![]() Today, at the end of October, you can order one on Amazon with an expected delivery date of November 19, or you can buy one on Newegg for nearly $400, but neither outlet has a Switch available at MSRP for delivery within a reasonable time frame. The Switch vanished from store shelves in April thanks to bots. Scalping and gray-market distribution have always been problems in any market, but the advent of bots pushes this from an inconvenience to a serious problem. COVID-19 may be playing a role, but bots are becoming a scourge. ![]() Now, you may literally be competing for product against a computer running scripts that can monitor websites faster than you can click and place orders without even loading a webpage. Previously, shoppers only had to battle the vagaries of shipping schedules, unhelpful clerks, and general low availability. This is a new, entirely unwelcome development in product distribution.
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