enewt
 
So far they've made it to 9:19:00 am on 11/13.  I think there is only about ten or fifteen more minutes of that window on the initial tranche.  Then the queue will jump to 12/10 and today's registrants.  Unfortunately, we won't know how quickly that happens...until it happens.  My best guess, though, is that they would not have opened up the queue again unless they were close to completing service to their...first cohort.  Courage!

I will keep up hope then! I luckily managed to get in the queue fairly early. I noticed the notification button didn't appear until about 10 mins after 9:00am PST

So glad the query came through for me. So glad to say that my search for a 3080 is finally over. It took a lot of patience, but this system was my only chance of getting the card relatively soon. I hope ya'll get your cards soon.

10G-P5-3897-KR @ 9/18 4:27:08 Yes.

Ssenese
So glad the query came through for me. So glad to say that my search for a 3080 is finally over. It took a lot of patience, but this system was my only chance of getting the card relatively soon. I hope ya'll get your cards soon.

10G-P5-3897-KR @ 9/18 4:23 Yes.

Congratulations and thanks for reporting back to the thread.  Thanks for being part of this watch community.  Enjoy your card!

Ssenese
So glad the query came through for me. So glad to say that my search for a 3080 is finally over. It took a lot of patience, but this system was my only chance of getting the card relatively soon. I hope ya'll get your cards soon.

10G-P5-3897-KR @ 9/18 4:23 Yes.

Congrats! A couple months is a long time to wait, but I'm glad you finally got yours :) Enjoy! And thanks for sharing your timestamp!

svnipp
 
The good news about BB is they do stick to the MSRP.  The bad news is that their checkout process totally sucks.  Once you get a card in your cart, that's actually the easy part.  I've gotten at least 5 different cards into my cart spread across 2 different days.  I was never able to complete the purchase because every single time I would get to the checkout screen to find that the card is "not available within 250 miles".
 
Now, with that said, I'd still LOVE to manage to get a card from BB.  My birthday is this month so any single purchase I make I get 10% off.  That's pretty nice on something like a RTX 3080.  So I'm still doing the F5 hunt on BB and hoping to get lucky.

Try to only have one window open or use just your phone. If you are trying to get multiple cards I think their system treats you as a bot and will not let you check out if you are trying to get multiple cards.

Enewt,
May I ask how you are getting the queue info or how you are managing it?
I just found this thread yesterday and noticed you seem to be "The One" when it comes to queue info.
 
Just curious,
Thanks.

kafisher69
Enewt,
May I ask how you are getting the queue info or how you are managing it?
I just found this thread yesterday and noticed you seem to be "The One" when it comes to queue info.
 
Just curious,
Thanks.

This community self-reporting to this thread and brute force scouring the Internet for other places where folks mention successful purchases of cards.  I also have a bad audio Discord habit and I often get reports through my headset.  But, yeah, no secret sauce really....
 
Welcome to the thread; I hope you stick around.

phroze

svnipp

tizz78

jbaysingar
I wasn't originally planning on upgrading to a 30 series, but my 980 SC is finally starting to show its age - getting an occasional random black screen / device disconnect / device reconnect - so I decided it's time to upgrade to a 3080 before the 980 dies on me, since my gaming PC is also my work PC. Unfortunately, that means I didn't get in the queue until 11/29, so reading this thread and realizing how long it might be until I can get a new card has been a bit demoralizing (especially when I saw that I missed a Best Buy restock on Tuesday morning).
 
It's also a bit disheartening to see retailers I used to consider reputable taking advantage of the availability situation. Newegg marks the cards up $10 - $20 over MSRP and, on top of that, requires you to buy a combo when they do get cards in stock, and B&H has the ASUS TUF 3080 OC listed for $50 over MSRP.
 
Right now, my hopes are resting on the 3080 FTW3 Gaming at Best Buy which shows "Coming Soon" rather than "Out of Stock." Micro Center is 40 min. away, so I'm assuming that any stock they might get will already be gone by the time I can get there. I know Newegg announces drops on their twitter feed, but I'm not going to buy parts I don't need just to get my hands on a card, and I refuse to reward predatory retail practices. I just have to hope my 980 holds on until I can get my hands on a 3080.
 
Any tips other than check Best Buy diligently and pray?
 
 

Honestly, you're probably better off in the que. I'd avoid the scalpers at all costs if you don't mind the wait. No point in feeding their greed IMO.

The good news about BB is they do stick to the MSRP.  The bad news is that their checkout process totally sucks.  Once you get a card in your cart, that's actually the easy part.  I've gotten at least 5 different cards into my cart spread across 2 different days.  I was never able to complete the purchase because every single time I would get to the checkout screen to find that the card is "not available within 250 miles".
 
Now, with that said, I'd still LOVE to manage to get a card from BB.  My birthday is this month so any single purchase I make I get 10% off.  That's pretty nice on something like a RTX 3080.  So I'm still doing the F5 hunt on BB and hoping to get lucky.

If you want to get a card from best buy your best chances are using ApplePay. It is so much faster to checkout.

Apple Pay or PayPal both work great on Best Buy’s app. Best Buy’s email confirmation is the hardest part of the check out process.

enewt

kafisher69
Enewt,
May I ask how you are getting the queue info or how you are managing it?
I just found this thread yesterday and noticed you seem to be "The One" when it comes to queue info.
 
Just curious,
Thanks.

This community self-reporting to this thread and brute force scouring the Internet for other places where folks mention successful purchases of cards.  I also have a bad audio Discord habit and I often get reports through my headset.  But, yeah, no secret sauce really....
 
Welcome to the thread; I hope you stick around.

Understood.  How can I self report my queue info or is putting it here ok?
 
  
 
10G-P5-3885-KR 11/22/2020 7:20:31 AM
10G-P5-3895-KR 9/27/2020 2:22:20 PM
10G-P5-3897-KR 9/22/2020 9:05:44 PM
 
Thx.

kafisher69
 
Understood.  How can I self report my queue info or is putting it here ok?
 
11/22/2020 7:20:31 AM PTNo9/27/2020 2:22:20 PM PTNo9/22/2020 9:05:44 PM PTNo
 
Thx.

Please just report back to the thread when you receive your "invite to purchase" email with both your sku and your registration timestamp (like you did above).  Thanks in advance.  Best of luck!