It’s not resale, but it’s okay to transfer with your feelings attached.

The regulations are meaningless because Mercari, where the resellers gather the most, isn’t motivated.

Mercari also canceled all transactions of Switch 2 that were in violation of their terms.

They’ll probably just resell normally except for the prohibition of short selling.
If you do too much, you’ll be interfering with the disposal of assets.

Yahoo is surprisingly accommodating, just like with the PS5.
It seems like there will be account bans as mentioned here.

Nintendo and various flea market app companies are taking measures against unauthorized listings of “Switch 2.”

Nintendo has agreed to cooperate with operators of flea market apps to take measures against unauthorized listings of its products.

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I think Yahoo was quite bold, but doesn’t it make no sense unless Rakuten and Mercari, who have the same agreements, do the same thing? It’ll just flow over to them, right?
Maybe they just haven’t expressed it yet.

PS5 “That’s, that’s not fair, Nintendo!”

If Mercari isn’t shut down, it doesn’t mean anything, right?

I guess they’re saying the same thing to Amazon too.

It’s the consumer’s freedom to decide what to do with what they’ve bought! Don’t say such unreasonable things, you mere game store! This has already been taken to court in the past.
Is it the limit to stop selling without inventory?

As long as the slightly sneaky behavior of individuals decreases.
It will probably flow to Alipay and Taobao.

Well, since reselling after the release date isn’t against the rules or anything, it can’t be helped.
If the government regulates it, it will be resolved.

To think they would clamp down at the guidelines stage.
Hey, don’t you think it’s a good idea from Mercari and Rakuten? Let’s imitate it!

You can see how the PS5 messed up with its support.

It’s strange that Nintendo has taken on so much burden.
Regulations around resale are not making much progress, and it’s a tough era.

It’s not enough for Mercari to just monopolize…
Rakuma doesn’t have any people in the first place.

What’s the benefit of accepting the request for Rakuten and Mercari not to list items?

There’s no reason not to engage in a business where nearly 1000 yen in profit comes in for each item sold.

Not taking measures against reselling might harm the company’s image.

Rakuten will likely follow suit, but Mercari probably won’t.
Even if they issue a statement as a pose, they’ll still be left unchecked.

It’s okay for Nintendo to do it, but I wonder why it annoys me to see fans getting all worked up on social media.

Mercari is really awful.

We can only do what we are capable of right now.
It’s just the country now.

Ah, what a hassle…
Should I sell it on Mercari?

It may be possible to restore the considerably damaged image of the flea market industry.
It might be impossible.
If it’s impossible, then it’s fine not to do it.

Isn’t it impossible to do anything if we don’t do it on Mercari, even if it’s a groundbreaking initiative?

Well, even during the PS5 era, second-hand shops were buying it at prices above the retail price, so I feel like there are loopholes.

The country won’t move for something like a game, even though it finally took action during the global COVID pandemic.

What is Mercari trying to achieve by signing the agreement?

I think they even see it as a blue ocean.

If new products gradually become cheaper, there will be no reason to buy from resellers!
It’s because I can’t do it that I become prey for resellers.

Measures against fraudulent listing activities.
Agreed services (in alphabetical order)
Service Name Service Provider
Mercari, Inc. Mercari
Yahoo! Auctions
and Yahoo! Freemarket LINE Yahoo Corporation
Rakuten Rakuma, Rakuten Group Inc.

Mercari has agreed too!

What authority does a company like Nintendo have?

Mercari may discuss and announce something from tomorrow onwards.

Mercari is just thinking “Serves Yahoo right.”

When it came to the PS5, Mercari was the only one that ignored Sony’s request…

You just need to list it on Amazon Prime, right?

Mercari is just superficial and gets ignored.

Prohibiting fraudulent listings such as no inventory is different from prohibiting the resale of physical items.

Are you going to pass it along in code?
If you’re going that far, let’s do it via DM.

Doing things like this only decreases the number of users, and you don’t gain anything, so it would be better not to do unnecessary things.

I’m scared to intervene in the disposal of an individual’s property, and I don’t want it to come down to just the two options of disposal or free provision.
What I really want is for you not to be so eager about it.

I can’t believe a company that has become a breeding ground for crime would take measures to reduce profits made by resellers at this late stage.

Perhaps they will detect and ban it through image recognition, so selling without a title will probably be a no-go too.

Isn’t it okay to list as many items as you want as long as you don’t raise the price?

Let’s share how to buy through Taobao on TikTok.

“Please treat me like a nun.”

I will output it with a full-color switch (2-way)…

One example of humanity being too early for the internet.

Isn’t everyone who wants a Switch2 already a winner?

If we don’t do something after the release, doesn’t that make it meaningless?

Auction sites can’t ignore these kinds of discussions because they’re also suffering from reputational damage.
I don’t know what the true feelings are, though.

Well, it seems there’s no problem as far as I’m selling it.

I can understand if this is about rice or masks, but it’s a 50,000 yen game… so it’s hard to accept.
Yahoo LINE has been warned that if they neglect measures and allow reselling to run rampant, they could be sued for damages. Did they receive such a message?

There’s no way to expect anything from a company that was even encouraging the resale of rice.

It’s quite a bold move to ban listings.
Good job, Yahoo! I’ll buy something later.

Everyone has a strong trust in Mercari.

That’s amazing!
It’s impressive how far you’ve come, considering there’s a possibility it could violate antitrust laws.

Personally, I don’t want to take the gamble of buying high-priced second-hand precision machinery at flea markets…
There is more risk than AliExpress.

Is the ban on listings only related to Yahoo?

Well, Amazon is worse than Mercari, though.

Is it safe if it’s not resale but rather flipping?

Rakuten also has regular resale listings.

I wonder if they’ll sell it in a way that comes with a tissue as a bonus or something like that.

I won multiple times, but I don’t need so many, so I just thought of listing them for sale…
Since I won it, I thought it would be a waste not to buy it, so I went ahead and bought it.
“Definitely not for resale purposes…”

I wonder if Amazon will just obediently listen to what Nintendo says.

Mercari is without rules, right?

Isn’t “no resale” an exaggeration?
Yahoo aside, it seems possible to do the others as long as they’re not fraudulent.

Nintendo Switch 2 console
box

It might be because Yahoo Shopping doesn’t prohibit it, but it’s listed for around 80,000 yen…

There’s no reason for Amazon to listen in the first place.

In the case of Mercari, even if it’s prohibited, they will go as far as suspending the account.
It’s meaningless because you can be reborn immediately.

From the perspective of Mercari and flea markets, it feels like they are being directly ordered not to profit from my products, and even if it’s nominally just a name, why did these guys agree to this agreement?
I thought they would stick to their guns and sell as much as they can, ignoring everything like Amazon does.

They probably compensated for the loss from the resale fees on Yahoo…

A hand cart will appear in Akihabara again.
Let’s attack together.

Is the resold Switch just going to flow into the marketplace?

Umaibo (with a bonus) 60,010 yen

Well, there are no laws for an online shop where it’s okay if the product doesn’t arrive.

What are the nearly 100,000 listings on the aupay market?

Is it not selling?

If it can be resold normally after the release date, then it won’t change anything.

It feels like, if you can pull it off, go ahead and try selling exclusively on the official website.

What should I do if it really gets prohibited and I hit multiple times?

They don’t have the authority to prohibit resale itself.

Since Amazon is not in there, the marketplace is bustling.

Credit Card Master
Give me my money back!

The flea market sites should be managed by the police now.

It seems like they might do things like bundling products together to make it safe, or involving completely unrelated items on the surface.

I think the government generally does not want to empower manufacturers.

Everyone keeps talking about flea markets, but marketplaces and buyback shops are much larger in scale.

I understand that banning reselling is unrealistic, but at least properly regulate listings without inventory.

These guys don’t care about reselling after the sale; they just hate having to deal with unnecessary complaints from failed no-inventory sales, which is why they made an agreement.

I feel like asking what authority they had to make Yahoo stop handling this.

I wonder if it’s good that codes are still doing well on Yahoo Auctions, while I continue to use it.

Depending on the move, there might be a crackdown on unauthorized resale like tickets.
It’s becoming too much of a social issue lately.

Well, it seems there will be various ways to avoid it.

Well, I think it’s fine to do whatever you want, like not handling a certain product.
It makes me feel like there’s no difference between the pressure from a company affecting the products they handle and the pressure from credit card companies, or something like that.

Mercari probably won’t issue a statement like Yahoo does because they have legal violations attached to them.

Sony should take a lesson from this.

It’s too late to say that after I couldn’t buy it on the release date.

Well, the side that can profit from reselling doesn’t benefit from forming an agreement, so they did it for some other advantage.
It might be about avoiding troubles related to image enhancement and drop shipping.

The topic has been looping since the morning.

You can’t stop a purchasing dealer who has a secondhand dealer license, so it’s better to sell to the dealer.

Mercari also started taking measures after being criticized for sending model kit runners and gummies from scammers, so they might follow Yahoo’s lead, right?

Isn’t it likely that it will end up being listed on an auction site anyway?

Stop wholesaling to Amazon, which is overflowing with dropshipping in the marketplace.

If we don’t do something about the marketplace and buyback dealers, it’s just a meager amount.

Isn’t it just a matter of dealing with dropshipping?

If Mercari’s response is just empty words, it’ll be laughable.

It’s just a matter of not using the credit card, so I don’t really care.

Marketplace now requires proof of purchase for electronics, so I don’t think dropshipping is possible.

What is the resale situation like overseas?
I think one reason for the increase in reselling is the high level of trust in transactions using flea markets in Japan.