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Great to see iPhone X are already going for less than retail on EBay.... I don't think it's ever happened this soon after a launch...Also great to see other people like myself voted with their wallet this gen and refused to pay that much... just nothing to get really exited about...just think how many they could have sold if the features were there for the price... oh well maybe next year Apple...here's to hoping you step up your game!
Why would anyone sell for less than retail on eBay when the vast majority of sales are within the return period?

Apple hasn’t updated their guidance so there is no reason to believe that the X isn’t selling well, and every reason to believe the supply issues have been resolved. The X is sold out by mid-afternoon nationwide according to iStockNow.
 
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If you only use the phone for watching movies in landscape, then just get a 6s and save even more.

I did this and 100% know I made the right decision. I invested 25% of the saving into Bitcoin and have made half the price of next years iPhone.
 
Yes, but what do you expect them to say? Seriously....
the truth?

KGI wouldn't report this if there wasn't some truth. It's not like this is coming from apple's mouth
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Great to see iPhone X are already going for less than retail on EBay.... I don't think it's ever happened this soon after a launch...Also great to see other people like myself voted with their wallet this gen and refused to pay that much... just nothing to get really exited about...just think how many they could have sold if the features were there for the price... oh well maybe next year Apple...here's to hoping you step up your game!
They did

They added features I have wanted for years.

OLED
wireless charging
thinner bezels
fast charge
smaller body

only thing missing would be a larger display

It's crushed the rest of the other flagships in sales as always so clearly they did enough for most people
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Kuo reminds of a weatherman - frequently wrong, keeps his job regardless
He's right far more than he's wrong
 
Must suck that your new toy has a design flaws. Oh I’m an Apple employee for over 20+ years !
Well it’s good to know you’re biting the hand that feeds. I’m enjoying my iPhone X tremendously. Sorry you feel differently. Good luck, hopefully you find peace.
 
Considering big you tubers like unbox therapy are saying it’s too expensive, I’d also like to say I and many of my friends have not bought iPhone X due to its price. This is the first year in memory that no one I know has got one, not a single person. I suspect Apple will see very poor sales this year. The initial bump of must haves has gone and we’re into the meat of the market that is clearly saying it’s over priced.
 
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Considering big you tubers like unbox therapy are saying it’s too expensive, I’d also like to say I and many of my friends have not bought iPhone X due to its price. This is the first year in memory that no one I know has got one, not a single person. I suspect Apple will see very poor sales this year. The initial bump of must haves has gone and we’re into the meat of the market that is clearly saying it’s over priced.

Yeah. It will no doubt be a flop, as the 6+ was predicted to be by many on this forum, when it launched at a higher price. Like before, it's the "none of my friends are buying it," or, "I haven't seen any in the wild."

It took me more than two months to get my 6+. Of course that was due to Apple intentionally restricting supply to spur demand, as many here said - that response still being good for a laugh.
 
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I'm actually surprised people are still dying to get this phone. It's still the same boring experience as any other iphone.
[doublepost=1511782785][/doublepost]I will chime in and say I do not know anyone, who jumped on the iPhone X, and I work with many apple users, we usually upgrade every year, or every other year, and most of my family is iPhone. (They all have the means to get one if they wanted). But I haven't seen anyone jump on it yet or even say they are getting one. Most of them (like me laugh about the iphone X) aren't entertaining the idea.

I'd love to see what their sales numbers actually are. Of course, they want it to seem like everybody is buying one. I for one will NOT unless something happens to my current phone, and I still don't want the X. The X plus, maybe. But that will be a more EPIC RIPOFF than the X. I am not cool with the price points they have chosen this year for the iPhone X and the 8's. Pretty 'spensive for another phone that doesn't do much more than the last 4 they have come out with. RIP OFF!! If this phone did things others couldn't or did much more than the lesser iPhones, then OK i would be willing to bite.

For those that love their iPhone X and wanted to spend a few hundred more to unlock your phone differently, that's awesome or for the form factor or whatever... I'm happy you are happy!! But, I'm not happy more people didn't vote with their wallets and in turn cement the notion that the $1k+ for a phone that doesn't do more than its predecessors is doable.
 
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too many problems with this phone.
Face ID has been proven to not be secure
Phone is costly to fix because of glass front and back panels
slow download speeds due to slower modem than used in Samsung Galaxy phones
Many people miss the home button
Galaxy S9 will have an even faster modem and a Headphone jack too.
Screen not big enough for the huge profit apple is making. Should have been 6.2 inches or bigger
Those who buy this phone are suckers as next years phone will be bigger and download speeds much faster
 
Why would anyone sell for less than retail on eBay when the vast majority of sales are within the return period?

Apple hasn’t updated their guidance so there is no reason to believe that the X isn’t selling well, and every reason to believe the supply issues have been resolved. The X is sold out by mid-afternoon nationwide according to iStockNow.

Maybe they did the payment plan then changed their mind? I'm talking about auction by the way not buy it now, Just look on eBay, I've seen 256 GB go for under $1000 shipped and with no tax
 
I'm glad its improving. I couldn't order my phone right away without the upgrade penalty.
 
$1200 phone with a stupid notch is a FLOP... They were expecting shortages to last to February. The iPhone X is an iPhone that you open your with your face. When. You get past that, its just an iPhone 7..

$999, will likely be their biggest quarter ever, and I could never go back to my old 7 Plus. The X is that much better.
 
I'm actually surprised people are still dying to get this phone. It's still the same boring experience as any other iphone.
[doublepost=1511782785][/doublepost]I will chime in and say I do not know anyone, who jumped on the iPhone X, and I work with many apple users, we usually upgrade every year, or every other year, and most of my family is iPhone. (They all have the means to get one if they wanted). But I haven't seen anyone jump on it yet or even say they are getting one. Most of them (like me laugh about the iphone X) aren't entertaining the idea.

I'd love to see what their sales numbers actually are. Of course, they want it to seem like everybody is buying one. I for one will NOT unless something happens to my current phone, and I still don't want the X. The X plus, maybe. But that will be a more EPIC RIPOFF than the X. I am not cool with the price points they have chosen this year for the iPhone X and the 8's. Pretty 'spensive for another phone that doesn't do much more than the last 4 they have come out with. RIP OFF!! If this phone did things others couldn't or did much more than the lesser iPhones, then OK i would be willing to bite.

For those that love their iPhone X and wanted to spend a few hundred more to unlock your phone differently, that's awesome or for the form factor or whatever... I'm happy you are happy!! But, I'm not happy more people didn't vote with their wallets and in turn cement the notion that the $1k+ for a phone that doesn't do more than its predecessors is doable.

I know plenty of people who jumped on the X. Three out of five of the people in my house did, as well as a good many of my friends and coworkers.

If you think the phone has nothing new but Face ID, I guess I see why you didn’t bother with it, but there’s plenty of literature out there along with specs, so I’m having a hard time believing you read any of it. Sounds like you’re complaining about the cost, not the phone itself.
 
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Why would anyone sell for less than retail on eBay when the vast majority of sales are within the return period?

Apple hasn’t updated their guidance so there is no reason to believe that the X isn’t selling well, and every reason to believe the supply issues have been resolved. The X is sold out by mid-afternoon nationwide according to iStockNow.
He was lying to support his narrative like so many do when they don't like an Apple product. No one is doing that.
 
He is the one who made everyone thought that we couldn't get the iPhone before 2018. What a revisionist.
We believed him once and he was wrong. Why should we believe him now?

Not that I'm unhappy that he was wrong... I am happy to have my shiny new iPhone X in my hands. But still, shouldn't we hold analysts accountable when they are wrong? After all, people put so much trust in them. And much of the hype around the phone was because of his predictions that we wouldn't be able to get one.
 
too many problems with this phone.
Face ID has been proven to not be secure
Phone is costly to fix because of glass front and back panels
slow download speeds due to slower modem than used in Samsung Galaxy phones
Many people miss the home button
Galaxy S9 will have an even faster modem and a Headphone jack too.
Screen not big enough for the huge profit apple is making. Should have been 6.2 inches or bigger
Those who buy this phone are suckers as next years phone will be bigger and download speeds much faster
Face ID has been proven to not be secure - Wrong. No biometric is perfect...Samsung definitely knows this because their "facial" recognition cannot be used for SamsungPay. FaceID works for ApplePay. Only issues I've seen have been with family and no detail on how setup was done. Oh and a mask that needed the mold of the subject's face and no setup process shown...

Phone is costly to fix because of glass front and back panels - AppleCare...be careful. Many phones use glass front/back.

slow download speeds due to slower modem than used in Samsung Galaxy phones. No one notices speed difference in real world and speed is only as good as the network ability.

Many people miss the home button - No one misses home button that has used the X. Home button feels ancient now and i can never go back.

Galaxy S9 will have an even faster modem and a Headphone jack too. - Faster modems mean nothing if current networks can't take advantage. AirPods. Wired headphones are dying and other manufactures like Google are removing too.

Screen not big enough for the huge profit apple is making. Should have been 6.2 inches or bigger. Will have an X plus next year. This is a great form factor with a big screen and smaller body.

Those who buy this phone are suckers as next years phone will be bigger and download speeds much faster. Technology is always evolving.

Well, that was easy.
 
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