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Lenovo G02 retro handheld faces gray market sales despite ban

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Lenovo is facing a public relations issue with its G02 retro gaming handheld, which is being sold internationally despite regional restrictions. Unauthorized sellers on platforms like Alibaba and AliExpress are listing the device, often preloaded with pirated games. Although Lenovo has attempted to remove these listings, sellers are quickly replacing them, with some offering bulk wholesale options to circumvent the ban. AI

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Lenovo G02 retro handheld faces gray market sales despite ban

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhiye Liu ·

    Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts — $41 gray-market G02 units pop up on Alibaba following initial storefront purge, systems were pulled from sale amid copyright drama and regional restrictions

    Lenovo has pulled the G02 from sale on different Chinese e-commerce platforms after the company discovered that it was being sold outside of China.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts — $41 gray-market G02 units pop up on Alibaba following initial storefront purge

    Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts — $41 gray-market G02 units pop up on Alibaba following initial storefront purge, systems were pul… Lenovo has pulled the G02 from sale on different Chinese e-commerce platforms after the company disc…

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