ever

Metro 2033 was free with a Facebook like

 

[Seik]

Meh, I missed it.

Anyone bought a lot of copies so they can give one to me for money, well, without screwing me too much.

Because you know...1 cent mofo.

 

[Passive Assassin]

Still pending. But this deal is pretty much dead :[

 

[Dragon1893]

I'll buy 1 for a dollar, that's 100x what you paid for it

 

[Yerolo]

Still pending. But this deal is pretty much dead :[

I don't know if 'deal' is the right word to use

 

[Kevin]

I am willing to trade or buy one for cheap.

 

[zerokoolpsx]

My order is still pending. 6 hours and going.

 

[wilflare]

My order is still pending. 6 hours and going.

all my seven got cancelled.
i wanted to share them with GAF

 

[giancarlo123x]

Mine was cancelled.

 

[Deadstar]

two out of three remaining cancelled

ah well, still got two keys out of it.

Could I have the extra key?

 

[Jafku]

2 of my 3 orders have been cancelled
In fact the first order i made has not been cancelled yet. Imade that order at 9:40 pm est

 

[Papercuts]

All 4 of mine are still in processing.

 

[paskowitz]

If anyone is feeling generous I would humbly accept a spare key.

 

[AutumnAve]

My order is still hanging tough. I'll let it stew overnight. lol

 

[lolmoose]

Still in process

 

[Dragon1893]

Feel free to pm me on how much you want for a spare key.

 

[bounchfx]

officially canceled. I'm a tad bitter because I actually did buy that graphics card too aha.

Spoiler

from microcenter

 

[Seiru]

So what's the difference between this and downloading the game on The Pirate Bay?

 

[Hellix]

So what's the difference between this and downloading the game on The Pirate Bay?

You paid for it.

 

[Seiru]

Taking advantage of an error in Best Buy's system is paying for the game?

What if a brick and mortar Best Buy accidentally left a crate full of games out back behind the store and I swiped one, does that count as paying for the game?

 

[Macho Madness]

Taking advantage of an error in Best Buy's system is paying for the game?

What if a brick and mortar Best Buy accidentally left a crate full of games out back behind the store and I swiped one, does that count as paying for the game?

Not if they were marked 1¢ and you paid them the penny and walked out with them. Theft, how does it work?

 

[Seiru]

Not if they were marked 1¢ and you paid them the penny and walked out with them. Theft, how does it work?

The thing is, a human person is involved at the store and the error would be caught immediately.

On a website, not so much.

 

[Macho Madness]

The thing is, a human person is involved at the store and the error would be caught immediately.

On a website, not so much.

There's no difference in concept. What if the store had self checkout?

 

[Seiru]

Sorry if it seems like I'm just trolling, threads like these just irk me a bit. Nobody seems to see anything unethical with taking advantage of errors like this, when it's very clearly wrong.

 

[Macho Madness]

Sorry if it seems like I'm just trolling, threads like these just irk me a bit. Nobody seems to see anything unethical with taking advantage of errors like this, when it's very clearly wrong.

I think to most of us, the game is finding deals like this in itself. Should we have just informed Best Buy of it, and moved on? Perhaps, but where's the fun in that?

 

[KojiKnight]

My first order is still in processing, the last 2 are cancelled. As I said before, if I get one, great... just going to give it away anyways cause I'm not a fan.

 

[Salsa]

Taking advantage of an error in Best Buy's system is paying for the game?

What if a brick and mortar Best Buy accidentally left a crate full of games out back behind the store and I swiped one, does that count as paying for the game?

yeah, those scenarios are identical

 

[KojiKnight]

yeah, those scenarios are identical

I wouldn't say those are identical... unless they had a sign saying "Free to a good home on them."

The real comparison would be if they have mispriced an item on the shelf... I've had that happen, and yes I took advantage of it. "Sir, this isn't ringing up for 9.99, it's 29.99" "Not according to the price on the shelf." Had to lead some clerks to the shelves to point it out, but they are legally obligated to give you the price they show (in the US at least)

 

[Dragon1893]

He has a point, you're not really paying for the game. Noone will see any money from your "purchase".

 

[Macho Madness]

I wouldn't say those are identical... unless they had a sign saying "Free to a good home on them."

The real comparison would be if they have mispriced an item on the shelf... I've had that happen, and yes I took advantage of it. "Sir, this isn't ringing up for 9.99, it's 29.99" "Not according to the price on the shelf." Had to lead some clerks to the shelves to point it out, but they are legally obligated to give you the price they show (in the US at least)

They are not. If they refuse to sell it at the marked price, you have the right then to not buy it.

 

[KojiKnight]

They are not. If they refuse to sell it at the marked price, you have the right then to not buy it.

No, they have to sell it at the price listed... It's illegal to not sell it at the marked price. Doing so would leave a loophole for bait and switch, which is also illegal in the US. You can't display a price tag on something and then tell someone it's not that price and if you don't like it you don't have to buy it.

 

[Jomjom]

They are not. If they refuse to sell it at the marked price, you have the right then to not buy it.

You are right, the law actually (in California anyway, and I'm pretty sure in every other state as well) is that price mistakes do not have to be honored. It is completely discretionary whether stores want to honor it or not.

This is differentiated from a car dealership saying only "1 car at the low low price of $_____". That they would have to honor, but they would only have to have one, which people generally just call the old bait and switch for everyone who comes after the first lucky buyer.

No, they have to sell it at the price listed... It's illegal to not sell it at the marked price. Doing so would leave a loophole for bait and switch, which is also illegal in the US. You can't display a price tag on something and then tell someone it's not that price and if you don't like it you don't have to buy it.

You are half-right. If they purposely marked it at a price that was lower to get people in the store, then yes, they would have to honor it. Here we are talking about a game that's normally $59.99 priced at $.01 where people could essentially buy infinite copies and could do so from the comfort of essentially anywhere where they had a computer or smartphone. No court in the country would rule that this was not a mistake.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Sold out

 

[Blue Ninja]

Damn, looks like I missed this.

Oh well, if I can wait five years for Metro 2033 to become free, maybe I can do it now, too.

 

[Sidewinder]

My first order is still in processing, the last 2 are cancelled. As I said before, if I get one, great... just going to give it away anyways cause I'm not a fan.

I would gladly free you of your burden

 

[h#shdem0n]

Yea, I missed out on this. But am pretty hype about this game, so if anyone wants to throw a key my way, I'd really appreciate it.