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What's up with pre-orders these days?
Taketheword:
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--- Quote from: xwaprez on February 02, 2017, 09:02:57 AM ---This is par for the course when it comes to Nintendo, though. I mean, of course "scalpers be scalpin" and all that, but Nintendo always and I mean *always* underestimates demand which leads them to produce small quantities of ___________ item.
Anyone that's been collecting amiibo, or tries to get any Special Edition 3DS or games (not an exhaustive list)...knows what I'm talking about.
I don't think the people that pay the scalpers on eBay are stupid. If they want something, and they can't walk into a retail store and buy it at retail price, what are they supposed to do? Wait and hope that the scalpers lower the price? They might...they might not. Case in point, the Majora's Mask Limited Edition is still selling comfortably in the $75-$100 range. That was released almost 2 years ago, and I've never once seen it in stock at any retail store here in the Baltimore, MD area (I know because I want it).
As much as I hate scalpers, I can't help but feel like Nintendo creates an ecosystem for them to thrive and after all this time it almost seems like they do it on purpose.
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That's different, that's an item that is no longer for sale in stores, an item that you know won't be for sale in stores. You have to pay the price. But when you know there would be another production and you buy at a higher price, sorry but that isn't a smart move (stupid).
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I haven't checked as of this morning, but I know that yesterday, Gamestop still had pre-orders available for the new pro controller for the Switch for $80 (or whatever Nintendo is charging). Yet, you could still find sold listings on eBay on the same day for well over $100. That's the type of purchase that I would label as stupid.
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But they keep selling out in minutes. It's not like they go up and stay there. Hell, I'm still trying to hunt one down for launch day so I can make display stands for them.
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It is my understanding that they will be restocked on the day of release. I could be wrong, but I believe that is the case. Because it is not in any way a limited item, I believe they'll be treated the same as the Switch itself -- restocked for release despite being sold out of pre-sales.
xwaprez:
--- Quote from: wiggy on February 02, 2017, 03:57:18 PM ---
But they keep selling out in minutes. It's not like they go up and stay there. Hell, I'm still trying to hunt one down for launch day so I can make display stands for them.
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I'd be willing to send you mine if you can't get your hands on one on or around launch day.
wiggy:
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on February 02, 2017, 04:40:15 PM ---
--- Quote from: wiggy on February 02, 2017, 03:57:18 PM ---
But they keep selling out in minutes. It's not like they go up and stay there. Hell, I'm still trying to hunt one down for launch day so I can make display stands for them.
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I'm just going by what I heard. I never actually looked yesterday, so I could be wrong, but it was my understanding that they were up for quite a while on GS website yesterday.
Best of luck in getting one. I don't plan to get a Switch right away, but whenever I eventually get one, I definitely want a Pro controller to go with it.
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They actually went back up a could of hours ago and I snagged one. Woot!!!
xwaprez:
--- Quote from: wiggy on February 02, 2017, 07:45:00 PM ---They actually went back up a could of hours ago and I snagged one. Woot!!!
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Awesome! Glad to hear it.
SegaNomadman:
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on February 02, 2017, 02:06:46 PM ---
As a matter of principle, I refused to pay even 1 cent over retail price for my NES Mini (I already have one if you didn't see my pickup post last week). Before these were even released, I made it clear that I would only buy one if I could get it at retail price without waiting in line or camping out in front of a store.
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I'm this way for anything. I refuse to pay above retail unless it's something that is no longer produced.