Stupid ebgames.com

[Slayne]

So I'm looking for an online store that gets / ships video games reliably close to their release date.
Amazon seems to charge a bit extra for overnight shipping then other places I've bought basic products from. Ebgames says I've bought to many games from them, so I'm a credit risk (but thanks for shopping with them, my purchases last week have been shipped).

So who doesn't suck? Who isn't going to get stupid on me and tell me that spending my money with them is a bad choice? Who isn't going to charge an extra 10$ in shipping just because they can?

I've "window" shopped at Play-Asia, but mostly at their figures. I've bought games from Gamefly when the games are first released, since I already had them and knew no one else had abused the game. Unfortunately for them, I'm not interested in the monthly rental charge ontop of the purchase price.

Does anyone make regular online game purchases and have a recommendation? I live stateside and while I can visit my local eb/gamestop, I'd prefer not to due to normal bad service I get there. Yes I know each one is different, but I'm not going to shop at a dozen stores to find one half a city away that I like. I like being able to order it online and not have to worry about pre-orders or piss poor customer service.


~Slayne

[CrazyJo82]

that's the first time i've heard "bought too many games from them, so i'm a credit risk"

i usually buy from the store... sorry, guess i can't help you there.

[Slayne]

crazyjo82 said:

that's the first time i've heard "bought too many games from them, so i'm a credit risk"

i usually buy from the store... sorry, guess i can't help you there.

Makes two of us. I found the whole conversation rather funny. Basically, thanks for your business, please don't come back.

[Cyhirae]

Companies do that actually if you try to buy too many items (particularly if they're expensive ones) close together/buy when a previous order has yet to ship.

It usually means they're concerned it may be a matter of stolen identity and thus want to ensure they aren't about to lose money on an identity thief. They have similar things in gas stations and grocery stores for checks or cards: if you use either more than twice a week at the same location, a warning flashes to the cashier to be cautious- there's an unusual number of transactions with that account number there.