Switch 2 Buyers: Hold On to Your Original Switch—the Resale Is Not Worth It

There’s every reason prospective Nintendo Switch 2 buyers may want to lower the cost of the upcoming $450 handheld console when preorders go live on April 24. But before you get excited by supposed trade-in deals, you should know you may not get much money from your console unless it’s in absolute pristine condition. Plus, there are a few really good reasons you may want to hold onto your console, especially if you want to save yourself from buying near-$100 Switch 2 Joy-Cons. GameStop’s Switch 2 preorder push includes an enticing trade-in deal: $175 off a Switch 2 when you trade in a Switch OLED or $125 off for a regular Switch. Nintendo’s hybrid console still sells for $300 and $350 MSRP, respectively. Trade in a Switch Lite ($200 MSRP) and GameStop will give you $100 off a Switch 2. Naturally, there are a fair few caveats. To get the full trade-in value for both the Switch and Switch OLED, you’ll need to have everything that came in the original box: the TV dock, Joy-Cons (with wr ... Read full article.