Yes, this was inspired by yesterday's recently released Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition. Some people who ordered from Amazon or Best Buy got shipping delay notifications. They didn't get release day delivery, but they were largely fortunate enough to still have their orders I would say. Because yes, I'm about to complain about a particular problem, but this isn't really about the scalping, the flipping, the reselling - whatever you want to call it - although, it is part of the problem. I can understand how some flippers get a dozen or so copies from placing several orders at different places/retailers. What I can't tolerate is something like this:
I couldn't believe what I just saw tonight. It's ridiculous this seller has sold 89 copies of this special edition with only 63% of his inventory sold. I don't care about the ethics of flipping and whatnot. It's the fact someone was able to procure so many that I have to wonder why some sort of reasonable limit was not enacted in the first place to restrict this purchasing behavior or why it isn't more common practice to do so instead of a game by game basis. I remember the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Limited Edition fiasco where it was practically lottery to the first set number of people who purchased first in a queue because I was helping him increase his chances of getting one and got it for him. That has its own set of problems that doesn't solve the existence of flippers, but at least nobody got to steal 100 copies from 100 potential other customers.
/me rant over
This is a BRAND NEW Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition for Nintendo 3DS! 100% authentic USA version. Includes the following:
Fire Emblem Fates Game: All Three Versions - Birthright, Conquest, Revelation on a Single Cartridge
80 Page Art Book with Previously Unreleased Sketches, Concept Drawings, and More
Beautifully Illustrated Carrying Pouch For Your Nintendo 3DSXL System
Once again this is brand new and never been opened. This game is on the way from Amazon.com and will be shipped out quickly once it arrives.
I couldn't believe what I just saw tonight. It's ridiculous this seller has sold 89 copies of this special edition with only 63% of his inventory sold. I don't care about the ethics of flipping and whatnot. It's the fact someone was able to procure so many that I have to wonder why some sort of reasonable limit was not enacted in the first place to restrict this purchasing behavior or why it isn't more common practice to do so instead of a game by game basis. I remember the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Limited Edition fiasco where it was practically lottery to the first set number of people who purchased first in a queue because I was helping him increase his chances of getting one and got it for him. That has its own set of problems that doesn't solve the existence of flippers, but at least nobody got to steal 100 copies from 100 potential other customers.
/me rant over