PSA: The new series 5 amiibo cards pre-order have started!!!

[MorphiGalaxi]

Yeah... the problem is I don't want to cancel my current pre-order in fear of missing out on it. Also, the fact that I'd have to pay 16$ in shipping and I don't want to add random items onto it. <_<

Yeah that's fair, the shipping price is ridiculous! Luckily they had an amiibo I wanted so I was able to order that with them for free shipping.

 

[Matt0106]

Omg thank you so much for posting, I just ordered 3!

They're legit insane to charge like 5.99 PER PACK for shipping when it's just.. an extremely small pack of cards

But hot tip for Canadians who don't want to buy anything else atm, you can just add a Nintendo gift card (or any gift card from Best Buy, I just chose Nintendo since I'm buying the DLC anyways) to bring your total up past $35, and then shipping will be free!

So for example here's what I bought:
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This is actually so smart! Never thought of doing that, but I’ll keep it in mind if I get to buy more cards

 

[Matt0106]

New question: I thought I cancelled my first Best Buy order before making the order of 3 packs, but it turns out I forgot to cancel it! It's cancelled now, but does anyone know if because I cancelled the first order after the second order, they'll think I was trying to go over the limit?

 

[Tiffany]

I am unable to order from there. When I try I put the cards in my cart but when I go to the cart it says it's empty. I'm assuming the site doesn't allow people outside canada to buy from there. bummer

 

[zumhaus]

New question: I thought I cancelled my first Best Buy order before making the order of 3 packs, but it turns out I forgot to cancel it! It's cancelled now, but does anyone know if because I cancelled the first order after the second order, they'll think I was trying to go over the limit?

I personally wouldn't think so, it's an easy honest mistake after they switched their limit around.
But then IIRC, scalpers on US eBay were flaunting their US BB orders with 15+ quantities (even though the limit was supposed to be 3), so who knows if CA BB would have even noticed your extra +1

 

[LunarMako]

I’m in Canada and it sucks. On wonder if game stop will have them…
It’s silly that bestbuy has a limit of one per customer and then the shipping code just as much.

 

[Matt0106]

I’m in Canada and it sucks. On wonder if game stop will have them…
It’s silly that bestbuy has a limit of one per customer and then the shipping code just as much.

Best Buy Canada upgraded it to 3 now!

 

[FRANS_PLAYER]

nintendo is so frustrating, ugh

 

[LunarMako]

Best Buy Canada upgraded it to 3 now!

Thanks for letting me know!!

 

[ACJedi]

ow they were already sold out? I’d be curi

This is actually so smart! Never thought of doing that, but I’ll keep it in mind if I get to buy more cards

On the US Best Buy site all you need to do is add in a preorder for a game that isn’t out like Breath of the Wild 2 to get free shipping and after the cards ship simply cancel the game preorder from that order.

 

[Corry]

It's odd that Amazon still hasn't listed the amiibo cards yet. Wonder whats taking so long.

 

[Mint]

Thank you all for the heads up that BestBuy Canada has changed their limit! I've updated my order.

 

[Xara]

They're allowing 3 packs per order on Best Buy Canada! BUT they still charge 5.99 shipping per pack, but I added in the Dark Samus amiibo since I wanted that anyway, so it balanced out!

i’m virtually kissing you on the forehead rn for posting this. just ordered myself 3 more packs! :’D

for $40+ because shipping costs are brutal.

 

[Matt0106]

i’m virtually kissing you on the forehead rn for posting this. just ordered myself 3 more packs! :’D

for $40+ because shipping costs are brutal.

@nammie mentioned a pretty great tip! If you'll be buying the DLC, you can simply purchase a $20 gift card for the eShop instead, and it will boost your order to the $35 mark that allows for free shipping!

 

[Magus]

Hey there, for the French players you can pre-order the series 5 amiibo cards on Leclerc and Micromania, they have stock at the moment!
I made a pre-order myself I couldn't resist...

 

[Chubby Bub]

Hey, I've lurked on this website for a while and was looking at this thread every now and then to see if the cards were available anywhere. Somehow I ended up finding this store in Australia that sells packs (of 3) or boxes of 25 packs, and they do have international shipping, so I thought I'd share it here. https://thegamecenter.store/products/amiibo-animal-crossing-cards-series-5-cdu-25-packs

While the shipping is expensive, I find it's worth it and these packs are probably the best way to get a complete set (with plenty of extras) if you're a collector like me. I ordered 2 packs and insured shipping for $305 AUD or $228 USD. It seems like a lot but that’s about $1 USD per card, and you can trade or sell the duplicates, which there should be plenty of. (Plus as a collector, I've payed a lot more… I bought the Sanrio pack for $99 a couple years ago which for the time was actually cheap, because it seemed unlikely they'd ever be reprinted…) Also, the reason I got two was because there are 25 packs and 24 special cards, so while it's possible you could get all cards in one box, it's not guaranteed. The only possible downside is that I asked about shipping time, and if you're outside Australia the international shipping can take anywhere from a few days to a couple months. But, if you're looking to complete your collection, I think it's a good option. I hope this helps someone!

 

[empressbethie]

Anyone got any news or predictions for the UK? Want to get some ordered!

 

[Biancasbotique]

Hey, I've lurked on this website for a while and was looking at this thread every now and then to see if the cards were available anywhere. Somehow I ended up finding this store in Australia that sells packs (of 3) or boxes of 25 packs, and they do have international shipping, so I thought I'd share it here. https://thegamecenter.store/products/amiibo-animal-crossing-cards-series-5-cdu-25-packs

While the shipping is expensive, I find it's worth it and these packs are probably the best way to get a complete set (with plenty of extras) if you're a collector like me. I ordered 2 packs and insured shipping for $305 AUD or $228 USD. It seems like a lot but that’s about $1 USD per card, and you can trade or sell the duplicates, which there should be plenty of. (Plus as a collector, I've payed a lot more… I bought the Sanrio pack for $99 a couple years ago which for the time was actually cheap, because it seemed unlikely they'd ever be reprinted…) Also, the reason I got two was because there are 25 packs and 24 special cards, so while it's possible you could get all cards in one box, it's not guaranteed. The only possible downside is that I asked about shipping time, and if you're outside Australia the international shipping can take anywhere from a few days to a couple months. But, if you're looking to complete your collection, I think it's a good option. I hope this helps someone!

Thank you so much..My previous ebay order for 25 pack was cancelled by seller. So this is perfect.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

It will be interesting to hear how many packs the stores actually received.

 

[cherrygirl]

Yeah I don’t know if anyone’s mentioned this but as of now in Australia it’s still showing that EB Games (our version of GameStop) still has them in stock (you can still place preorders) and you can order 5 per person. Which honestly I’m very surprised about. When I heard that Nintendo Australia was out of stock within 24 hrs I was concerned but so far they’ve still in stock. I’ve already preordered mine so I’m not too concerned now. But I find it interesting that nearly everywhere else is out of stock.