milw00kiee
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the range of giving a fuck vibes I've gotten from the GameStop employees I've interacted with in my experience spans quite a distance. take everything and anything they say with the biggest grain of salt you can.
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So how bad is the Switch stock situation?
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MarcoZombieCannon
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And then we have the some of the stores themselves saying they're getting them "some time from today until friday, dunno."
What PR is telling us, and what corporate is telling them, aren't the same.
Gamestop employees don't know anything. Not to mention their hidden corporate agendas, as well as personal gripes with having to deal with customers asking the same question for the 1,000th time. So they say whatever they feel like saying. A Gamestop employee is a source of misinformation more often than not.
I went into GS today to buy an extra Switch system and they were already gone so the guy tried to hard sell me on some $500 bundle pre-order "guaranteed delivery by the 31st".
Was gonna go at 5 am to get one from Walmart but got cold feet. Out of stock everywhere now again.
This is rough. I may just return Zelda and wait to buy it used or something this fall when stock may actually be attainable through stores I have credit for already.
Also the amount of first time seller/scammers/scalpers on Amazon for this thing is ludicrous.
This is rough. I may just return Zelda and wait to buy it used or something this fall when stock may actually be attainable through stores I have credit for already.
Also the amount of first time seller/scammers/scalpers on Amazon for this thing is ludicrous.
Gorocketcat
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I'm done.
I've spent since launch day trying to hunt one down, gone into every local store countless times, and am officially giving up until they're readily available. This has turned into a massive waste of time, and I've lost all interest. Zelda will be there in the fall, assuming the Switch finally is.
I've spent since launch day trying to hunt one down, gone into every local store countless times, and am officially giving up until they're readily available. This has turned into a massive waste of time, and I've lost all interest. Zelda will be there in the fall, assuming the Switch finally is.
Bo Knows GAF
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Are you though? What happens when the trail gets hot again?
Update on me, after getting my Switch from Germany I finally got to play with it last night. It's pretty Flippin awesome, I really do hope you guys get one soon.
Saint Gregory
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Yeah, that sounds just like me during the Wii craze. I made that same speech so many damn times >_< Took 3 months of hell to find one.
I have to believe that the Switch situation won't be as bad as 2006-7. I made sure not to take any chances and preorder this time though, even though I was kind of iffy on it after that January reveal. So glad that I did.
Luschient
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Same here. After my declaration yesterday that I was done wasting time trying to find one of these, it was hard as hell to not hit up the Gamestops in the area "just in case".
Bo Knows GAF
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Same here. After my declaration yesterday that I was done wasting time trying to find one of these, it was hard as hell to not hit up the Gamestops in the area "just in case".
But what if they came today and they're just sitting on the shelf waiting?
milw00kiee
Neo Member
definitely saw a lot of folks sitting in parked cars in pockets outside the GameStops today on my travels.
backflip10019
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This is some devious shit, man.
KingParappa
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Plenty at the best buy near me
RoninChaos
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I have to find one by the end of may for my son. Hope they're around.
Where u at
thatJohann
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I don't get why people post things like this and not say the location, knowing that the reply will always be "where?".
Foldedpencil
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Any sign of a set of neon joy cons? Bought the grey system but want some color in my life. Can't find extra controllers anywhere.
And the worst is when they say something like that and it ends up being based on what they saw like a week before.
psychotron
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But when you do get that Switch, Zelda and the pro controller are going to be amazing.
titiklabingapat
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The demand is still pretty insane. There were modest restocks at Target and now Gamestop and reseller prices are holding out steady. The prices tend to go down a couple weeks after console launch but it hasn't really moved much with the Switch. All my Gamestop that got them this morning are all sold out within the hour.
Yeah I just checked EBay, and the trending prices for both models are holding steady from where I remember seeing them last week. They may have actually ticked up slightly.
Fuck this.
My Gamestop in the Domain Austin TX had eight units they had a massive line for today. Once the crowd cleared I asked the manager about it and he said they don't know when they'll get another shipment and this was their first restock since launch.
It's crazy where I live.
My Gamestop in the Domain Austin TX had eight units they had a massive line for today. Once the crowd cleared I asked the manager about it and he said they don't know when they'll get another shipment and this was their first restock since launch.
It's crazy where I live.
milw00kiee
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that's pretty much been the case for every GameStop in the states as far as I can tell
well, maybe not the massive lines
well, maybe not the massive lines
dragonyeuw
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General demand will be better gauged once we're out of the scalper period. Right now genuinely interested parties are competing with resellers out to make a buck. I think it will be like this until May or June at least, assuming Nintendo sticks by their goal to ramp up production.
The demand I've seen for the switch locally might align with others but the demand overall seems like a leap over the WiiU and even the Wii.
Scalpers are circling stores every morning like vultures around here. My buddy works inside a Target at the pharmacy and he says every single day that there are the same 5-6 people that will buy up as many Switches and NES Minis that they can. Nothing makes it to the shelf because what they aren't allowed to buy, there's usually a few daily randoms that will take the rest.
I think they have only seen one Switch restock, but NES Minis keep coming and selling. There are quite a few on local classifieds.
I think they have only seen one Switch restock, but NES Minis keep coming and selling. There are quite a few on local classifieds.
SporeCrawler
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i thought the switch didnt really work that well for the scalpers?
Foldedpencil
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That's crazy, it doesn't seem lucrative enough to warrant the effort. What can you make for reselling a switch? $50?
This is true, but you can still get an idea of the relative level of demand by looking at how successful the scalpers are. If they are consistently able to turn around and sell these things for $400 bucks or more, then demand is likely greatly outstripping supply even for genuine buyers. If it was a Wii U situation where the numbers were obviously inflated sognificantly by resellers, then there would be indications already.
dragonyeuw
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Selling half a dozen at $50 profit each pays off a switch. Probably not a lot of work selling that few a number.
They range from $400-$550 that I'm seeing. Hardly worth the effort, especially after you consider tax paid. A few more hit today and yesterday, so I'm guessing they hit up Gamestop or Walmart.
Gorocketcat
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If the launch lineup had been stronger, and it had a promising first year of games already announced, then I may think differently. The realization that I'm wasting hours and hours trying to get one because of hype, when there's only one game worth playing, put an end to my searches.
Best of luck to those still in the hunt. I'm out.
zackmorris
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Finding a half dozen isn't easy. Most stores are selling as one per household
dragonyeuw
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Fair enough. I wish as a counter measure these stores imposed either restocking fees or a reduced retuen window for consoles within 2 months of release. Although in that case, it would be unfair to those who genuinely needed to return for reasons other they didn't get the ROI they wanted.
dragonyeuw
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So you bring in a few people who can pose as separate buyers. Or you have stories like the one posted above, of the same people coming into a store daily and buying up stock. I figure if you set aside a couple days and hit up every gamestop, target, bestbuy, walmart in your area, depending on region you're bound to strike oil a few times. So maybe I shouldn't say easy, but doable for the extremely dedicated with time on their hands. Its frustrating for those of us who otherwise have a life and not dedicating our existence to squeezing launch supply for a game console.
Captain_Cold
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If anyone's in Fort Lauderdale, there are 4 left at a Best Buy. I just happened to ask an associate, he checked and there were five sitting in the back. Grabbed one plus Zelda of course. So hyped. PM if you want to know exact location. Best hurry SoFlo bros.
Btw will only respond to the first 4 PMs so as not to disappoint anyone.
Btw will only respond to the first 4 PMs so as not to disappoint anyone.
Do you know if they are all grey or neon?
Captain_Cold
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All grey.
Alright, thanks for the heads-up.
That's from Gamestop itself (note there is no online stock for direct order but the stores themselves have tons).
Grey Switch: https://www.gamestop.ie/StoreLocator/Index?productId=51568
Neon Switch: https://www.gamestop.ie/StoreLocator/Index?productId=62061
UpsideDownAce
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My local GameStop had 30 people outside waiting before open for the restock today, and the store only got 5 units in shipment. Absolutely crazy!
thatJohann
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Dark Ninja
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Lol the restock is 5 units?
, joycons seems to be working just fine from a distance.zackmorris
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Looks like that guys source about the Amazon restock happening today didn't pan out either
titiklabingapat
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The reason scalpers are able to make a buck is because of actual demand for the hardwareby the general public. This never happened with the Wii U, and only happened with the PS3/PS4/XBONE/360 just before launch. The price settled right after release of those.
If there was no demand, scalpers would have a hard time making money as the market will correct itself right away.
Greatest Ever
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Yeah I've been checking all day. Mad bummed.
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