2020/10/06 06:46:13
_7ucky_
jamexr
Jesus, now there is a queue to order from the evga store... I wonder which email will I get first, the step up or to buy one outright... I wonder if I could resist the temptation to buy one full price if the one to buy gets first lol....



Considering I'm the last person on the Step Up list (as of the time of this post), but that I set a notification early on for the card I'm eyeing, this may be a real possibility. I didn't actually expect there to be "thousands" of cards arriving this month as Jacob said, I expected more than a handful a week!
2020/10/06 07:01:24
redh2010
Oct 3, 2020, 9:33 PM PT... I don't think i'll get it until 2021 lmao.
2020/10/06 07:07:13
antarious
_7ucky_
jamexr
Jesus, now there is a queue to order from the evga store... I wonder which email will I get first, the step up or to buy one outright... I wonder if I could resist the temptation to buy one full price if the one to buy gets first lol....



Considering I'm the last person on the Step Up list (as of the time of this post), but that I set a notification early on for the card I'm eyeing, this may be a real possibility. I didn't actually expect there to be "thousands" of cards arriving this month as Jacob said, I expected more than a handful a week!




With all the people buying cards to get into the step-up line I'm really not sure.  Since notification queue for retail orders is working the way it is.  It all depends on when you pressed that notification button.  I'm tempted to say you might get a retail notification sooner...  I don't know entirely how EVGA works but based on some of the retail I worked in... it's just how I see it.
 
They could have had thousands of cards.  There isn't really any clear indication of how many go to step-up.  Beyond the fact there were multiple shipments to retailers last week versus one step-up pass.  The indication from Jacob seemed to pretty clearly say the next step-up phase would be next week (again).  Yet also again... multiple shipments to retailers this week and I think he indicated some stock on the EVGA front sometime this week.
 
So my assumption is there are more cards moving through retail by far than going to step-up.  Which honestly makes sense if you think about it.  
2020/10/06 07:09:26
resiez
You can remove my name from the list. I lucked out last Friday and managed to snag a FTW3 on Newegg, so I will be cancelling my step up.
Still appreciate all the work that has gone into this though.
2020/10/06 07:52:42
Flybye
Are they ready to actually hold a card for you when you make a payment?  I've been wondering how much downtime I'll have.
2020/10/06 09:09:56
cgipson1
step 1 9/18/20 6:51am EST
2020/10/06 09:22:31
basmith7
It annoys me that EVGA could just tell us this info, but they don't.
2020/10/06 09:27:35
n_vmann
merkic
Received my Step two email last night at 6:25pm. However, my invoice has not been approved yet. What is the timeline for that?



It appears to take ~24 hours
 
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2020/10/06 09:59:38
rain2_usa
basmith7
It annoys me that EVGA could just tell us this info, but they don't.


From what I've read in other threads, EVGA did do this in the past and stopped.  I'm guessing people still complained in some form (probably the queue was taking too long and can see just how many cards are truly allocated, etc.).  Can't make everyone happy.  I'm totally fine being in the dark as I know I'm guaranteed one, but this queue helps a bit. 


2020/10/06 10:01:38
rain2_usa
Flybye
Are they ready to actually hold a card for you when you make a payment?  I've been wondering how much downtime I'll have.


Step 2 means a card is allocated to you.  Seems to be a 3 business day turnaround from the moment EVGA receives your card to them actually shipping the new one out. Total downtime depends on your choice of shipping to and from EVGA. 

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