Are Sprint Epic 4G preorders closed?

[AdamBv1]

Just a bit ago I Thought I go back to the Epic 4G page at Sprint and see how many stores in my area were still taking preorders and low and behold I go and see it now saying "The Epic 4G is available August 31. Early reservations are full, but sign up today and we'll send you a ready-to-buy reminder."

Is anyone else seeing this?

 

[4 Star General]

I preorder around noon today, it said pickup date is the 31st.

 

[downsouth11]

Shows that reservations are full for me as well.

 

[AdamBv1]

Well I figured i would check the other preorder link that was going around and this is what I get:

 

[MissJennell#IM]

Glad I preordered first day and am first on the list for my store!

 

[Aero]

so much for amateur claims the price hurt it.

 

[mbkowns]

Keep in mind many of us pre ordered @ multiple spots so we are able to get the best deal.

 

[Mattism78]

Ugh, I have 2 reserved. I might have to do the sleezebay (ebay) routine.

 

[Marty1781]

so much for amateur claims the price hurt it.

First, let me say that I have no issue with the Epic's price. However, I disagree with your statement. The early adopter's and enthusiasts are going to snag this phone up ASAP. I don't think there was ever a question that the initial batch(es) of the Epic would sell out so the fact that preorders are now closed really doesn't prove/support anything regarding the $50 extra price point. What we may never know, however, is how many Sprint or other carrier customers will not buy the phone now because of the extra $50. There is no doubt the phone is going to sell well but I don't think it is entirely unreasonable to suggest that the phone would possibly sell even better if it were priced at $200. Generally speaking, a lower entry price point often results in better sales for most products.

 

[Aero]

First, let me say that I have no issue with the Epic's price. However, I disagree with your statement. The early adopter's and enthusiasts are going to snag this phone up ASAP. I don't think there was ever a question that the initial batch(es) of the Epic would sell out so the fact that preorders are now closed really doesn't prove/support anything regarding the $50 extra price point. What we may never know, however, is how many Sprint or other carrier customers will not buy the phone now because of the extra $50. There is no doubt the phone is going to sell well but I don't think it is entirely unreasonable to suggest that the phone would possibly sell even better if it were priced at $200. Generally speaking, a lower entry price point often results in better sales for most products.

You do realize phones are bought in massive commitments of mostly only a few orders?

 

[Marty1781]

It doesn't really matter what I do or do not realize about phone order commitments. I think that it is pretty safe to say that a lower entry price point generally results in better sales and the fact that preorders are now closed does nothing to contradict that. The phone will undoubtedly sell well (as evidenced by the preorders) but its not unreasonable to suggest that pricing the phone at $200 could very well have resulted in greater sales. Simply put, if you price something lower, generally speaking, more people will buy it.

 

[cr3amy]

It doesn't really matter what I do or do not realize about phone order commitments. I think that it is pretty safe to say that a lower entry price point generally results in better sales and the fact that preorders are now closed does nothing to contradict that. The phone will undoubtedly sell well (as evidenced by the preorders) but its not unreasonable to suggest that pricing the phone at $200 could very well have resulted in greater sales. Simply put, if you price something lower, generally speaking, more people will buy it.

This is all well and good, but your idea is based on entry-level economics ideas. Here in the real world, supply is not unlimited. If they manage to sell every possible unit at $50, then they have made 25% more in revenue.

Unfortunately, we have no way to tell what kind of supply Samsung is capable of with these things. Either way, I don't think the amount of units that Sprint would order from Samsung would have differed much, regardless of their price point.

 

[Q-fugee]

No! Not this argument again! Go fight over at the "Did Sprint Drop the Ball" thread. Which, by the way, I suggested we close

--Qfg

 

[drizek]

This is all well and good, but your idea is based on entry-level economics ideas. Here in the real world, supply is not unlimited. If they manage to sell every possible unit at $50, then they have made 25% more in revenue.

Unfortunately, we have no way to tell what kind of supply Samsung is capable of with these things. Either way, I don't think the amount of units that Sprint would order from Samsung would have differed much, regardless of their price point.

Seems to me that sammy is fully capable of meeting whatever demand they have for these things. Otherwise they wouldn't have released it so widely so quickly.

Have they sold a nillion yet? Last I heard the sold 300k in SK alone.

Sent From My Samsung Intercept

 

[Darth Pooh#CB]

Guys, bring it back to the other thread... No need for this thread to be reported by 4 different people.

 

[ConceptVBS]

Seems to me that sammy is fully capable of meeting whatever demand they have for these things. Otherwise they wouldn't have released it so widely so quickly.

Have they sold a nillion yet? Last I heard the sold 300k in SK alone.

Sent From My Samsung Intercept

They went pass the million mark like 2 weeks ago. In SK, the number shot up to 500K. If you factor in the rest of Asia, Europe, and the Americas, that easily surpasses a million QUICK.

And all this even before Samsung launches it on all 110 carriers worldwide.

 

[Aero]

They went pass the million mark like 2 weeks ago. In SK, the number shot up to 500K. If you factor in the rest of Asia, Europe, and the Americas, that easily surpasses a million QUICK.

And all this even before Samsung launches it on all 110 carriers worldwide.

I beleive it was 700k in china and 500k in s korea from nubmers generated a few weeks ago,.

But do keep in mind that those numbers may be carrier, not consumer purchases. So for example if sprint has contracted purchase of 400k so far and brightpoint 100k those maybe be reported by the trade press as a 500k sale.

I think the nubmers and sales preformance of the galaxies is astounding, but I dont think any of us are sure of those sales nubmers we are seeing reflect consumer purchases.

To bring it back to supply availability, with Evo in such short supply, you can bet Sprint is doing everything possible to get as many of both. the fact that they filled up preorder so quickly shows that they do not have an open fat pipe to supply. I think this was signaled by price.

 

[drizek]

TBH, I was a bit surprised to see the strong reception of the Epic relative to the pretty weak introduction of the Captivate/Vibrant.

ATT/TMO had no problems keeping them in stock, even at ridiculously low prices. I think a large part of it is Sprints yearly upgrade program, so there are a lot of Pre owners who are becoming eligible right now. Moreover, a lot of people bought the Pre because of the keyboard, so that might explain why so many are excited about the Epic. On the other hand, ATT has never had a viable android device before the Captivate, and The Vibrant is far and away the best thing on TMO. You would think that with Sprint having the Evo there would be relatively little excitement for the release of a largely similar phone.

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

I don't think the Fascinate will sell well on VZW either, despite it being very similar to the GSM models + flash for camera. The only way it sells well is if they attatch the Droid name to it and market it like they do the DroidX or OG Droid (still yet to see anything on the Droid2 on tv).

 

[Mattism78]

Keep in mind the reservation ending could be to further hype the phone. Nothing causes a buzz like a device selling out. They are making sure to still encourage people to come on launch day which leads me to believe there was only a small amount allocated for reservations. Now Sprint can spin the PR about how that's sold out. It will immediately cause more interest in the device.