NintendoThe Nintendo Switch 2 is officially suffering from a scalping problem right after pre-orders went live in the United States, with some marking up the console and selling it at an exorbitant price.
Nintendo finally revealed the Switch 2 in its entirety on April 2, and after a few weeks of delays, pre-orders for the next-gen hybrid console went live on April 24 in the US.
To combat scalping, the company put in place several requirements fans must meet before they can order from the My Nintendo Store, but many were left wondering what would happen once other retailers made them available.
Shortly after they went live in the United States, eBay began to be overrun by people selling their pre-orders for hundreds of dollars over what they cost at retail.
Nintendo has a scalper problem
The regular Switch 2 comes in at $449.99 at retail, and the bundle with Mario Kart World included goes for $499.99.
Walmart and Target began their pre-order process right at midnight on April 24, and the console almost immediately began selling out as fans flocked to the respective sites to make their order.
Minutes later, listings on eBay began to sell for as high as $850 for the Switch 2 and matching Pro controller, over $300 more than retail. Bundles of the console with Mario Kart World have gone for as high as $734, which is over $200 more than MSRP.
On top of that, users have created fake listings for the Switch 2 at retail price in an attempt to “combat scalpers,” according to reports on X.
They did so by simply selling pictures of the console as a way to fool bots and scalpers into spending hundreds of dollars for what they believed was the Switch 2.
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However, eBay’s states that making deceptive listings is a violation of its user agreement and could likely get you banned from the site forever.
“In connection with using or accessing our services, you agree to comply with this User Agreement, our policies, our terms, and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and you will not,” it reads. “…Provide us with content that is false, inaccurate, misleading, deceptive, defamatory, libelous, illegal, inappropriate, harmful, or violates and/or infringes the rights of others.”
