Switch 2 Pre-Orders Are Popping Up On Ebay Already

Simply an hour after Switch 2 pre-orders went stay on April 24 in america, Kotaku has noticed over two dozen eBay listings for the upcoming Nintendo console. Some are actual. Others are literally folks making faux listings to throw off bots and scalpers.

Earlier tonight, Switch 2 pre-orders went stay in North America after being delayed earlier this month as a result of President Trump’s tariffs. And as you may need guessed, the entire course of was a giant shitshow as web sites buckled, carts glitched out, and orders had been canceled. However some people did succeed at snagging a Change 2 pre-order. And inside minutes, they had been promoting them on eBay.

At 1:10 a.m. EST, only a bit over an hour after pre-orders went stay at 12:01 am ET on Thursday morning, I was able to find nearly 30 different eBay listings for Switch 2 pre-orders. Many of those are being offered for upwards of $700 or extra. (The Change 2 is just $450.) The scalpers promise to replace you on monitoring and ship you a number of updates forward of the Change 2’s June 5 launch.

Of course this isn’t new. The previous couple of console launches have seen folks flipping pre-orders on eBay for a whole lot of {dollars} greater than retail worth. Nevertheless, this time round I noticed one thing I’ve not seen earlier than. There are some listings on eBay for Change 2 consoles that look legit, but if you read the description you see it’s actually people creating bogus accounts and fake listings to allegedly throw off bots and resellers in an effort to make it more durable for scalpers to revenue from their flipped orders. Fascinating! And also, very sad that this is how online shopping works in 2025. I hate it so much!

As at all times, don’t purchase over-priced pre-orders from eBay. Simply wait and purchase a console at a retailer when it turns into obtainable and avoid wasting cash. Plus, you won’t be supporting assholes who flip consoles for a profit and make it more durable to purchase the issues we would like.

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