eBay is not great for resale. They charge 8-12% of the final value... Amazon isn't much better.
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Kuo: Apple Will Only Produce Up to 80,000 Vision Pro Headsets for Launch, Sellout Likely
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Don’t underestimate how many affluent Big Tech employees there are who will want to try it out. Many of them earn more than $3500 in a week.
Apple alone has 160,000 employees. If a tenth of them are interested, that’s already 20% of the initial shipment.
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I love how people on the internet state their hypothesis as irrefutable fact.
Not you, but believe it or not others could be interested even if you aren't
I don't know. Sony presented their own AR headset three days ago with similar displays, so maybe they upped production?
It's funny how many people need to inject some kind of (in their view) nefarious conspiratorial drama into whatever Apple does.
I don't like being scammed by buyers when I sell on eBay, but I hope scalpers get scammed.
I’m neither, but I’m considering buying one because it may serve very practical needs for me.
Just 80k will sell out in less than a minute. IMO
I wonder if Apple will put a limit on the number you can buy? That would cut down on resellers.
I'm a little concerned that the Apple Vision suffers from the same aesthetic issues that plagued the HomePod and turned HP into a failed product.
TLDR: It was incredibly stupid and out of touch to build a portable speaker that only connects via Wi-Fi. I understand Airplay 2's advantages (I stream audio to my stereo from my Mac all the time), but that was such an incredibly dumb decision that could only have been made by someone out of touch with how normal people listen to music with/without Apple devices. Of course the HomePod bombed.
I worry that Apple Vision is built along the same blind spot assumptions. The AR abilities are probably amazing, but I have a hard time envisioning the persona of the potential customer who checks all these points:
TLDR: It was incredibly stupid and out of touch to build a portable speaker that only connects via Wi-Fi. I understand Airplay 2's advantages (I stream audio to my stereo from my Mac all the time), but that was such an incredibly dumb decision that could only have been made by someone out of touch with how normal people listen to music with/without Apple devices. Of course the HomePod bombed.
I worry that Apple Vision is built along the same blind spot assumptions. The AR abilities are probably amazing, but I have a hard time envisioning the persona of the potential customer who checks all these points:
- Appreciates 4k content
- Can afford to buy a premium 4k tv for their home…
- But would prefer to watch 4k content at home with a heavy device strapped around their head instead
- Is willing to spend $149 on prescription inserts if they wear glasses/contacts that will have to be replaced after just a few years (like all prescription lenses)
I can envision the persona: $$$$$$. It's going to be a niche product for wealthy people until it comes down in price and weight enough that families can use it for group activities.
I would think this at first would only be sold USA wide for delivery or pick at Apple stores only. Only Apple Store staff are trained to demo and sell these initially. No resellers, like Amazon or chain stores.
Absolutely. Some people may want it, but nobody currently needs it, and people hate buying from scalpers. So you'll probably end up sweating a little but only losing $200 or so, which would be a cheap lesson learned. You'll be a wiser person n the long run. Do it!
On the flipside, the Newton was cancelled after only selling 200,000. And in 2024 dollars, it was $500 less than the starting price of Apple Vision
By "resellers" I mean people who are buying the unit to try to flip it on eBay or similar for a profit.
I was thinking why would anyone buy an initial VP from a 3rd party, when it has no Apple care involvement or warranty repair based on sale?
And the Newton remains, to this day, one of my favorite Apple Devices ever.
It is commonly said that the Newton failed; but nobody really knows that. The Newton was killed by Steve Jobs upon his return to Apple. According to some sources:
Apple was in great need of that tightening of the belt at the time. And so I still wish they hadn't killed the Newton, I understand why Steve did.
Who's dumb enough to buy a flipped VP without warranty for $3500+? I guess there a few out there maybe.
So which is it? You both sound very confident in your pronouncements. This is why I ignore literally 75% of comments made here.
Well...there are several people on this thread saying they intend to do just that (sell, not buy).