Summary
The dust is starting to settle afterNintendo Switch 2pre-orders went live in the US.It was, predictably, chaos,and before the console had sold out at Best Buy, Walmart, and Target, scalpers were listing it for inflated prices on resale sites.
If you head to eBay right now, you’ll find dozens of listings for the Switch 2, proving that scalpers are going to be a big issue forNintendoheading into its next-gen. While you need to have been signed up to Nintendo Switch Online for an extended period and clocked up at least 50 hours of play time on your OG Switch to buy directly from Nintendo, no such hurdles are in place at other retailers, leaving the doors open for scalpers.
There are a couple of Switch 2s listed for the console’s MSRP, perhaps listed by people who had them in their carts on multiple sites and managed to check out with two when they only needed one. However, the bulk of Switch 2 consoles listed on resale sites are being sold for inflated prices.Most fall between $600 and $800,while one ambitious scalper is hoping someone will be willing to pay $2,000 for their Switch 2 pre-order.
Scalpers Are Already Trying To Sell Switch 2 Pre-Orders On Resale Sites
Please, Don’t Pay $2,000 For A Switch 2
It’s a shame the chaos that descended when pre-orders went live, and the scalping that followed, was to be expected. While some have tried to stop it, or at least stem it, it’s hard to stamp it out completely. Announcing when exactly pre-orders would go live without measures in place to thwart scalpers might have been a mistake. Stores in the UK opened Switch 2 pre-orders sporadically and at random, and there doesn’t appear to have been nearly as many Switch 2 scalping issues there.
If you were unsuccessful in your attempts to bag yourself a Switch 2 and you’re considering a scalper, try to resist. Especially right now as there’s still at least one more wave of Switch 2 pre-orders to come.GameStop will open pre-orders for the console at 11 am EST,or at opening time in-store if there’s one nearby. Keep an eye on your emails if you applied for an invite through Nintendo too, although after revealingthe 2.2 million applicants in Japan far exceeds its initial Switch 2 supply, it seems likely Nintendo isn’t going to have enough Switch 2s to go around at launch in the US.
