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Nintendo has taken back potentially stolen Nintendo Switch
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1) How did they know where OP lives?
2) Even if it was stolen, can Nintendo just say give it back now? Surely they have to go to the police or a 3rd party for them to get it back?
3) If I had to give it back because it ended up being stolen, I would rub my balls all over the console and throw it down a flight of stairs because I'm "clumsy", then ship it back. Might as well if I'm out the money.
2) Even if it was stolen, can Nintendo just say give it back now? Surely they have to go to the police or a 3rd party for them to get it back?
3) If I had to give it back because it ended up being stolen, I would rub my balls all over the console and throw it down a flight of stairs because I'm "clumsy", then ship it back. Might as well if I'm out the money.
Cert.in.Death
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I didn't mean to imply retailer as any traditional store, but more generally as in any unauthorized or unofficial outlet.
What other people are saying is heresay. But what he's posting is an admission of a party opponent--i.e., an exception to hearsay rules.
The hell are you guys talking about? Sure there are people who do not like the Switch or Nintendo in general, but it is no different than all large system launches.
Dreamwriter
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No, but they have every right to do so, as long as they don't break the law doing it. If someone steals your property and you take it back, that's within your rights. If someone steals your property and the thief sells it to someone else, that's still within your rights to take it from that person. Just don't do it at gunpoint or anything.
Diprosalic
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1. Google
2. Why wouldn't he give it back if the threat of the police is looming and he's clearly in the wrong
3. Okay.
LordOcidax
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Shit is real dude.. damn.
If it wasn't stolen, then surely they would've found the "store" that broke street date.
LinkSlayer64
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RichiRamjag
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I kind of agree.
1. They asked.
2. Yes, they can. If he says no, then they get the legal system involved.
3. You're a child.
wild wild rice
Member
This is fascinating.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
We told you about those nintendo ninjas bro, we told you!
TalentAlwaysWins
Banned
I hope people getting defensive know that some of us thought since he claimed he got it early from a retailer that we assumed he got it legit. It's not a case of just not reading the OP. It's odd that his story changed so now I'm confused.
Thank you for this post I never knew this was what could happen.
Of course.
Simple example: Your watch gets stolen, the thief sells the watch to someone else, later the watch gets identified as yours. Do you think you'd need to refund the new "owner" of your watch the money they paid to the thief?
The anwser is: Of course not, it's your watch and never stopped being your watch. The buyer might have been unaware that they bought stolen goods, but this doesn't change that the seller was never allowed to sell it in the first place. It sucks for that person, but sometimes in life you just have straight up bad luck.
Well, the seller would theoretically need to refund him, but thiefs are kinda peculiar in that regard.
Of course, you might want to ask the question if a billion dollar company should have just given him those measly 300$ regardless, but they definitely aren't required to. Would have been a nice gesture if he really couldn't have known better, but if it was obvious that this was a dubious transaction then eh, I don't know.
Thank you for this post I never knew this was what could happen.
I mean, I even agree with the sentiment that Nintendo brought it on themselves by not showing off things but... seriously? They should've just gone 'who cares' about stolen goods?
OK, so if it wasn't purchased from an actual retailer, and it's clear at this point they were stolen consoles, yeah I'm being swayed that Nintendo let him off easy.
Glad you worked it out without legal ramifications, Hiphop. Hope you can get hold of a Switch legitimately in the near future.
Glad you worked it out without legal ramifications, Hiphop. Hope you can get hold of a Switch legitimately in the near future.
WordAssassin
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You're an idiot then? Because of your desire to fan the flames of "LOOK WHAT NINTENDO DID THOSE FUCKERS!!" we now how 4 pages of people who are totally misinformed of the situation. Yes you edited your post with the latest update but 1) it was done after the damage had already started and 2) clearly people have not read that as again we now have 4 pages of people flipping out without the whole story.
Also it's just a prick move to have the person this happened to say "Hey everything is fine and I'd really rather not talk about it" and then you shine a fucking giant spotlight on it.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Switch threads, as indicated by the UI one and others, are often massive and full of people dying to get their hands on one.
UnemployedVillain
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Not to mention the idea of a store only shipping a SINGLE unit early is kind of hilarious. I'd understand if a bunch of people from the same area got their's early, but somehow it was just 1 guy?
Claude Augario
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Judging by the discourse in previous Switch threads, this is less a case of not reading the OP and more console warriors ignoring reality to bitch about Nintendo.
GAF is very familiar with the policy of revoking stolen goods, what with all the shady key resellers out there.
GAF is very familiar with the policy of revoking stolen goods, what with all the shady key resellers out there.
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Yeah, unfortunately, if anyone owes hiphoptherobot money, it's the person he bought it from.
A company doesn't pay people for possessing stolen goods. The economics of that don't make sense. Company spends X money manufacturing a product -> product is stolen -> stolen product is sold to person -> company reclaims product and reimburses person = the thief making money, the company losing the reimbursement cost (and the ability to resell the product as new), and the person buying the stolen good remaining neutral. At a large scale, this could be costly for a company and very profitable for a thief.
This is why it's important that you trust the vendor you're buying from.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Anyway for a mod to try contacting the guy for proof on Nintendo contacting him..or a third party or we.
I dont trust the guy, but whatever puts this discussion to rest.
I dont trust the guy, but whatever puts this discussion to rest.
LinkSlayer64
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Also, isn't it also up to the store that supplied it, if he did get it early that way? If not he's out 300 because he bought stolen goods from some random Mook.
I understand the need to get information, but you can't really fault Nintendo here. Whether obtained legally or illegally, if you make the decision to show the system before the release then you have to at least expect resistance. In the least. This isn't just a game some retailer sold before street date, this is a whole system. You assume risk by unveiling it.
You mad? Nothing about the thread title is incorrect nor is it hyperbolic. It's a fact that Nintendo has taken his Switch back.
NOLA_Gaffer
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From the beginning I didn't think this added up...no retailer is dumb enough to ship out a console almost three weeks early.
JonnyDBrit
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Honestly, kudos to hiphop for doing the right thing with this, and apologies for posting while presuming in the other thread.
Still makes them slimy for doing so. I think they're asking for the console back to investigate. Giving him a switch that he is owed would be good will that they desperately need.
BronsonLee
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shit time to hide in my bunker
Thanks for the update.
Mods should really just lock this. It's already being discussed in the UI video thread.
hiphoptherobot
Member
I wasn't the only guy.
Poor hiphop. Should've just kept his mouth shut after Nintendo contacted him if he didn't want to have more eyes on him and let things be as they were. Pretty naive to say anything about Nintendo contacting him, specially if there are shady dealings involved.
Edit: And he still posts. Dude, help yourself, stop posting. Maybe until March. Everything you say is only digging yourself in further.
Edit: And he still posts. Dude, help yourself, stop posting. Maybe until March. Everything you say is only digging yourself in further.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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Nintendo should hook him up with one on launch day for being cooperative.
Askherserenity
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LordOcidax
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Anti Switch Gaf is going to make this thread Gold... Let me grab some popcorn. (Claiming back your stolen hardware is a bad thing in 3,2,1)
Unfortunately people like to jump the gun.
JB2448
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This needs to be read as much as possible by everyone in this thread.
I'm sorry for putting the spotlight on you again, but people need to get the idea that you're the only person that got something from a potentially stolen batch of goods out of their heads.
TalentAlwaysWins
Banned
This is being posted on other websites...
Rellik
Member
No they shouldn't.
If he purchased it from a non-retailer and if that switch unit was stolen then Nintendo didnt get any money for it. Go after the seller not Ninty.
kitchenmotors
Banned
No offense, but to post an unboxing video that you got it early from a retailer and to gain a ton of attention, and then to suddenly get wishy-washy about your story when it turns out Nintendo is asking for their product back, with the little bit of being out of a Switch and low on funds, to boot, is fucking tacky.
And THEN we find out it's stolen. Sorry, but sketchy as fuck.
And THEN we find out it's stolen. Sorry, but sketchy as fuck.
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