Seems like I was very lucky to get my order in successfully.
Seems like I was very lucky to get my order in successfully.
Well, congrats are in order, really!Originally Posted by river27
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The situation is that I've probably got too many models on the go. The aim is to take 200 orders and then close so that I can get them alll shipped before the authority to take payment expires. I think the fairest way is to make a limited number of the hottest selling models available each time the site opens. Today, there were 50 each of the Everest, Caribbean and Commando available and the remaining 50 orders would be made up of other watch models and straps. In the event, 11 strap orders were received plus orders for other watchs, mainly Baby Dreadnought, Baby Speedbird and PRS-40 plus two 40mm Speedbirds and one Voyager.
It's not difficult to configure the shopping cart so that only one or two products are available to order, which is a possibility when new stock of the Everest is received.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Eddie I think quite a lot of people may like me have even given up trying given how some are managing to use technology to buy so quickly and then stick them straight on Ebay.
I've got no chance as my card relies on 2 stage verification.
I was watching the clock. Took about 35s to complete end to end, and then I went back to the PRS-25 site to click refresh to see when the "Add" button would disappear, and it disappeared on the 1m 21s mark. So not sure what you mean by 15s, because it took me longer than that to complete the process end to end.
Just keep your eye's peeled on sc , someone is bound to be flogging one soon.
That may be true (and may not), but it is also a very valid issue to raise that there are those quite clearly with fully automated form-filling who are openly buying for profit, whilst many that will want to keep what they buy are unable to buy at all, unless they buy from the profiteers and perpetuate the same problem (because you ca be sure many will buy again once they sell).
Eddie is doing a great job of increasing the Timefactors' breadth and attractiveness of the range, but less so when it comes to satisfying the demand for them.
The pipeline is pretty full with models to be released, so I see no reduction in pressure any tme soon.
I suppose it depends of what model of watch you were purchasing, I was attempting to pick up a black dial Everest and it was literally 15 seconds from when the watch became available at 14.00pm.
The Add to Cart button was available to click @ 14.00pm, watch was added to cart and immediately went to Check Out, clicked on the payment button to which the webpage hung for a few seconds and then, Sold Out, this process too approx 15 seconds.
I couldn't have typed/been any faster from the off, also depends how many pieces of the PRS-25 were available for sale on the day as well I guess.....maybe I'll be fifth time lucky when the shop opens next, that's if there are still any black dial Everest's left in stock or wait for the next batch to arrive and go on sale.
I too have given up trying which is a shame for me anyway. Really fancy a PRS40 chrono but no plans to join the 2.00pm Sunday scrum to get one. A couple of suggestions neither of which I have tested with anyone. Not an expert on this so just my thoughts.
1. could the shopping cart be configured so that you get a reasonable amount of time to complete the transaction. As others have mentioned it is quite infuriating to get an item into your cart for it to sell out while you are entering your credit card details.
2. if people are using bots or some other form of online software to complete their transactions (I have no evidence they are but it seems likely - someone has 3 PRS25 gilts listed on eBay for £500 BIN and says in his advert that it is a 'really rare and hard to get to watch', no wonder) then could some form of reCaptcha be added to the transaction process to level the playing field so that transactions are not being completed automatically.
As I said I have no experience in this area and no idea if these suggestions would add to Timefactors' costs unreasonably. It is clearly a very successful business model it is just that a few more of us would like a chance of getting a watch.
Don't worry. The PRS-40 Chrono will never be as popular as the Everests. When the time comes we are going to breeze in... and out with the loot.
That made me laugh. I may give it a go then.
Ha, I hope we are the lucky ones indeed.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
'someone has 3 PRS25 gilts listed on eBay for £500 BIN'
Do they have 3 or is 3 listings?
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
I took it to be that he had three watches for sale and three separate listings - if you search Timefactors PRS25 gilts its the first three results you get. I may of course be wrong and its the same watch listed three times.
I did not bother trying this weekend, using my iPhone is too slow and proved futile on last two attempts.
Hey Ho
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I wonder about the mechanics of it all - I have made many fruitless -and frustrating- attempts to land one / some of the popular models and like many .... fail.
Yet, some people consistently score these pieces and sell them for a healthy profit on eBay. One would think that, statistically, all of us have the same number of fails and successes .....
Would having only one or two products available when you open the shop make much of a difference to your own shipping logistics?
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
It wouldn't change the shipping at all but it would mean that more people could get hold of the "hot" models.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
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