Multiple Switch Purchases

[Ultimadrago]

For those of you that have decided to purchase multiple Switch consoles for yourselves, did you purchase them refurbished/used or Brand New?

I've seen aftersales options online (via Ebay, etc) and was wondering the validity of most of them.

 

[mickgrady]

I bought mine from Nintendo soon after they came out. Personally I would not risk buying a used or refurbished one as you would not know if it was an early version able to use CFW nor would you know if it had previously been hacked and banned by Nintendo. Even buying a refurbished one from a reputable seller they might not know if it has been banned as they might not try to contact Nintendo servers as part of their refurbishment.

 

[imprezgc8]

More than likely buying a new Switch will get you a patched one. I have bought a few tablet's only on ebay with out issue. Most of the time you can see the serial number, but you can always ask. No reason they shouldn't give it to you. Make sure to read the descriptions well and obviously don't buy from someone who has sh*tty reviews.

 

[Ultimadrago]

More than likely buying a new Switch will get you a patched one. I have bought a few tablet's only on ebay with out issue. Most of the time you can see the serial number, but you can always ask. No reason they shouldn't give it to you. Make sure to read the descriptions well and obviously don't buy from someone who has sh*tty reviews.

Thanks, I ended up doing this. The price point for the value is too good to pass up on (assuming I could simply use the same dock/Joycons for both) and makes it where I can have a guaranteed Clean system without the same amount of upkeep. I made sure with them that the Serial was valid for CFW though with casing/screen scratches. I'll return it if it's too damaged and pay a bit more for a better looking low serial Switch tablet at worst.