anyone know who was one in stock, without using ebay.

http://www.wiipreorder.co.uk/ is how I got mine earlier this year...

The last place I heard that had stock was amazon.de , works out about a fiver more than buying from the UK, you just need to put a UK plug on. Warranty unaffected.

Are they out of stock again?! I can't believe how successful it's been. It looks fantastic, seriously tempted myself. Good luck finding one, let us know where you got it from and whether you'd recommend them.

Pete

Bought mine from a guy in Germany via Ebay last month. Cost me about £15 over the UK rrp but came with a mains plug adaptor and a bag of Haribo sweets
He sent me all the relevant tracking numbers etc and it was here within 3 days!

We had to buy an Argos order number from ebay which was for our local store. It cost £5 but was worth getting the Wii for my sons Birthday.

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Originally posted by donut
We had to buy an Argos order number from ebay which was for our local store. It cost £5 but was worth getting the Wii for my sons Birthday.

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My mate buys them then puts them on ebay. He's done about 10 the last couple of weeks.

They are all legit UK and he gets them form on the net from the likes of Game, Amazon, Play etc.

From what I can tell he goes on around 8am and orders them, the last one I saw he logged onto Amazon and they had stock at 8.03 that was all sold by 8.15.

Theres no need to pay over the odds on ebay just play your cards right at the shops!

there were a few for sale at the bracknell computer fair this morning...bnib

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Originally posted by Aboardman
anyone know who was one in stock, without using ebay.

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I have a wii now, but if anyone looking amazon.de now not shipping to the uk it seems that someone has had a word with them.

so i have just bought a wii (for my brother) from wiihome.nl again use google translate if required.
for wii, play (including controller) and carninval for 330 euros (£244)

Overclockers claim to have stock but it seems massively overpriced.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CO-000-NI

p.s. you do know the shortage it quite deliberate - happens every year. It works like this:
Popular product starts shooting off shelves.
Suddenly there aren't any in the shops, fights break out for the last one.
10's of thousands of unlucky parents have to buy something else (similar value) for darling children.
January - suddenly lots of stock appears. 10's of thousands of previously unlucky parents go a buy one for little darling.

Anyone remember Tracy Island? Cabbage patch dolls?


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Originally posted by iank
Overclockers claim to have stock but it seems massively overpriced.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CO-000-NI

p.s. you do know the shortage it quite deliberate - happens every year. It works like this:
Popular product starts shooting off shelves.
Suddenly there aren't any in the shops, fights break out for the last one.
10's of thousands of unlucky parents have to buy something else (similar value) for darling children.
January - suddenly lots of stock appears. 10's of thousands of previously unlucky parents go a buy one for little darling.

Anyone remember Tracy Island? Cabbage patch dolls?


[Edited on 18/11/07 by iank]

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I remember those tamagotchi computer pet things selling out about 5 years ago at christmas.

Its mad how something can be so freely available a few months ago, but as soon as christmas comes along people go mental.

I reckon they keep the supply dripping though so they are still selling but they are low enough for the news to feature it making people realise this must be what every kid wants.

Had a play with my brothers, great fun and clever, but i reckon its a bit of a gimmick and as its the controller makes it hard to play normal games the novely will wear off.

Last year had trouble getting the disney 'cars' tv/dvd (ended up getting a display one in the end).
This year i think it's transformers, went into local argos they had sold out of EVERYTHING to do with transformers (he reeeeeaaaaaaalllllllyyyyy wants ultimate bumblebee- bl**dy £80 for one toy!) managed to get most of the others that he wanted as well as a scalextric (he's only six) just got to get meself a gulf colours seven i've seen....

My Dad had to try about 400 different shops to get me all the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. And I think he also had trouble getting me the Micro Machines Super Van City too.

This discussion is making me want to get all my old toys out again...

Pete