Am I alone?

[Unomas]

I went ahead and pre-ordered for several reasons.

When Wave 7 came out I never saw them for sale until several months after they were first released. Even Hasbro.com didn't start selling them until just a little while ago. So if you are interested in getting them now without a significant search or price hike on eBay I'd recommend pre-ordering.

The second reason I would pre-order is because even if I don't like a figure someone else will. I don't play in competitive tournaments. Just among my friends and family. But each of us have different tastes in what they like. Since I have all of the piece that my group plays with, it doesn't do me any good to just get figures only I like.

[Sherman Davies]

Well, I've preordered Aquilla's Alliance and half of Wave 8 as part of a large order my group has placed. This is my second time preordering; the first time was when I preordered Wave 7 through the comic store I used to work at and was able to buy it at wholesale prices.

I preordered the upcoming stuff because: 1) preorder prices are less than I'd pay in stores here in NYC; 2) Heroscape holds its value very well - if I discover I don't like the figures I bought I can always sell them for at least what I paid; and 3) it's been a helluva drought.

Einar's puppy, I don't think you're weird for NOT preordering - if I could scour WalMarts and Targets in flyover country I might wait until the product hit stores as well. (Then again, I remember reading all those threads about people who are still hunting for Wave 7 and I'm glad I got those vampires early.) But there's nothing weird about doing it our way either.

[Fuzzie Fuzz]

I don't preorder, mostly because of money.

[jbbnbsmith]

Obviously you are not alone in your choice not to pre-order. The reasons you give are just a few valid reasons why many do not pre-order.

You need to remember that many people on this site are adults who make decent money and choose to spend some of their "disposable income" on Heroscape. We pre-order simply because it is convenient. It's sort of like the 7-11. Everyone knows that you can buy a gallon of milk much cheaper at the grocery store, but sometimes it's just quicker to grab it at the "sev". I've been slow to climb aboard the pre-order bandwagon myself, but a combination of an increasingly busy life, past bad experiences trying to find multiple copies of new expansions, $3.65/gal gasoline, and some reasonable on-line prices with free shipping have encouraged me to take the plunge. (this is my first House Mouse purchase and already I'm beginning to understand why people rave about Sandra's customer service.)

What I did what pre-order the "minimum" that I know I will buy anyway. I will probably still pick up a fourth set of the wave 8 commons and a third or fourth jungle pack, but now I know that come June 13th (or so) I will have all the new 'scape I crave without having to go searching all over town.

But there are plenty of people who only buy the expansions that they truly want after having carefully researched the stats. There is nothing wrong with that, and you are not alone. In fact there are other games where that is my approach as well.

But for Heroscape, I want at least 3 of every common and terrain pack. So pre-order just made sense for. It obviously does not make sense for you.

Here's hoping you are able to get a great deal on whatever components you choose to purchase, and may they bring you many hours of enjoyment.

[Nooblar]

The more you buy online, the sweeter Sandra's free shipping deal gets. That's time and money you didn't spend on looking for the stuff, plus you get it early as possible. To me, that's worth a little preorder.

[jbbnbsmith]

Originally Posted by creepybluemonkey

I tend to rebel against the notion of preorders anyway. There are relatively few products that will actually sell out forever. I'd rather have my money and be earning interest on it in my account than hand it over to someone else to hold for months on end. Preorders, unless they give you a nice discount for doing so, actually cost you money in the end.

FYI, most companies do not charge your credit card until the pre-order ships, so there is no loss of interest. And with the rates as low as they are now, it wouldn't be much anyway.

And to the best of my understanding, unless you receive a 100% discount, any purchase will cost you money in the end.

The purpose of a pre-order is usually not to guard against an item selling out. In fact, just the opposite. Many game companies (and other businesses as well) take pre-orders as a way of insuring that it is worth it for them to produce the game. It also provides distributors with a sense of how much of an item they should order. Some companies, such as Libronix (Bible research software company that converts many books to electronic form), offer discounts on pre-orders so that it is cheaper to buy at pre-order than after the item is published.

As I've already said in several related threads, I don't often pre-order, but for the upcoming new HS waves it made sense for me to pre-order this time.

[jbbnbsmith]

Originally Posted by creepybluemonkey

Yeah, thanks for that.

You knew what I meant, cheeky bugger.

1. Yes, I did.
2. This may be the first time I've been called a cheeky bugger. I think I like it.
3. Are you following me, or am I following you around in these pre-order threads?!

[Nooblar]

Originally Posted by creepybluemonkey

I'm just swinging through the creepy blue jungle, posting in threads as new responses show up. Darn you for having the same thread interests as me and being online at the same time. You're cramping my style, I tells ya.

*ding ding ding*

Go to your corners!

[Penitus]

I'm not preordering so that I can buy at WalMart in hopes that they will pick up Marvel Wave 1

[Kroc]

Originally Posted by Einar's puppy

I'm not preordering any of wave 8. I just want to know, am I the only one here doing that?

I'm not preordering for a few reasons. The first is that I don't know how much I want or if I want it at all until I see the stats and here some opinions. With all of the released cards, I am getting that. But I still won't preorder because everyone knows that speculation is not definite. A horrible unit could look good, but doesn't execute well.

YOU are the sane one here. You are absolutely right, why waste your money preordering units that may end up being awful? The only reason I am preordering (and only the Marro Cavalry) is because I only come to the US once per year and got to get it when I can. Not to mention I am Jonesing for some Jungle. Badly. Really badly. We've known the rules for a year or more, and I want it...

But I am not going to preorder any of the rest of the units, and sort of regret my decision to preorder the Cavalry. Because you are right.

Basically I think that most people who preorder are closet OCD completists or people with lots of disposable income. They just want one of everything.

Originally Posted by Einar's puppy

My final reason is that my parents think I've got an obsesion. Sure, they're right,

Say it isn't so!!!!!

[JANDAR88]

[quote=Einar's puppy


My final reason is that my parents think I've got an obsesion. Sure, they're right, but it doesn't change the fact that they wouldn't support me preordering.





Me to!!!

[Revdyer]

Originally Posted by spiteofthedice

What exactly does it mean to "pre-order?" To order it before you order it?? (That's a joke, who's got the reference?)

The reference is to airline "pre=boarding," I think. Was that George Carlin?

Originally Posted by Kroc

Basically I think that most people who preorder are closet OCD completists or people with lots of disposable income. They just want one of everything.

As for me, not in the closet about my OCD when it comes to HeroScape (completist with a storage fixation); but not so much disposable income, either.