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Costly iPhone Pocket sells out nearly immediately

15 points by apparent 1y ago

ChrisArchitect 1y ago
Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45930847 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45930847
tyleo 1y ago
I’ll admit that I think it’s a BS product. I find it funny that our little HN seems to agree yet Apple’s over there basically printing money.
- apparent 1y ago
  How much money could they have printed if they've sold out already? Seems like it would have been very low-volume.
  - fouc 1y ago
    Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if they only produced somewhere around 20,000 to 70,000 units. (45 +/- 25 ?)
  - tyleo 1y ago
    Millions, enough to make a difference for most people.
    - apparent 1y ago
      Apple isn't most people...in their world, "printing money" is a much higher bar. There's also significant reputational risk if it turns out to be a flop (as it easily could have). That's why I assumed they started with very low inventory, to be able to tout it as an item that "sold out" as opposed to "flopped".
      - tyleo 1y ago
        IDK I live in the same world as them. They sold out of what are essentially $200 socks. I’m happy to disagree but it’s certainly printing money by my definition.
        apparent 1y ago
        Without knowing how many units were sold, how much the famous designer was paid, or how much they spent on marketing (probably not a ton because it got a lot of organic coverage due to how outrageous it seemed), I'm unable to determine whether anyone made a material amount of money. If the designer made $10M I'd say he printed money. If Apple made $10M I'd say that's not remotely material to their bottom line.
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- thefz 11mo ago
  The average Apple buyer will run to the store if you show them an overpriced product and claim its limited availability.
tim333 11mo ago
It doesn't seem that out of line with other Issey Miyake stuff. I'm not an expensive fashion buyer myself but I guess people can spend there money on what they like. Issey Miyake online uk: https://uk.isseymiyake.com/collections/isseymiyake/ https://uk.isseymiyake.com/collections/isseymiyake/

15 points by apparent 1y ago

Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45930847 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45930847

I’ll admit that I think it’s a BS product. I find it funny that our little HN seems to agree yet Apple’s over there basically printing money.

apparent 1y ago
How much money could they have printed if they've sold out already? Seems like it would have been very low-volume.
- fouc 1y ago
  Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if they only produced somewhere around 20,000 to 70,000 units. (45 +/- 25 ?)
- tyleo 1y ago
  Millions, enough to make a difference for most people.
  - apparent 1y ago
    Apple isn't most people...in their world, "printing money" is a much higher bar. There's also significant reputational risk if it turns out to be a flop (as it easily could have). That's why I assumed they started with very low inventory, to be able to tout it as an item that "sold out" as opposed to "flopped".
    - tyleo 1y ago
      IDK I live in the same world as them. They sold out of what are essentially $200 socks. I’m happy to disagree but it’s certainly printing money by my definition.
      - apparent 1y ago
        Without knowing how many units were sold, how much the famous designer was paid, or how much they spent on marketing (probably not a ton because it got a lot of organic coverage due to how outrageous it seemed), I'm unable to determine whether anyone made a material amount of money. If the designer made $10M I'd say he printed money. If Apple made $10M I'd say that's not remotely material to their bottom line.
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thefz 11mo ago
The average Apple buyer will run to the store if you show them an overpriced product and claim its limited availability.

tim333 11mo ago

It doesn't seem that out of line with other Issey Miyake stuff. I'm not an expensive fashion buyer myself but I guess people can spend there money on what they like. Issey Miyake online uk: https://uk.isseymiyake.com/collections/isseymiyake/ https://uk.isseymiyake.com/collections/isseymiyake/