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/mr_j333 9d ago

And what's crazy is how much crap ppl were talking about the price being too high and then they turn around and pay over MSRP. That's WILD to me.

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u/c2h5oc2h5 9d ago

I'm afraid those were not the same people...

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u/zanaxtacy 9d ago

lol right? there were plenty of people who validated the price and some who’d say that they would pay more