Some of the Steam Deck listings on eBay claimed their reservation would ship this December, but that was potentially misleading. That is, this is when Valve reckons it will convert reservations to orders and let you buy the thing. It's worth pointing out that the expected order availability windows relate to when Valve is 'aiming' to start sending order invitations. Valve's current expected order availability for Steam Deck is now Q2 2022 for all three models.

eBay also uses block filter algorithms to prevent items like this from being listed in the first place, but sometimes scalpers find ways to circumvent these filters.ĮBay said that if something does make it onto the site that breaches its policies, it may ban the seller. It looks like eBay has performed a sweep of its website and removed all Steam Deck listings.

'As the Steam Deck is not expected to ship until next year, these listings are in violation of our presale policy, we are working to remove all listings of the product.' 'To comply with eBay's presale policy, listings must clearly indicate that they are 'presale' items and must guarantee postage within 30 days of purchase. Steam Deck listings on eBay before they were scrubbed from the site. 'We understand how frustrating it can be for gamers to see overpriced listings for presale hardware,' an eBay spokesperson told Eurogamer. Obviously, with the Steam Deck not due out until December at the earliest, this wasn't possible. On eBay, all presale listings must guarantee the item will be posted within 30 days of purchase. Watch on YouTube for chapter points for each discussion topic. Watch on YouTube Digital Foundry's Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia convene to share their thoughts on Steam Deck.

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