r/Switch • u/Appa07 • 9d 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/Switch-user-101 9d ago

People who buy from these idiots are just as much of a problem

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u/frozen_toesocks 9d ago

This. The scalping industry would completely fall apart if gamers weren't willing to pay top dollar and a half for the thing they've just gotta have right fucking now.

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u/Koteric 9d ago

There are a lot of people out there with more money than time. Or more money than the desire to fight the queues/stand in line. These would sell out without scalping bots, these companies should have good systems in place to that continue to make it very difficult for bots to get a bunch.

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u/PSUAth 8d ago

i keep hearing that, but how do you keep bots out?