13-03-2003 04:35									#1
	MOO3 for 29.99!! Support Apolyton

Great news from Amazon, wrong, GoGamer!

The price of Master of Orion 3 is now at $29.99

Amazon and EB Games offer it at $49.99

Last edited by MarkG on 09-04-2003 at 14:51

	13-03-2003 18:49									#2
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Better wait then price falls to real cost 2.99$. (for shipping )

	13-03-2003 21:16									#3
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is this a sign that the game didn't do nearly as well as they were hoping? Games usually have the price stay higher than this for longer than this. All of those bad reviews must have hurt the interest in the game

	13-03-2003 23:52									#4
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Htower,

Your comments are right-on-target.

A decrease in price like this so early after release is a sign that the game is not doing well. Not that I'm surprised.

	14-03-2003 01:46									#5
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quote: A decrease in price like this so early after release is a sign that the game is not doing well.

still other retailers are not following...
http://www.mysimon.com/cobrand/game...4551_0197329521

the 49.99$ price was not exactly regular anyway. the "normal" price is 39.99.....

the most probable is that the "regulation" of the price on amazon coincided with the mail-in rebate.

then again you can think what ever suits you

	14-03-2003 16:03									#6
	Re: MOO3 for 29.99!! Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote: Originally posted by MarkG As it's over 25$, Amazon also offers free shipping on that price. Act now!

"Maybe", it WOULD have been worth "mentioning" that free shipping offer ONLY applies to inside-US shipments

So much for the "internationality" of this site....

BTW, in local (italian) shops, it is still out (US version) at 45€ (currently 48.5 US$)
_______
HEY, while checking for actual shipment costs to Europe, I found out that

quote: Toys, games, and video games can be shipped only to locations within the U.S., U.S. protectorates, and APO/FPO addresses.

THUS, it appear that all the games publicized here to be purchasable online from Amazon, ONLY APPLY to U.S. etc. as above.

ALL APOLYTONERS OUTSIDE U.S. appear to be INELIGIBLE for ANY Amazon Game Purchase!!!!



So much for completeness of information....

	14-03-2003 16:31									#7
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OF COURSE,
I might need to admit and amend, that what I posted above is TRUE, but for Amazon.com only.

Europe customers should apply to Amazon.co.uk...
which not necessarily holds the same offers as the US based site.
This is NOT OBVIOUS to many Apolytoners, and I humbly suggest that it should be worth precising and mentioning everytime you publicize such online purchase offers.

BTW, amazon.co.uk currently offers it still at 25£ plus ~4£ shipping to Italy (~40 + 6 US$)

	14-03-2003 16:38									#8
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i'm posting an equal number of simlies to ease your pain from the lack of information that i assumed was known to most people

quote: ALL APOLYTONERS OUTSIDE U.S. appear to be INELIGIBLE for ANY Amazon Game Purchase!!!!

all persons to be exact. not just apolytoners....

btw, the only-US shipment info is displayed on all amazon pages for games
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...olytonciviliza/


in other news, 2 days ago moo3 was on #34 of the sales ranking list of amazon. today it's at #12!

	14-03-2003 17:49									#9
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG btw, the only-US shipment info is displayed on all amazon pages for games

True.

AFTER you've looked for a game at amazon.com at least ONCE, you get to know it.

So far, I bought all my games at local shops, and only purchased books (Ely's ones BTW) from amazon.com.
Thus it came as total news to me (and a rather appalling one too).

I figure it's not unusual for this site to attract new members everyday, and maybe some of them could be also new to online game purchase.

They'll bitterly find out on their own as I did now, but while you advertise some 3rd party sell offer, you'd provide an even better service to your community by adding a reminder to that purpose (e.g. "offer applies to US only"), or a link to a FAQ reporting it, if you find the task too tedious....

	14-03-2003 19:58									#10
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Mark,

Don't get the wrong idea. I actually like the game and 4X is my favorite genre. I've been playing MoO3 since it came out a few hours a day (busy schedule). I found a real lack of polish on this one (manual, UI, AI). But I like the game for some reason. I just think that I could have been much better, that is, it was not the MoO that I was expecting (although some parts were).

What I was agreeing with is the knock down price. This is a ploy by retailers when they have a large supply and demand is weak.

Although I bought it for $49.99 US, I saw an ad the next day for $36 US at a local retailer (Fry's) in Dallas. I think that Best Buy also had it for $39 US that week as well. This indicates to me that after the initial demand from pre-orders and the like, the demand decreased rapidly.

	14-03-2003 21:45									#11
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MariOne,
point (already) taken....

btw,

quote: you advertise some 3rd party sell offer

one cant "advertise" something and at the same time have the kind of coverage(news, reviews, open discussions) that we have. so please dont use in any way these kind of words in relation to the games we cover.


RPMisCOOL, i guess it depends on the retailer. online BestBuy has it still at 49.99
http://www.bestbuy.com/software/detail.asp?e=11169993

	18-03-2003 04:14									#12
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I've seen a few other places drop the price to $29.99 so that may soon be everyone's price. Wal Mart moved it off the new release rack two weeks ago.

	24-03-2003 15:33									#13
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price back to $39.99 (49.99$ - 10$ mail rebate)
sales rank: 22

	09-04-2003 14:50									#14
	Tired of ads?

now at gogamer for $29.99

amazon back at $49.99

	11-04-2003 08:11									#15
	Put an end to popups!

The price will vary as than all game's store like EB must charge more to make than profit while Wal-mart can lower price as other item's they carry can make up the different .
Plus I donot stop at Wal-mart as the one around me are dirlty looking on the inside and their are paying off the health inspector as their are also selling food to eat also.

	16-04-2003 14:24									#16
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When and if I buy MoO3, I'll get it from Verkkokauppa.com, so Markos can't help much about that.

	06-05-2003 11:09									#17
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It is a bad sign, when amazon.com sets a price which indicates they want to empty out the warehouse. Such could have consequences for the doing of the product in the future. The announced code patch may prevent other retailers from following the exemple.

	06-05-2003 12:23									#18
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I hear that the FBI is investration faud on the E-Bay so I would be careful buying anything on E-Bay.

	15-05-2003 11:52									#19
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG quote: A decrease in price like this so early after release is a sign that the game is not doing well. still other retailers are not following... http://www.mysimon.com/cobrand/game...4551_0197329521 the 49.99$ price was not exactly regular anyway. the "normal" price is 39.99..... the most probable is that the "regulation" of the price on amazon coincided with the mail-in rebate. then again you can think what ever suits you

Hey I saw ambulance driver for 69.99$, on mySimon yeah this game
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/...iver/index.html

Still better than MoO3 if ye ask me.

	26-05-2003 14:32									#20
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I suggest removing this thread. It sounds, well, kinda silly... 30$ heh...

	28-05-2003 00:44									#21
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Yup... hat was a while ago...

cheers

	28-05-2003 15:37									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Ellestar Better wait then price falls to real cost 2.99$. (for shipping )

It's time to buy this game. 0$ at Amazon after mail-in rebates. Perhaps they need free space at the stores

	31-05-2003 03:42									#23
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Just looked on Amazon and the price is now $18.99 with a $20 mail in rebate. They are advertising cost of -$1.01. Guess I had better order now!

	25-06-2003 18:03									#24
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quote: Originally posted by PLATO1003 Just looked on Amazon and the price is now $18.99 with a $20 mail in rebate. They are advertising cost of -$1.01. Guess I had better order now!

I could still get two nice big rocks of crack for that kind of money.

Think I'll still hold off...

	29-07-2003 00:09									#25
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it will be at the 99cent store in two year!

	17-08-2003 19:44									#26
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EB Games has it for $19.99

	20-08-2003 02:00									#27
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quote: Originally posted by marc420 EB Games has it for $19.99

This is stanard practive at EB afew month after the release of than new game the price drop to 19.99. You can still buy Baldur's Gate at EB with the latest patch and latest Direct X for 19.99.

	03-11-2003 08:13									#28
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Just saw it today at CompUSA for $19.99 USD too.

	04-11-2003 10:26									#29
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$9.99 today at EB Games!!

I finally picked up a copy

	07-11-2003 01:33									#30
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quote: Originally posted by macgyver22 $9.99 today at EB Games!! I finally picked up a copy

It might have been the EB store last copy of the game and they want to get rid of it to make room for the holiday. It is acturally than nice game.