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Hidden Dangers in Buying Used Switch 2s and How to Avoid Scams #substack #shorts
Jun 27, 2025
This is a clip from https://8biteric.substack.com/p/dont-buy-a-used-nintendo-switch-2?utm_source=youtube_shorts #shorts #substack
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some people who own these Brick Switch
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twos aren't just throwing them in the
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trash guys they're returning them to
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Walmart okay retailers like Walmart they
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really don't check you just tell them
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"Hey it's defective." They'll give you
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store credit or let you get a brand new
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one and business goes right and you
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might accidentally end up buying one of
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these refurbished systems that they
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might sell at a discounted rate or
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something like that who knows all right
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these are going out there back on the
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shelves people are actually getting them
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accidentally getting them i've seen
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reports of Reddit of people buying
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consoles at Walmart and they're not
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working
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what's even worse though is some people
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are listing them as slightly used
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consoles online whether it's eBay
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whether it's you know Facebook
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Marketplace we got people selling these
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units and lying about them being bricked
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so if you're bargain hunting for a used
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Switch 2 guys please use caution you
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might be unknowingly buying one of these
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paper weights okay so how do you protect
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yourself i watched RGT's advice i'm
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going to give a little bit of mine too
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the first thing is avoid random online
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sellers unless they have some kind of
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strong return policy facebook
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Marketplace and Craigslist are not it
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okay those are especially risky ebay at
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least has buyer protection if you use
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your PayPal I think you can protect
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yourself with that as well use a good
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place okay if you're meeting meeting
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some dude in the middle of nowhere like
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in a sketchy little back alley or a
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parking lot like RGT85 said you're
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running risk of some dude getting
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