I'm in on MMR LE, PRED and waiting to hear on RAZA (and I got my METLE this way).
I have no qualms about being on a preorder list whatsoever. I understand the concept of waiting and buying used/HUO and potentially saving a grand. But couldn't it go the other way? I know I paid more for my routed LOTR than it initially sold for. ***In no way am in this hobby to make money, just stating the flip side** I sometimes find it more of a hassle (as I am impatient) searching for used games and dealing with the drama of kijiji, CL etc. I have seen many claimed HUO examples that are pretty banged up, or have problems that I am not well enough versed to have spotted until I get the game in my possession. I get the concept "play the game, not the box" but how many threads have we seen regarding the smell of new game? Pictures of box-openings? Sometimes having it first can be magical - like an adult Christmas!
Another thing I like about the whole pre-order scenario is that I am able to "save" up for a game and have the option to bow out fully refunded if I don't like the direction the machine is going. It allows me to play my current collection until I have had enough then sell to make room for the next title.
In the end, to each their own, we all just like pinball.