Hari Seldon
Member
I went to a gamestop way out in washington county. For those not from PA this is pretty far from any major city. Dude said there was a line when they opened. Demand must be insane if stores like this are getting lines.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
So how bad is the Switch stock situation?
- Thread starter 1st Course
- Start date
- Status
Yeah it's a European thing only it seems.
Funkyhamster
Member
Was there more supply available in the time after launch for those other consoles? I have a hard time believing the PS4 price would have stabilized immediately after launch if only five consoles per Gamestop were available in the the three-week period afterwards.
titiklabingapat
Member
There were tons of consoles units for the Switch available at launch, too. Stores got as many as 40 to 50 units per store for the bigger retailers.
dragonyeuw
Member
My post doesn't state anywhere that there isn't actual demand. Obviously there is. What I'm saying is I'd like to see the state of the market when resellers aren't buying up stock wherever they can, inflating prices and/ or returning stock( not much chance of that right now with enough diehards willling to pay inflated prices). Nintendo already changed their projection from 2 milion to 2.5 by end of March. That's not going to crash the reseller market by any means, but it could help to drive prices down if only slightly.
If Nintendo had flooded the market with 4- 5 million consoles and everyone who wants one can easily grab one, those sales would be more telling because scalpers are removed from the equation in that scenario. You're only selling at that point to those who want one, not a swarm of those wanting to profit. Right now, the frenzy of a launch period doesn't tell me much in terms of long term sustained demand. You've already got people saying its going to outsell the Wii. Really? 2 weeks of sales is enough to reasonably conclude that?!
What's going on now isn't indicative of what the market will be like 3/6/12 months down the road, is the TL;DR version of what I'm trying to say.
thatJohann
Member
So annoying, second time it shows up in Prime Now in NYC (brooklyn) but doesn't let me add to fucking cart.
Said options but didn't let me add to cart. Now it's gone of course.
Said options but didn't let me add to cart. Now it's gone of course.
Around here it was more like 10-20.
Draconestra
Member
I got one at Best Buy! Last one too! 
Was just now able to order one in store at my local Gamestop. Saw the tweet from earlier about new stock on the 22nd (today) and called them up. They said they had the $460 Zelda/Shovel Knight bundle available for shipping by the 31st. I wasn't able to find it on the website, even with the SKU he gave me, so he invited me to just come do it in the store. Ordered it and he said the latest it'll ship will be the 31st, but there's a chance it'll ship sooner. Looking forward to it, because I've stopped playing Zelda entirely, both because other games had my intention and because every time I played it on Wii U, I just pined to be playing it on Switch.
winterymint
Member
Was able to grab one for me and my relative at Best Buy yesterday. The employees didn't even know they had them cuz it literally just entered their stores from shipment lol
zackmorris
Member
So annoying, second time it shows up in Prime Now in NYC (brooklyn) but doesn't let me add to fucking cart.
Said options but didn't let me add to cart. Now it's gone of course.
Do you know how to set up prime now alerts?
Just got another one from Best Buy. My husband told me when I got mine at launch "where's mine?" And so I went there to get it. Every Best Buy is getting 5 and they do not have to be held to be ticketed.
I had a $200 gift card from when I bought a phone and $85 in reward ceetificates so I only paid like $33 out of pocket.
I had a $200 gift card from when I bought a phone and $85 in reward ceetificates so I only paid like $33 out of pocket.
Is there a way to check best buy stock?
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
What? Washington PA is like 25 minutes from Pittsburgh and Wheeling. Both of which are good size as well. I can completely understand lines there.
Funny you guys making up no more Neons coming in
There will be more coming April and with every new batch.
Just be patient
I don't think anyone is making anything up? I haven't really seen anyone try to state definitively that the Neons are OOP, but fact is this week's restock is like 99% Greys.
thatJohann
Member
Yup. I had alerts up and running with chrome and auto refresh plus yet alerts never alerted me of switches available. I just saw them twice while casually opening the app on my iPhone. If it wasn't for the fact that I'm getting my Switch from bestbuy.com delivered tomorrow evening, I'd be pretty disappointed with Amazon prime by now.
MindGamingMantis
Banned
Nintendo sure love shipping batches in chunks of 20 thousand worldwide. It's gonna take forever before you can walk into any random store and buy one, isn't it?
They recently announced doubling their production efforts. However, Switches aren't just magically made, so it'll be a while before we start seeing this in effect. Maybe May at the latest.
Greatest Ever
Member
You fool.
Liquidsnakeiv
Banned
Got mine today! GameStop in rural North Florida got 5 units, sold them in about 15 minutes. Luckily, I has the guy hold mine until I could get there at lunch, now finally get to play that Zelda Master edition I've had since launch🎉😀🎉
RoninChaos
Member
How many of the systems sold do you think are scalpers?
zackmorris
Member
So the alerts need to be done on a desktop or is there a way to set them up on mobile? I never used prime now before, but I figure it's another avenue to try at least.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Kohl's deal just popped for me on zoolert, which is the deal I really want. I already have it in my cart and ready to purchase just in case it pops. Hit purchase and had to sign in. Told me that it wasn't available. Getting tired of these false positives.
Greatest Ever
Member
What's with the third party sellers under $300 but still in the $200s?
Personally I'd advise against it. That's way too much, unless it's the spacial edition.
If it's used that's an even more ridiculous price.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
If it's new, he's only paying roughly over $30. It's not a bad deal at all.
dragonyeuw
Member
Depending on your state, you're gonna pay about $400 with taxes anyway for a system and Zelda. $30 markup isn't much for the peace of mind, that's basically paying someone to do the legwork. My bigger concern would be warranty, does it come with the original receipt in case you had to claim manufacturer warranty( say you wind up with a faulty Joycon or worse, a dud system)?
Frankfurter
Member
Keep in mind that this was not announced by Nintendo themselves. Other sources apparently got this information from Nintendo, but it's not confirmed yet.
NY, Long Island to be specific. Can't find it in stores anywhere. I'll ask him if it comes with the receipt. Yeah I figured the Switch would be about $325 after tax plus $65 or so for Zelda. So I'm paying an extra $40.
Edit: He says it comes with the receipt, he got it from Target
It's new, unopened (he claims) I don't think Zelda is the special edition, but also new.
If. I wonder if it's someone who bought it just to play Zelda and now wants to offload it.
Altered Juice
Member
Nothing but bullshit. As expected.
Speaking of Amazon, they have been taking back orders for everywhere except US.
zackmorris
Member
Yeah. They have also been shipping units via prime now, so maybe that's where they are allocating their stock.
Hari Seldon
Member
No it wasn't in the town of Washington, this was out in fracking country lol.
Edit: Now that I think about it, Cal U is nearby, probably all the college students snagging them haha.
dragonyeuw
Member
Since it's new I would say go for it( especially with the receipt). Though I wonder from the seller's side, what exactly is the point of going through the trouble of getting a Switch to sell it for $30-$40 profit? Unless he's got a bunch of them and he's hoping to make a few hundred from the accumulated sales.
milw00kiee
Neo Member
bout to pull the trigger on one of these gray ones for ~$250 on Amazon from a 'just launched' seller. talk me out of it.
Greatest Ever
Member
A fool and his money are soon parted.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
You didnt open it when you met with him? I made sure to check my box from the dude who sold me mine.So I ended up picking it up. It all looks good from the exterior, though I'm nervous to open it up and a bunch of months fly out.
And I was right, he spent $390 so I paid an extra $40 which isn't terrible right?
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
When I lived in Morgantown I would have driven up to Washington or Cannonsburg or anywhere around if I needed to for something like this. So you might need to consider all the WVU students, Fairmont State, Wheeling Jesuit, Cal, etc students as well. Maybe even Pitt and Duquesne. That is a rough area in my mind.
zackmorris
Member
Umm did you look at their seller rating? If it's too good to be true, it is.
milw00kiee
Neo Member
thanks guys I knew I could count on you!
iStockNow told me a nearby Walmart had some Switches in so I went to go check it out. BrickSeek told me the same thing a couple weeks ago but I found nothing so I wasn't really expecting anything this time either but...
I guess it paid off, they got some in last night. Finally, time to Zelda.
I guess it paid off, they got some in last night. Finally, time to Zelda.
It checks out, everything looks good. Zelda's still in the plastic too. He said it was a gift but he didn't want it.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Extremely suspect individual.
Does anyone know if Gamestop will allow you to trade in your older consoles toward the purchase of a Switch if they don't have any in stock. Would they put you on a waitlist and apply the trade in credit toward the Switch when the receive more in stock. I really want to take advantage of the extra trade in credit deal they have going on. I want to trade in my OG Xbox One, New 3DS, OG 3DS, and Vita towards the Switch. I figure this is a good way to perform some housekeeping, eliminate some clutter, and get a new console in the process. I would also trade in my Wii U, but I need to keep that until I'm done with Zelda.
- Status