Zero Dark Thirty Best Buy Exclusive

[Mmille9905]

Originally Posted by xanman

I wonder if this will end up being like MIB3 SBs. I couldn't get a copy the first week because of limited quantity. Months later I randomly saw one or two in stock at the same store but of course for list price, and now a week or so ago I saw a whole stack of the MIB3 SBs at the same store.

They seem to have a ton of these in stock but hold off until they can charge full price for them. Such a bullshit gimmick.

I was thinking the same thing! Qty super limited the first sale week. Then a few more next week at full price.

[5th Of November]

Originally Posted by Mmille9905

I was thinking the same thing! Qty super limited the first sale week. Then a few more next week at full price.

A good way to tell will be if a shipping option becomes available once the price goes up to $29.99.

[thenorm47]

got to bestbuy late afternoon and there were only two copies of the steelbook left. tons of the regular packaging in stock.

i did notice a whole stack of MLB3 Steelbooks at the bestbuy... and a whole tone of the dark knight rises steelbooks too.

[cpstevens]

When I arrived at BB after school today, I went to the register and found that my employee friend at best buy had successfully saved me a copy ! I then walked around the store, and discovered that it was completely sold out. There is some great inside art on this steelbook!

P.S: If anybody would like my 'Medal of Honor Warfighter' map pack code, I'd be happy to give it to them. First person to PM me can have it.

[jblank]

Originally Posted by kevinrnash89

There's a very, VERY large moral difference in taking advantage of selling a rare item one already has and grabbing multiple copies of the same item to turn it around immediately for a profit. By doing this, you are taking two actions: you are deliberately taking away more copies from the marketplace than you need because you know that you'll be able to take advantage of the same people you took the opportunity from. It isn't illegal, but if you don't see the moral issue with this...well, I can't say I think too much of your character.

For the record, I'm not salty. I got my one copy, the one I'll need to watch and enjoy.

Sir, really, again, this is a Blu-ray, not a commodity like food and if a store doesn't have a policy limiting it, that is their problem. To judge someone and especially their character, because they are seeking to take advantage of an item that is freely available, and their for the purchase, with no guarantee of actual profit, is extremely harsh. I'm not going to sit there and buy a store out of ten items, I don't think there is enough profit in this to frankly even warrant it, but if someone wants to take that chance, with their own money, and the store allows it, you shouldn't be jumping up and down with torches and pitchforks at them, you should take it up with Best Buy.

I'm sorry, but I am not going to pass moral judgment on someone over purchasing Blu-Ray movies. We all have enough sins on our own to know when we should just disagree with their practice without labeling them the scum of the Earth. For the record, I only got one Steelbook copy, had no desire to get another to sell, so I passed.

You guys are acting like me, personally, bought up everything the stores had. Talking about my character, really? You guys are taking this way too seriously.

[mrpink134]

Originally Posted by 67stingray

How high is that horse you ride? Give it a rest. You are more annoying than a scalper. Moral police need to leave the thread.

[technique]

Wow just got home and was glad to see I was still able to put in an order for store pickup tomorrow because only 1 within a 50 mile radius has it in stock in my area.

[ryanmcv]

Mine was waiting for me at my door when I got home. Shipped via UPS (expedited shipping) and was sent in one of those flimsy cardboard containers. Luckily it arrived in perfect condition.

[5th Of November]

Originally Posted by 67stingray

How high is that horse you ride? Give it a rest. You are more annoying than a scalper. Moral police need to leave the thread.

+1

[waka flocka]

Originally Posted by xanman

I wonder if this will end up being like MIB3 SBs. I couldn't get a copy the first week because of limited quantity. Months later I randomly saw one or two in stock at the same store but of course for list price, and now a week or so ago I saw a whole stack of the MIB3 SBs at the same store.

They seem to have a ton of these in stock but hold off until they can charge full price for them. Such a bullshit gimmick.

Originally Posted by Mmille9905

I was thinking the same thing! Qty super limited the first sale week. Then a few more next week at full price.

Don't count on it the print run is Extremely small for this release

[McCrutchy]

It was a good thing I made a last minute decision to order a copy online early this morning. Originally, I was hoping to get to BB and pick the best copy in case of damage, but, by the time I got there around 4:30 pm, my local store had several rows that were completely sold out, so they must have had room for a good 15-20 copies or more (I forget how deep they stack SteelBooks), but thankfully, my online order copy was in pristine condition.

I'm no SteelBook fanatic, but the art on this one is very nice, and since it only cost less than $2 more with tax, and the disc is disappointing in the extras department, I decided it would be more than worth it to have a great Blu-ray of a fantastic film in a snazzy package.

According to the online system, most stores within a day's driving distance of me are sold out or unavailable now.

[Shadowscythe85]

Originally Posted by Mmille9905

I was thinking the same thing! Qty super limited the first sale week. Then a few more next week at full price.

I dunno what happens at some BBs but once the one in my town sells out, they never get more. The only ones they got are some of the WB re-issues and TDKR one, which every store has extras of. I've never seen any of the older releases come back in stock and I check every week when I go for pick-ups.

[frank_051]

Best Buy steelbooks are the most unpredictable thing: some of them have a ton of supply and sit on the shelves forever, some of them disappear before the end of the day...

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by ZubS

we hardly get any steels

You know you're lying.

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by frank_051

Best Buy steelbooks are the most unpredictable thing: some of them have a ton of supply and sit on the shelves forever, some of them disappear before the end of the day...

That's because the amount greatly varied from location to location.

[shinseiRomeo]

Originally Posted by xanman

I wonder if this will end up being like MIB3 SBs. I couldn't get a copy the first week because of limited quantity. Months later I randomly saw one or two in stock at the same store but of course for list price, and now a week or so ago I saw a whole stack of the MIB3 SBs at the same store.

They seem to have a ton of these in stock but hold off until they can charge full price for them. Such a bullshit gimmick.

It won't happen with ZDT. The reason why is just like with Dark Knight Rises, both were massively produced. ZDT is a limited run title.

[jw]

Originally Posted by shinseiRomeo

True. A rule should be in place that bragging about buying several copies, perhaps even posting photos of several, should be disallowed.

and the cream always rises to the top. I should photoshop a few more!

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by frank_051

Best Buy steelbooks are the most unpredictable thing: some of them have a ton of supply and sit on the shelves forever, some of them disappear before the end of the day...

ZD30 is my 42nd BBY exclusive SteelBook™.

I know it's not an option for everyone but getting there on release day when they open is really the only way of assuring that you get one of their exclusives.

[mrpink134]

Originally Posted by jblank

Sir, really, again, this is a Blu-ray, not a commodity like food and if a store doesn't have a policy limiting it, that is their problem. To judge someone and especially their character, because they are seeking to take advantage of an item that is freely available, and their for the purchase, with no guarantee of actual profit, is extremely harsh. I'm not going to sit there and buy a store out of ten items, I don't think there is enough profit in this to frankly even warrant it, but if someone wants to take that chance, with their own money, and the store allows it, you shouldn't be jumping up and down with torches and pitchforks at them, you should take it up with Best Buy.

I'm sorry, but I am not going to pass moral judgment on someone over purchasing Blu-Ray movies. We all have enough sins on our own to know when we should just disagree with their practice without labeling them the scum of the Earth. For the record, I only got one Steelbook copy, had no desire to get another to sell, so I passed.

You guys are acting like me, personally, bought up everything the stores had. Talking about my character, really? You guys are taking this way too seriously.

A wonderful thought out post! I agree 100%

[ran94]

Originally Posted by jw

and the cream always rises to the top. I should photoshop a few more!

From what I have seen, your skills are to be commended.