If I am waiting for a gamertag to clear up (someone already has it) and I try to use it...

No you should've waitrd

By doing that not you gotta change the name.to something.else

And then wait bit and try again

And no you can't reattempt the name without changing to something else as it would see you already have the namr

If more then one person has it you will be waiting a long time

You are better off making your own variation if the name

You would have to change it. It won't drop off on its own.

I am afraid you cannot get your old gamertag back. No one snagged or used it, it's just that the XBox Live system does not release used gamertags for availability. That is why when you try to register a gamertag, and have the error that it is already in
used though gamerscores are at 0, it is because someone has owned this gamertag before and changed it to something else.

There is still no date about microsoft releasing unused gamertags with the Xbox 360. Some Live gamertags that has been used before with the original Xbox (not the 360) has already been released.

I have changed my gamertag and when I am online playing games it will show up as User and then have a lot of numbers. I even paid to have my gamertag changed and it still does the same thing. Is there a way I can change this. I want for the right gamertag to show up when I am online.

It means someone else already had the same gamertag as you.

Whenever you change your gamertag to something that someone is already using itll put numbers at the end to differentiate you and other players who have the same gamertag.

Itll show you how your gamertag would look before completing the purchase including if it will have numbers at the end.

The only way to get a gamertag without the numbers at the end would be to change it to one no one else has.

I have some old gamertags that I want to reuse but need to wait on Microsoft to clear them up. If you send the gamertag you want a friend invite from a tag that you are using it will show as a pending friend request. If the gamertag is being used it will
be either accepted or rejected, but if it just disapears then it has been made available for use again.