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[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
Well. I just want it to be out before school starts :). I'll be pre ordering mine tomorrow

Sent by pocket technology.
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
Placed my order at gamestop on july 4th. I was told by the manager that they were instructed to tell customers mid July they would be in. Best deal imo.
[Nexus 7 General] neilrl79:
My GS preorder receipt definitely says 2nd wave 8/7 on it.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
My receipt is the same as yours only it says nothing about a "wave." I'm hoping that means that I'm in the "first wave" :)
[Nexus 7 General] Clienterror:
I was told by a Google phone rep that if you ordered before July 1st you're in the first wave. I'm not sure how that applies to Gamestop orders but that's how they're handling play store orders.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
[Nexus 7 General] trampino96:
i went into gamestop and preordered mine with no problem, the guy told me he would have a nexus 7 waiting for me on july 31st
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
Ugh, why the 31st?

It makes no sense for GameStop to spend a full week or two to receive it's shipments.
[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
Im wave 2 also
[Nexus 7 General] movieaddict:
I really hope this is true!! because then i would be in the first wave from the play store! (crosses fingers)
[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
Thats makes me happy. Waiting for August 7th is like waiting for Google I/O on June 5th

i think it will release July 13th. Staples is set to release July 12-17th Hopefully same for gamestop
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
I hope that it's somewhere around that date, too. Anytime next week would be perfect for me. Also, I think I accidentally thanked your post, but you can keep it ;)
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
I love you for that.

MY THREAD IS NOW COMPLETE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE, ENJOY YOUR TABLETS!
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
You're welcome! I was glad to do some investigating because I'm very anxious to get it too.
[Nexus 7 General] Rapscallion16:
I preordered my N7 from GameStop on July 3rd, but my receipt doesn't say anything about a wave, so I'm assuming I'm in the first wave. :D
[Nexus 7 General] FiveOhFour:
Hey, im posting this in both threads just to update people. When i initially spoke to Adorama i was told next day delivery would be no problem but then i recieved this updated message. The cost of going viral.

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I asked the guy at my store if they were still telling them they cant sell and he said yea they actually raised the price of the Nexus in their system to 99,999.99 to be sure no one could accidentally ring it up even. HAHA that aanswers my question of trying to find a store that hadnt read the email. DahmIt
[Nexus 7 General] JackBauer11:
Just posting to confirm what others have said. I just called my SoCal Gamestop, and they said they have them in stock, but aren't allowed to sell them yet. The nice lady told me that Google will be making an announcement soon on the release date, and *that's* when they'll be allowed to sell it.

I hope it's soon.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
By far this is my most successful thread, and I would like to give a big thank you to everyone who contributed.

Soon all 11000 views and 182 posts will be lost to the end of XDA, but I shan't forget this.

Everyone: enjoy your tablets, enjoy your modding, and have a wonderful time!
[Nexus 7 General] Adanedhels:
WTH?

Dude END of XDA? What are you smoking?

This place is here to stay for the foreseeable future!

And for all those people angry at Gamestop? WTH! They don't make the decisions Google does so back the hell off and stfu. Getting mad at the wrong people is just lame.

Adan
[Nexus 7 General] kl323:
He meant the bottom of the forum... like at the end of the forum. Like threads from the past.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
This
[Nexus 7 General] jeremydc808:
Preordered mine yesterday. I wanted that 25$ Google Play Card!. Lol.
[Nexus 7 General] Adanedhels:
Endgadget ran a story today pointing to stalled sales until Sunday at the earliest.
[Nexus 7 General] redmonke255:
You get it with gamestop.

Just pre ordered (was the first at my store haha) and he confirmed it comes with that. The date is listed as TBD on my receipt. My store said they didn't have any in stock currently.
[Nexus 7 General] smirkis:
I bet angry Google customers got gamestop to halt sales. I called Google b*tchin last night and woke up surprised to speak with many local gamestops n hear they can't sell em, and the date has been changed to TBA
[Nexus 7 General] :
I have all next week off work. I just want my tablet, or I will have a depressing vacation :(
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
only possible good news is the recorded message when you call, it could somewhat be construed that the b&m retailers can start doing what they want with merchandise on hand, but if the sku in the system doesn't change than it doesn't matter what google says. I see a couple problems. gs customers run the risk of being left behind..think about how many stores didn't get the email and intended to sell on the original ship date. GS had to make a serious effort to prevent them from being sold, like changing the price. If there is an official release from google if necessary will all the GS get them ...idk...it's all a little weird to me..At first I thought google was being slick and had it all well planned out, now it just looks sloppy...i'm bringing my receipt with me to work tomorrow just in case...

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and what he says http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28690241&postcount=5809

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I wonder how many people were called to come pick up on the 12th, went to the store and got turned away. I've heard of at least one so had to be more...anybody here?
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
I wasn't called, but I was told the night before when I went asking that I could pick it up cuz the sd was 7/12. When I got there they had the email and the system was nexus blocking.
[Nexus 7 General] cdx008:
Same:good:. Also from Chicago. My deposit number is 23132.

Guy there told me as of that morning, they only had 500 preorders left.
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
gotta ask, did any of you guys actually completely pay for the entire thing or just reserve it with a certain amount down/trades and plan to pay it off when it comes in? reason i ask is, i went in to gamestop on the 4th and traded some stuff in and left some cash. The receipt i got that day says nothing about a wave. Went in next day, the 5th, and traded two ipod nano's which covered the rest. The receipt i got that day says second wave.

Really i'm just curious. the manager told me he was instructed to tell customers that it would ship to the store mid july. He seemed confident and referenced a flyer that had been printed in the store (probably off gs site or email) stating mid july delivery. I myself believe people will start getting shipping info by end of next week. I just don't see google pulling everyones chain or screwing up. If the peopled who ordered via google play don't at least see signs of shipment, tracking info, account movement, etc. by the end of next week, I'll be shocked.

The whole preorder thing serves to drum up interest and conversation but only to a point, the product has actually got to get out on time, if not early or people start to loose confidence and patience, especially the people who would like to physically hold it before they buy. just my 2 cents fwiw.
[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
I put about 150 down yesterday and im going to trade in my old psp and ipods which will most likely cover the rest
[Nexus 7 General] cdx008:
I just traded in my brand new nano and put the whole $78 into the preorder. Guy told me that the 30% bonus only counts towards initial preorder and I can't just come in any time after that and receive that bonus so I haven't gone back to trade more stuff in.
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
I got 30% on my trades both visits so idk why they wouldn't let you. As long as I was putting it toward the nexus he said it was cool.
[Nexus 7 General] wyattyoss:
Today I went into preorder, and I took in some old ps3 games in and I asked about the 30% added to trade ins, and he gave me 50%. The employee told me there was a 50% promotion running right now too I guess? Anyway, for five games, I got $37 which is pretty high since they're usually pretty cheap with trade ins.
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...rum/186615-gamestop-second-wave-shipment.html
[Nexus 7 General] northcutt1023:
I noticed the 31st placeholder is gone from the site.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
Good.

Bad.
[Nexus 7 General] northcutt1023:
I pre-ordered 6/30/12 so I guess that puts me in wave one. Hopefully that staples date is close to Gamestop's date because I really want my nexus 7!
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
Taking a wild and speculative guess here: Maybe you don't get a wave until you've completely paid for it. I'm guessing those who pay for theirs all at once vs those who pay a down payment will get theirs first. I don't know. It doesn't really make much sense, but it's my only guess as to why some who had made a down payment before the 5th received a second wave receipt when they paid more towards it after the 5th.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
darn tootin'.
[Nexus 7 General] northcutt1023:
The way the guy a my local gamestop explained it, was each store get's so many pre-orders available , and once there done, I assume the go to the next "wave" of shipments.(I'm pretty sure I just stated the obvious so, my bad for sounding like a smart/dumb ass)
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
This is what I was kinda getting at. If they do have an allotment per store, I was only number 3 at that location, but I'm not sure that's the case.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
I would say that it's my speculative guess combined with yours about the allotment per store. Basically, let's say a store is getting ten of them. You're the very first pre-order but you just pay a down payment of $50. Ten people come after you and pay the full price. These people will be put in front of you because they've completely paid for their tablet. You're now on the second wave. It sucks, but that's the way I see it. The first wave probably goes towards those who have paid the entire price.
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
Since we are speculating, it could be that once the first wave is complete, the item name changes in the system. And just by default it says second wave but does not effect your official (original) place in line. If that's true, people who made a partial OR full payment/trade anytime on or after the 5th??? would have second wave on their receipt.

I would also say that by no means does that mean for sure that if you placed your order after the 5th you'll have to wait till 8/7. This theory does not take into account cancelations and people who can't make the payment right away or store allotments. If the stores are getting an allotment of devices and you reserve on the 6th but they only have 2 reserves, I would think you would still get your tab. A lot of speculation I know but...
[Nexus 7 General] jptech:
The way gamestop handled the Transformer Prime launch was, each store had an allotment of 5 tablets. Once those were sold and picked up, then they had to await availability for another allotment. No one got their Tabs on time, and once the initial shipments were done, people had to wait months for availability on it. It was that way for all retailers actually.

It was entirely the fault of ASUS.
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
This could be the case although I would call it bad business practice. I have preordered stuff from gs in the past. Mostly games before release date, it was always a simple process. I would put down $25, they would call me as soon as shipment came in and I would pay the rest, and take my game home. I have personally never had to wait past the game actual realease date, i expect the same situation here although this is a new thing for GS.

When I was in the store the management made no indication that i would have to wait until fully paid to get on the list or that people who were fully paid got preferential treatment. I have paid mine completely so this won't be the case for me at least. Also, one of the employees working there had also preordered his and also expected to get it mid july. If they do take the `full paid first` route, they will have some upset individuals camping outside the stores looking for their pads.

I think it would go a long way for GS to clear this up by defining the second wave item name on the receipts. Or at least hint a date like staples (and others) did.
[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
Stores like Gamestop don't have time to mess around giving prepaid orders preferential treatment. An order is an order...

Until proven differently, I believe the first 5 customers that say they want a unit get that allotment. The next five get the second allotment. So forth down the line. Well allowing the normal preferential treatment given to relatives of the owner of course...
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
See this would suck, and probably worse case scenario, especially if they are not TELLING PEOPLE this. We already know if you're not in the first wave you may have to wait till 8/7. Unfortunately we can only guess by receipts when the actual cut off is. that would be really bad if you could buy the thing at best buy (think i heard the 27th) before you picked it up at GS on preorder and you didn't even know cuz no ones talking.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
Everyone in the second wave seems to have an ETA of 8/7 on their receipts whereas those in the first wave have an ETA of 7/31. So there definitely is some difference. I would say what people have been saying about each store having five pre-orders per wave is probably true and those in the second wave pre-ordered after the initial five pre-orders had already been ordered.

But what you're saying about cancellations could be true. If someone in the first wave were to cancel, the first person in the second wave would probably be moved up and so on. And remember that the ETAs are just that - estimates. GameStop has no idea when they're receiving these things because the manufacturer (Asus or Google; whoever is shipping them) has not told them yet. So they really can't tell us much at the moment. Hopefully they do give us some info when they can.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
Have half a mind to ring them up and ask, as the manager is bro tier.
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
They may have new info but I doubt it. I'm just hoping I don't have to wait till the 31st. Google should ship to them at least same time they ship to staples.
[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
That isnt the true release date for the Second wave. That is just a guestimate said by gamestop. I talked to several people and they said that is not for sure the release date and it is subject to change and they will contact us when
[Nexus 7 General] kewlkid123:
Okay I'm equally as excited as you guys are for this thing, and in all honesty I called the gamestop and talked to one of the workers about it. She said that the shipment of Nexus 7s were just sent from Google/Asus and they will arrive sometime THIS week. Idk how trustworthy she is, but at least in Irvine California they are going to be here sometime this week. Maybe the 13th?
[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
You do realize that would be Friday the 13th? Can't be a good sign...
[Nexus 7 General] wyattyoss:
I asked the manager at my GameStop and he typed a couple things in the computer and said I should be able to pick mine up on the 31st even though I'm in wave 2.
[Nexus 7 General] lightninbug:
Just preordered mine yesterday....receipt says second wave Aug 7
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
I would be completely ok with that. I'm willing to bet (not money, of course, because I have none) that we were wrong about Monday being the shipping date and Wednesday will be it. So maybe Google Play users, Staples, GameStop, and all other chains will receive them on or around the same day? Google is probably shipping them to every place at the same time, so I don't know why this wouldn't be possible.
[Nexus 7 General] chubb16:
I am number 1 on the second wave. I hope they come this week and someone cancels that would be awesome.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
"Hi Mr. Manager, do you know when my NEXUS SEVEN will arrive?"

"Yeah, hang on kid, let me check."

*Manager approaches computer and unbeknownst to wyattyoss creates a new email.

It reads, 'See you tonight baby;)', and is addressed to wyattyossmom@cougar.net.

The manager then looks up distactedly, and proceeds to mutter*

"Uh, yep, looks like it'll get here on the 31st."

"Golly gee mister! Thanks a whole bunch!"

-Artists interpretation
[Nexus 7 General] chubb16:
Just talked to local gamestop. Looks like the first wave is coming in early, this week, but I'm on the second wave so they still have the date Aug 7th for me. :confused:
[Nexus 7 General] NavySpark:
I could hope that the 2nd wave shows up before the 18th, ship goes back out to sea for 3 weeks and be nice to have this for some movies. If not it will be ready when i get back.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
Ok. Whoa! Elaborate!!! I'm first wave and sort of dying in anticipation. Please give me the information you received in graphic detail!
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
If this is true, I would expect local gamestops to have them in stock and making phone calls to pick 'em up by thursday. Although i have two receipts, one without a wave and one for second wave, i believe i'm in the first. I would also expect, if this is true, google play purchasers to start seeing charges/tracking info by tomorrow, maybe wednesday, as they paid for 2 day shipping from the manufacturer and it would make no sense for gamestop to get it first. Could've been the plan all along. The wave dates 7/31 and 8/7 were just placeholders or gamestop covering their a$$ because they didn't have a firm date. Just can't be sure, need more info...gamestop needs to let a date slip but pretty soon it won't matter. I just can't see how they don't ship this week, if not early. The 16th is mid July.
[Nexus 7 General] Adanedhels:
Guys ,

One of my good friends is a manager at gamestop.

Fact 1: Preorders are first order reserved first order received. YOU DON'T GET TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE BY PAYING OFF THE ORDER. That idea is fing retarded and flat out incorrect. NO ONE would preorder anything if that was the case.

Fact 2: only the people who preordered in the first wave I.e. the day it was up/first allotment filed are for sure getting the 25$ google play gift cards. That is why that offer is no longer actively listed on the website.

Fact 3: The first wavers get the pads first and it WILL be before august, possibly this week. But as of this afternoon, 2pm, my friend had no date and no shipments showing. This means nothing as he pointed out he expects to hear nothing until it is in transit.

Fact 4: Gamestop will be taking Nook Colors for trade in credit, BUT no prices are set yet, and they may not be setup in time for usage towards the Nexus.

Thanks,

Adan
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
<3
[Nexus 7 General] kl323:
Hmm, I'm not buying the fact that 2nd wavers don't get in on the $25 credit.

My Gamestop manager told me I was getting the $25 credit. But anyway, the $25 credit offer is still up on Google's website.
[Nexus 7 General] Adanedhels:
Yeah but the important fact is that it is no longer up on the Gamestop site... My buddy said 1st wavers preordering from gamestop were the only ones for sure receiving it. I wanted to warn people as that info could be important if it pans out ...
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
What's the allotment per store for the first wave?
[Nexus 7 General] kl323:
I know what you mean. But I'm hoping that because this is a Google promotion, so it'll be okay!
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
That is most likely different for every store and dependent on location.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
According to a poster about 4 pages back, Chicago Gamestops had 500 each.

Here in podunk Iowa, I assume that we only have 5 per store.
[Nexus 7 General] lightninbug:
Just left local gamestop... Manager told me they received an email yesterday saying google was holding back some of their units and those on wave 2 (like me) may have to wait longer...PAST AUG 7TH!! Someone please tell me this guy HAS NO.CLUE what he's talking about! :screwy:
[Nexus 7 General] PhillyFan65:
I guess were going to have to wait and see. I'm in the second wave and I just called Gamestop to inquire about an ETA. The guy on the phone said his system is showing delivery on 7/12 and he indicated that the units should be in the store no later than 7/13 for the preorders.
[Nexus 7 General] cdx008:
Just called my local Gamestop and was told the same thing about Google delaying the orders and it will be "later than expected"
[Nexus 7 General] phoneman09:
I just called my local Gamestop and they said that the first wave should be coming in this week (Thursday). To bad I didn't pre-order it in advance! :( Maybe someone will sell there's locally or on here but its highly doubtful.
[Nexus 7 General] kmyerslp:
My roommate is the manager at a gamestop and just told me his shipment of nexus 7's just came in and his store only had two preorders; mine and someone elses. My receipt said second wave 8/7 as well but I'll be getting mine when google releases them to wave one people. So happy. ^_^ Everyone migt want to call and see first if the will tell you the shipment came in and two if you can get yours sooner.

Edit: other guy preordered before 7-1.

I ordered on like the 6th.

This is in missouri.
[Nexus 7 General] phoneman09:
Only two preorders? That's not very many at all. I mainly want a 8gb one, but 16gb would be fine. Do you think it would be possible for them to ship one to a store near me? Probably not though..
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
Just gonna swing by after work, it's on the way. The mgr. was cool if he knows anything he'll let me know what's up.
[Nexus 7 General] kmyerslp:
I don't know if they would ship to you. Depends on where you are. The reason they only had two was the store didn't have any signage on the devices at all at the store. The other guy was probably like me and learned about it some other way. I tried to see if he would bring mine home, but if there was any way to track it he could lose his job. Although would be cool, not worth him losing his job, and me losing someone paying rent.
[Nexus 7 General] phoneman09:
Oh I see, well I am sure they can't ship it to me but I could be wrong, I am in the US so maybe it would work. So are you going to get your Nexus 7 today or no?
[Nexus 7 General] kmyerslp:
No, not today but might be night before when they release it.
[Nexus 7 General] iixiom:
I decided to call the gamestop I pre-ordered and spoke to a guy there that knows his stuff. He said they were delayed but the N7 should be in next week. I asked him about my receipt saying 'second wave 8/7' and he said it doesn't matter really, since most stores only got 2-5 pre-orderes in this area. I'm in New Orleans.
[Nexus 7 General] Adanedhels:
Bad News????

Ok new info from my friend,

This INFO BLOWS so if you want good news this ain't it!

Gamestop has begun shipping orders to stores.... BUT Google!!!!! yes FING Google is holding the release date hostage. What I mean by this is that they were supposed to begin selling the tablets on thursday, but Google from what my friend knows called a hold and NO ONE knows when the official date will be. It could still be this week, but for some reason Google hit the pause button, I'll share more as I get more info.

ARRRGGGHHHH! Is all I can say about this...

Adan...
[Nexus 7 General] mikelav456:
FWIW, just called Gamestop I pre-ordered from here on long island New York and he said Google today told them it will be delayed. He also said that it doesn't matter what wave I am part (my receipt said August 7 - wave 2) of because they had total 6 reserves and Google has indicated they will get all 6 at once.