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lemmy.world

And of course they're already being scalped for 6x MSRP on eBay… I fucking hate humanity.

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I see some people advertising the original Steam controller for > than the new one as well. Grifters gonna grift.

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feddit.nu

i didn't even have an issue buying two. it just worked.

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piefed.zip

Lol, why are you being downvoted?

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lime!reply
feddit.nu

i can see how it can be read as bragging, perhaps? i could probably have been a bit more sensitive about it. honestly i just jumped on the steam store after a friend told me they had released, and i got no lag or anything. could just add to cart. i thought they must have stocked plenty of them and beefed up their infra.

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lemmy.world

We'd all be happier for you if you were a touch less glib. And especially if you sent me your extra for my wife. She's not even gonna use it as much as I would one of my own, but it was supposed to be an important gift, so it's for her.

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didn't mean for it to come across like that, completely honestly. this was the first thread about this i stumbled over after getting home, so i chimed in on how my experience worked out. it's only now that i've checked around the other threads that i see that this apparently overwhelmed them and people aren't getting through.

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piefed.zip

Idk their comments read pretty neutral to me, I don't think they intended to do anything but frankly share their buying experience. But idk, I'm not a mind reader. Sorry about not getting in on that first batch, I get that's frustrating. For what it's worth, I doubt the shortage will last too long, it's my understanding that none of the individual components have supply issues. Mother's Day is out the window unfortunately but hopefully soon 🤞

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piefed.zip

Are they? Or are they just being frank?

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Damn I'm embarrassed by how long it took me to get that lol

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lemmy.world

That's great! I'll pay you cost plus shipping for the other, thanks. My wife asked for this for Mothers' Day.

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feddit.nu

...from europe?

i think that's the reason it worked, honestly. they probably had them shipped out pre-launch.

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feddit.nu

they're saying 10 days of shipping minimum, and to expect delays. so if you want it for the eighth i'm afraid i can't help you...

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lemmy.world

I am confident that she's willing to wait, considering the lead time for another batch from the factory.

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feddit.nu

oh they're that understocked huh? i can help you out then.

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Yeah just the one would be great. Two would be fabulous, but I understand if you want to keep one for yourself.

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