For the cheap-asses among us who really freaking want the N5, but don't want to pay shipping and tax, I figured I'd start an Amazon monitoring thread here so that we can work together to grab a few when they pop up on Amazon.

Right now I have a page monitor set up and I'll update if I see anything, but I'm not actually 100% sure how it'll work considering how cluttered the Nexus 5 search is with other stuff like accessories.

Edit: Well looks like my page monitoring plugin is working properly - just let me know that there are only 15 Nexus 4s left in stock on Amazon. I'll update if anything else happens.

Are other people interested enough in this info to help update?

Edit: /u/miredinfog just brought it to my attention that Chase Freedom is doing 5% cashback on Amazon purchases this quarter, so that's $17ish in the bank on top of money saved on tax shipping if you're using that card regularly. /u/unidelvius says the same applies for Discover!

/u/hashtagswagitup states that the release may be 7-10 days away based on this conversation he had with an Amazon rep:

Nirav: Thank you for being on hold, (name). I have checked for the product "Nexus 5" on our website and see that we currently do not have this product, However, we expect this product to be in stock within 7-10 business days, (name).

If anyone can get further confirmation of this, it'd be appreciated!

/u/jeb1332 states that the release may be 3-5 days away and that it will be the same price on Amazon as it is on Google Play - he has a screenshot with an Amazon rep to back it up. A bit of conflicting info, it seems, but the more we get, the more we can narrow this down

UK Buyers - User /u/ditto_b found a link to the Nexus on Amazon UK - seems to be legitimate and from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-Nexus-5-Smartphone-Black/dp/B00GDD9N60/ref=sr_1_3?m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1383328580&sr=1-3

Edit: Not a ton of news on the N5 front. I've been checking with support every day and am getting the same answer each time. That said, Best Buy is getting the phone this upcoming Friday, so maybe Amazon timing will be similar?

Update: Again, no news as of 11/6/13 - Transferred to a generalist, but they didn't know what a Nexus 5 was nor did they have any more info than I already had.

Final Update Well, that ended with a lame whimper rather than a bang. 16 gig dropped a few minutes after I headed to bed and it's retailing for a whopping $499.00 on Amazon. Insanity. Obviously we made the wrong choice, but thanks for hanging out with me in here nonetheless.