purchasing Nightfall Pre-release bonus pack without preordering game

Today, I stopped by at a local GameStop shop. I was gonna check the store once more for PBP availability. Finally, PBP is in store and there was a box of them on the counter.

I noticed that they label $4.99 price tag on PBP. So I asked them about PBP. They told me GameStop is selling PBP for $4.99 with no string attached. Pre-ordering the game is totally up to the customers. There is no obligation for it and pre-ordering the game will not get you PBP for free, etc.

I mentioned GameStop website handle this differently. The clerk said he has absloutly no idea why the site is doing business that way.They are told to sell PBP for $4.99 and the guy even said to me " dont buy from the site"

well, its nice the local shop just sell PBP for $4.99. giving customers options to preorder or not. You can always get cheaper retail box somewhere else.

Most places are selling it as a seperate retail package. Compusa also sells it for 5 bucks with no strings attached; but if you do happen to buy the actual game from them and bring in the receipt from the bonus pack; they'll deduct the five bucks from the cost of the game so it's actually free.

good to know, thx.

That's a better deal, obviously. Compusa doesnt have this infomation online. I didnt even know they carry PBP

well this is why it is called Prelease pack...

Last I checked, Anet GAVE these companies those packs for FREE. (Meaning that they paid for the shipping and stuff).

This seems like a business exploit where such companies make 100% profit with every purchase.

If I'm wrong, please correct me.

What is wrong with a business making a profit ? Why does it have to be an "exploit" ? The retailers agreement with ANet is that they are able to decide how to handle these. When you go shopping do you ask the stores how much it cost them to make something or buy it from their supplier and complain that they are exploiting you by charging more ? Why do people curse businesses (ANet included) for trying to stay in business by making a profit ?

Do what I did for factions. Order it then a week later cancel your order. XD

There is nothing wrong with a business making a profit, but it's an exploit because the business loses NOTHING while Anet loses EVERYTHING.

Think about it... Anet wants people to get a pre-order pack to encourage them to (*gasp*) PRE-ORDER the game. Who is going to pay five more bucks for a game that they aren't already familiar with? Answer: not many people I think. Heck, I LOVE Guild Wars and I didn't buy the bonus pack.

The pre-order pack is supposed to be a down-payment on a future order with Anet dishing out some extra goodies as an incentive. Instead, businesses are selling this product that was designed to be for FREE and making money off it while Anet foots the bill.

If you're after a no-strings Prerelease Pack in England, I'd recommend going to GAME... Got mine there for £1.99 and no need to preorder or sell your soul...

Nice. Good job scamming companies.

For those people wonder why companies are selling pre-release packs... look no further than this post.

I agree, but it makes more sense to simply CHARGE your credit card once the pre-order pack is shipped.

Sorry, but what does PBP stand for?

Pre-release Bonus Pack

Nothing is wrong with buisinesses making profit, but I agree with Tozen. I bought my prerelease pack, and I was told I could preorder the game get it free (this being from my local Gamestop mind you) and come back and get the five bucks off the game. However because so many places decided to sell it, store by store (for example the other Gamestop in my area told me if I preordered or not it was five bucks for the pack) I had already made up my mind to just buy the pack for five bucks, and not purchase the game from a Gamestop or EB but rather to just purchase it @ the Guild Wars Online Store.
It will be a shame not to have the Nightfall box to put up next to the others at work, but it's not a big loss.

If all of the companies that recieved this pack for free, had passed it on for free instead of trying to make a buck they would've gotten my preorder and fifty dollars of my buisiness, as it stands they got five bucks from me and NCsoft/Anet gets the rest.