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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2017, 05:34 PM »
Wowwwww. GameStop is stepping up this year!
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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2017, 06:24 PM »
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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2017, 09:49 PM »
This isn't just a TIE Pilot.  At least not if you've watched the Battlefront II trailer.  And given the link to the new installment of Battlefront?  I think that GameStop is the perfect venue for this figure.
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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2017, 11:50 PM »
Am I missing something on what to do to actually pre-order it?
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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2017, 12:19 AM »
Am I missing something on what to do to actually pre-order it?

The online pre-orders appear to have stopped (for now?), but some folks are still getting pre-orders by putting a $5 deposit down in-store.
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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2017, 02:38 PM »
Is this just a slightly different paint job of a normal TIE Pilot?

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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2017, 02:41 PM »
Hopefully they don't sell your pre-order to someone else.

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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2017, 12:16 PM »
I pre-ordered for what it's worth.  Not a fan of the added service fee, but it's worth locking one in if stores only get one or two of these things. 

Dave - was it easy to cancel your pre-order?  I'll use this to hold it, but probably cancel if I can easily find one in stores.

Love the figure - cool piping and Imperial troops are always awesome.
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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2017, 01:10 PM »
Dave - was it easy to cancel your pre-order?  I'll use this to hold it, but probably cancel if I can easily find one in stores.

No - it was not easy to cancel my pre-order for the R5-D4, but on the upside it might land you the R5-D4 you still need...

I had grabbed an R5-D4 from the local store and then went online to cancel the order.  There was no way to do it online so I had to send an e-mail, which seemed to annoy the customer service team.  They sent a confusing e-mail and then followed up a day later and said they couldn't cancel the order because it was already boxed and ready to ship, even though it didn't ship for another three days.

At the very least you should be able to return it to a store if you don't want it, but then you'll be out the shipping/handling fees.

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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2017, 01:49 PM »
Is this just a slightly different paint job of a normal TIE Pilot?

It looks to have a repainted stormtrooper w/holster  belt vs. the reg. belt and holster the first TIE Pilot came with.
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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2017, 04:25 PM »
No - it was not easy to cancel my pre-order for the R5-D4, but on the upside it might land you the R5-D4 you still need...

I had grabbed an R5-D4 from the local store and then went online to cancel the order.  There was no way to do it online so I had to send an e-mail, which seemed to annoy the customer service team.  They sent a confusing e-mail and then followed up a day later and said they couldn't cancel the order because it was already boxed and ready to ship, even though it didn't ship for another three days.

At the very least you should be able to return it to a store if you don't want it, but then you'll be out the shipping/handling fees.

Not surprising, but good to know.  If it's not easy to cancel, I'll just keep the pre-order then and eat the $6 handling.  It's worth the extra few bucks to not have to call around and stress about finding one.
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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2017, 12:11 AM »
I was able to preorder this in store today
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Re: GameStop 6" Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2017, 12:12 PM »
I was able to preorder this in store today

Can you do that to avoid paying shipping?  Would be good to know.  That is not an option ordering online.
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