Hard enough to get to annoy fans, easy enough to get take me reselling a waste of effort (current ebay profit is under $20 per). Nintendo knows how to screw everyone over. Kind of funny.
agree, resale value of these will not be as high as the nes classic. Initial release stock was high compared to the nes, plus it seems like the snes will be produced into 2018 so it shouldnt be difficult to pick one up in the coming months
They probably won't even get that.
the scalpers.
They probably won't even get that.
I just went to ebay and the only systems with bids are at or below market value or slightly above.
Which is awesome.
the scalpers - scalp their scalps, man!
I can't seem to check store stock on the Best Buy website, as it insists the SNES Classic is just "Sold Out". Is there a special way to check it?
That's good news. I saw some that sold for $160 or so in the early afternoon, so I thought quite a bit could be made, but maybe not.They probably won't even get that.
I just went to ebay and the only systems with bids are at or below market value or slightly above.
Which is awesome.
I just went here: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nintendo-entertainment-system-snes-classic-edition/5919830.p?skuId=5919830
Might as well right! How dare they buy my toy before me! Scumbags.
Pretty sure this thing isn't accurate. It shows my local store has in stock but I know they don't as they passed out all tickets this morning at 7am. A lot more people showed up than they had units.
Well, it is pretty annoying, especially when these asshats use friends and family to suck up all the local inventory to make a quick profit when all I want is one measly console to actually, you know, play.
I would recommend trying to contact a local district manager and explain your situation. There should be regular shipments for awhile if "N" wasn't blowing smoke, so a DM could possibly hold or sit one aside for you if he's willing to help out. No harm in trying right?
Call them and you may get a partial refund 20-30% back depending how persistent you are.
Huh, that's interesting. I've seen mention of extra stock being kept "in the back", but I don't know how much of that is internet hearsay. For what it's worth Brickseek (https://brickseek.com/product/nintendo-nes-classic/61) is saying the Best Buy near me doesn't have stock, so I'm inclined to believe you.
Mind you I somewhat agree with what you're saying but I see this a lot (has nothing to do with the rest of your statement) but what is a real job to people? Is it working for someone else, making money on the side (under the table workers), selling bought goods for a living (including Pawn Shops, Thrift Stores, eBay / Amazon sellers), all or just one of those?
As an ebay seller true scalping is NOT worth it in the long run, scalping a hot item is not worth it most of the time, now the NES classic, buy it for $60 and sell it for $200-300 ok that may have been worth it. But your profit margin has to be incredibly high to justify the running around, waiting in line, driving to get one, multiple stores etc, now if you can get a preorder from an online store that delivers to your home for free all the power to you as you can avoid all those things but you still have to deal with scummy buyers and ebay fees which are extremely expensive these days. So basically if you bought an item for $60 you would want to sell the item for at least $120, honestly ideally you would want to sell that item for around $200 because you did pay $60 for it and over here its about $66 since there is 8.25% sales tax and the idea here is to turn a massive profit... because you have to make your cost back plus fees plus other expenses such as those mentioned above, shipping materials etc, and trust me it only works in very specific cases where you can go to a store, buy an item and actually turn enough of a profit using ebay to justify what you just did.Well, it is pretty annoying, especially when these asshats use friends and family to suck up all the local inventory to make a quick profit when all I want is one measly console to actually, you know, play.
And maybe I’d be hypocritical were I out doing the same but even if given the chance, I wouldn’t pull that shit because I have a real job and I don’t feel the need to impede others from getting something because I want to profit off grey market chicanery.
Also, to be clear, I’m not talking about somebody coming across an extra console by happenstance and selling it on a whim. I’m specifically referring to the kind of shitstains who use bots, and employs others to go and drain inventory just so they can go and inflate the prices on Ebay.
The same pricks who hold on to the merchandise and then dump it later when they can’t sell it at a 200% mark-up.
Overall, scalping is a pretty shitty practice and for those of us who don’t have the time to spend hours searching for these things, their shady practices are incredibly aggravating so yes, I feel pretty good about denouncing them as a whole.
That said, I was able to get a SNES Classic today with minimal trouble and I hope everyone else can do the same over the next few weeks.
And hey, if you think scalpers are the salt of the earth, power to you.
The question is how many did you end up getting?
No use explaining that. I buy majority of my items for 90% off and sell it for below MSRP but immediately am told to get a "real job". I spend time sourcing stores, I package all my items, I ship them out, I make connections to maintain constant streams of inventory, work hours driving to stores and picking up items. Do I expect a trophy? No. It's a job just like any other.
As much as you think I did to make you sleep at night.
Nah, Son. Day One shouldn't be "too late".
"Day One" has been too late for a long time now. The real Day One starts as soon as the first retailer puts something up for sale online, adapt if you want to play the game or check out. Not any other options at this point.
It shouldn't. I agree. Nintendo and these companies should make more but distribution and manufacturing does not work like that. Just because you want 1 million of a product doesn't mean you'll have it with less than a year's notice.
ok but this went for sale online for a maximum of 20 minutes on a website that wouldn't respond and this was at 1am
