The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!

[Trooper_trent]

Just a heads up for anyone in the US paying with a credit card.

I called my CC a few days ago to see if there was any way to make sure the transaction wouldn't be declined due to suspected fraud because it's a large purchase coming from the UK. Amazon hadn't processed the payment yet so there was nothing for them to flag as safe. I asked if I could put any kind of note on my account to expect a certain charge any day from the UK. They said no, but not to worry, there were no "constrictions for international online purchases" and that it would be approved if it was through Amazon UK's legitimate site.

Well, I work up this morning to a declined payment. Amazon tried to process my payment at 5am and my CC immediately declined it as potential fraud.
There was a second "Is this you?" email from my CC so all I had to do was click YES this was intentional and it directed me to reprocess the transaction, which I did. Hopefully it'll go through this time. I'm also on hold to confirm by phone.

All this to say, monitor your email frequently despite what your card company might tell you.

 

[Trooper_trent]

Yeah so that didn't go as smoothly as I wanted.

Despite me confirming the transaction, when I tried to reprocess it, Amazon didn't like me using the same card again, so it kept throwing the warning that I needed to update payment information. After trying it 3 times, I decided to use a different card. This time it did let me update it, but now it just says "Preorder received. We will email you when we have a delivery date."

So I don't know if I'm not pushed back to a later wave or if my new card will also be declined or what. Bummer.

 

[sapper36]

Yeah so that didn't go as smoothly as I wanted.

Despite me confirming the transaction, when I tried to reprocess it, Amazon didn't like me using the same card again, so it kept throwing the warning that I needed to update payment information. After trying it 3 times, I decided to use a different card. This time it did let me update it, but now it just says "Preorder received. We will email you when we have a delivery date."

So I don't know if I'm not pushed back to a later wave or if my new card will also be declined or what. Bummer.

Yup - I'm in the exact same boat - Amazon UK seems to drop the order as soon as there's any glitch

 

[trekker670]

My experience was fairly similar, but I didn't get declined. I purchased last week, Amazon charged the card overnight, my card flagged the transaction but didn't outright decline it, then the order switched to "Order received, awaiting delivery date". It sat in that status for several days, but it finally shipped a few days ago.

I was pretty early to place an order, so I reached out to Amazon for a shipping update when I saw lots of other people's orders were being shipped already. The customer service rep didn't have much information. They seemed confused by the product going in-and-out of stock and the availability for shipping to the USA switching back and forth. They did say that that initial charge was just a authorization, not the actual payment. At one point, they gave me an estimated delivery date of late June, but then a couple of days later, the order shipped.

 

[FANATICO]

Yeah so that didn't go as smoothly as I wanted.

Despite me confirming the transaction, when I tried to reprocess it, Amazon didn't like me using the same card again, so it kept throwing the warning that I needed to update payment information. After trying it 3 times, I decided to use a different card. This time it did let me update it, but now it just says "Preorder received. We will email you when we have a delivery date."

So I don't know if I'm not pushed back to a later wave or if my new card will also be declined or what. Bummer.

As you may know…..the first (directly purchased from Amazon) batch is already in transit to buyers…..one buyer at this forum thread already received one. So it’s likely your CC hassles, which I’ve had as well, pushed you into a later batch. You’ll have to wait it out. Chris stated ordering 80,000 data disks for a “first run” order of 10,000 tricorders and plans for more runs. You’ll get yours evidently. Hang on, don’t get frustrated… Rome wasn’t built in day (even though it was burnt down in one)….

Don’t melt down…..

 

[asalaw]

 

[FANATICO]

Here’s a better feed of my order, which I placed on 23 April 2025…they (qty 2) may just make it by Amazon UK’s projected delivery date of May 6!

 

[Trooper_trent]

I'm not frustrated or impatient at all. I know I'll get one. Just bummed that the payment was declined despite them assuring me it would be fine.

 

[FANATICO]

I'm not frustrated or impatient at all. I know I'll get one. Just bummed that the payment was declined despite them assuring me it would be fine.

**** Happens…..

 

[Trooper_trent]

**** Happens…..

That it do

 

[asalaw]

Sh#@ Happens…..

In the 80s I was a PA on a Cameo music video called The Skin I'm In. One of the members of Cameo's entourage had a tee shirt that said "KA KA OCCURS."

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Mine should be here today, out for delivery now.

 

[asalaw]

New post from Andrew Stockdale. A moment of silence, please, in remembrance of the captive screw.

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[FANATICO]

Decorative “do nothing” Engineeringscape molded facading…nice touch…. Don’t let your Lithium Die (a play on the word Dilithium broken in two and backwards)

 

[asalaw]

Here’s a better feed of my order, which I placed on 23 April 2025…they (qty 2) may just make it by Amazon UK’s projected delivery date of May 6!


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Where did you get this detailed breakdown? Did you contact Amazon or something?

 

[FANATICO]

Where did you get this detailed breakdown? Did you contact Amazon or something?

Here ….it’s a legit 3rd party logistics website …. but get in and get out.
There’s additional shipping information to the right side of the timeline.

WNdirect

CAUTION: Don’t stay on the website to long or suffer the wrath of malicious pop-ups!

 

[ghostryder]

Are you all going to keep the battery in it while on display.? I swear, no matter what toy, prop, or model I have out - eventually the batteries leak and cause all sorts of issues. Old MR FX lightsabers especially.

 

[asalaw]

Here ….it’s a legit 3rd party logistics website …. but get in and get out.
There’s additional shipping information to the right side of the timeline.

WNdirect

CAUTION: Don’t stay on the website to long or suffer the wrath of malicious pop-ups!

Comes back with "no information." I tried other tracking sites and struck out there as well. The USPS tracking number comes up, but with the same information as the USPS site. Stuck with "in transit" for the time being I guess.

Are you all going to keep the battery in it while on display.? I swear, no matter what toy, prop, or model I have out - eventually the batteries leak and cause all sorts of issues. Old MR FX lightsabers especially.

Yup. My Wand phaser is 11 years old and works like a champ, my Wand comm is maybe 8 years old, and I've had to replace the battery once, but no leaking issues. No reason to take the battery out.

 

[FANATICO]

Comes back with "no information." I tried other tracking sites and struck out there as well. The USPS tracking number comes up, but with the same information as the USPS site. Stuck with "in transit" for the time being I guess.

Don’t know what to tell you accept…. starting fresh, I just put in Amazon’s “Tracking ID” number from my order…at the website I linked to you…..and I still get all my detailed shipping info.

 

[sapper36]

So after hours online with Amazomn UK - I think I'm in line for the next shipment - Maybe....