Nintendo's new "anti-scalper" move comes into effect? Switch 2's second-hand market price is sluggish
Although Nintendo has repeatedly claimed to crack down on scalpers, the actual results are not ideal. However, the situation with the Switch 2 is a bit unusual this time. Although there are still a large number of unused new Switch 2 on Japan's largest second-hand trading platform, the prices are generally sluggish, and many scalpers are even facing losses. What is the secret behind this?
Scalpers are keen on reselling goods, but they are simply attracted by the high profits. However, recently, on this second-hand platform, the highest price of the unused new Switch 2 is only 59,000 yen, and there are many people who have exceeded 50,000 yen. After deducting the 10% commission from the platform, plus various expenses such as packaging, mailing and labor, this batch of scalpers can't make much money at all, and many people even lose money.
Where is the problem? After investigation, the key reason surfaced - there is no warranty certificate included in the packaging box of Switch 2!
Generally speaking, any new product should be equipped with a warranty certificate, but the Switch 2 breaks the rules. In this regard, Nintendo officially gave an explanation: When players encounter a host failure and need a warranty, they must send back "shopping receipts, receipts and outgoing orders issued by online stores" with the host.
This posed a big problem for the scalpers. Scalpers are most taboo to expose their identity information, so they are naturally unwilling to sell important notes that record personal information together. In fact, most of the Switch 2 on second-hand trading platforms are bare metal without these notes, which means they have lost their warranty qualification.
For players who want to buy a second-hand Switch 2, losing their warranty qualification is undoubtedly a major risk. This factor is profoundly affecting the direction of the second-hand market. It has to be said that Nintendo's move is really powerful. Of course, we also hope that all players can buy their favorite Switch 2 as soon as possible.
