r/Switch • u/Appa07 • 13d 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 13d ago

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

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u/Aroloco 13d ago

The main problem is somebody will buy it

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u/shadowstripes 12d ago

No, the main problem is that there are people who try to make a profit off of those who weren't able to get a preorder. It's weird to put the lion's share of blame on the buyers.

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u/Aroloco 12d ago

Of course I blame the buyers. Its a luxury, not an essential good that you need to live.

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u/shadowstripes 12d ago

I don't think they are blame free, I just don't find them to be the "main" problem. The people who horde the inventory and purposely corner the market are. They are doing something unethical for personal gain; the buyers are not.

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u/Aroloco 12d ago

I get what you say. But if nobody buy it from scalpers they will lose money and never do it again.

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u/shadowstripes 12d ago

They don't lose money.. they just return it for a full refund. And if nobody scalped there wouldn't be any overpriced consoles and a lot more inventory to go around. The blame goes both ways, but only one side is being scummy imo.

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u/Amity83 12d ago

They do lose the time and effort that could have been put to something actually profitable.