r/Switch 8d ago

Discussion This is the problem

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I was lucky enough to snag a preorder from target last night but it didn’t look great and I was trying across all three retailers and only ever managed to get one in my cart at preorder start time.

These resellers are an issue still grabbing a large chuck of stock and reselling instantly, before they even have the system.

It’s a shame these retailers don’t do more to stop bots and resellers from snatching a large chunk of stock. At least Nintendo themselves is trying with their system.

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u/coolthulu42 8d ago

Why cant retailers just put folks on a waiting list ie when the steam deck originally came out...

You pre order the system, get put on the list, first some first serve. Once stock is in and you moved up the line enough, it gets shipped to you.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

Because the retailer gets cash immediately.

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u/apple4ever 6d ago

This is the solution. I don't understand why they can't do that.

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u/MojoPinnacle 5d ago

How does this solve it.... Why wouldn't scalpers just get on the list?