With what appears to be high demand for Diablo 3's Collector's Edition, I'd like to get a read on what forum users think the price will be. $100 is basically just a placeholder until they set a firm price so I'm asking what you think the price will be and what is the most you'd be willing to pay.
If enough people have pre-ordered the CE that Amazon might very well be out of what they have to sell well in advance of anyone even knowing when the game is coming out, wouldn't Blizzard raise the price? Supply <-> Demand. They will probably only be able to make so many CEs for this "global launch" release day. I have to think that an increase is a possibility. Sure people who've preordered would be irked, but how many would cancel?? After all, Blizzard didn't have anything to do with setting the $100 price point. I suppose they could agree that it's a fair price, but they'd basically be letting the retailers set the price for them, wouldn't they? I don't want a price increase on my pre-order. I just wonder if it will make business sense for Blizzard.
I guess I'd also be interested in any fact-based history on this type of thing that forum users could supply. This could help determine if the price is likely to change.
Amazon is only "out" because they dont want to preorder more than they think they will get. Remember there's a chance they only have an "estimate" of how many they will be getting, close to release they will open up more (like they did with Wotlk, cata, and sc2) when blizzard gives them a finite number.
I'm going to say it will be $100. My reasoning? I am sure Blizz would of told the retailers the price by now if it wasn't already correct. But I wouldn't care if they moved it to $120.
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Amazon is only "out" because they dont want to preorder more than they think they will get. Remember there's a chance they only have an "estimate" of how many they will be getting, close to release they will open up more (like they did with Wotlk, cata, and sc2) when blizzard gives them a finite number.
I get what you're saying, but whether they know how many they'll be getting or they're only estimating it, they've already sold whatever that number is weeks in advance of a release date announcement (much less the release date). Even the estimate would be a guideline established at least in part (if not entirely) by Amazon's correspondence with Blizzard, correct? Amazon loses a sale every time someone goes to their site to buy the CE, can't, and orders it elsewhere. With that in mind, wouldn't Amazon contact Blizzard to see if it could up its pre-order "estimate"? If Amazon can't open the item up to more pre-orders, doesn't that indicate that Blizzard can't guarantee Amazon more than they've already estimated that they can at present? It all leads me to believe that demand exceeds (estimated) supply at this point and that a price increase could be a distinct possibility from an economic standpoint.
I'm going to say it will be $100. My reasoning? I am sure Blizz would of told the retailers the price by now if it wasn't already correct. But I wouldn't care if they moved it to $120.
I'd like to think Blizzard would have told customers by now if the price wasn't going to be $100. After all, the retailer just has to adjust the cost of the product on their systems and charge the customers accordingly. The customer actually has to decide whether or not to pre-order the standard or CE based on the price of the CE. I suppose Blizzard could argue that the customer will have plenty of time to do that once they firm up the price on the CE (since they'd likely firm it up no late than the day of the release day announcement). That works so long as the standard edition doesn't fall into short supply though I highly doubt a shortage of estimated standard edition copies for release day would materialize.
I'd also theorize that the entire reason Blizzard didn't set the price of the CE when they announced it was because they wanted to be able to see how the CE was received (and pre-ordered at the unofficial price point) before they firmed up the price. My guess is they probably had a hand in setting the $100 price (though not publicly) with the understanding that they could adjust it up or down based on the reaction to the product.
It's a little bit silly to me that the CE doesn't have an official price at this late date. It's not like changes to game mechanics or polish that are what's holding back the release date announcement are actually holding up setting a price for the CE. It's probably just their plan to announce the release date and the CE price together. Not the most convenient strategy by Blizzard for us hardcore Diablo fans, but then again Blizzard has a way of showing us from time to time that it's definitely not about all us.
If I remember right from my order, Amazon eats it if Blizzard jumps the price.
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I believe that Amazon's price guarantee is that they guarantee that you won't pay more than the price you order at if the price goes down on Amazon. It says nothing of what happens if the price goes up.
"Pre-order Price Guarantee! Order now and if the Amazon.com price decreases between your order time and the end of the day of the release date, you'll receive the lowest price."
Pretty sure that $99.99 is going to be the cost ... altho Blizzard knows they can easily charge an extra $20+ on it and all us rabid fans are gonna pay it. No matter what the cost, even as something as ridiculous as $250, I know I'm buying it.
We've all had PLENTY of time to be saving up for this, so it really shouldnt have been a problem for most hardcore gamers who've been waiting like we have.
I refuse to pay more than $100. Even that seems extremely steep to pay for any one game collectors or not. While I myself broke even I've given blizzard tons of money through WoW in the past too.
Lol, well I wish it worked like that, although I've given blizzard a small fraction in wow compared to many or even most who have played that game. Just a little playful justification as to why the price should not be increased
I guess I'd also be interested in any fact-based history on this type of thing that forum users could supply. This could help determine if the price is likely to change.
Thanks all.
Amazon is only "out" because they dont want to preorder more than they think they will get. Remember there's a chance they only have an "estimate" of how many they will be getting, close to release they will open up more (like they did with Wotlk, cata, and sc2) when blizzard gives them a finite number.
With the sculpture it seems to add more if I remember from CE's like SW:ToR and Skyrim.
I get what you're saying, but whether they know how many they'll be getting or they're only estimating it, they've already sold whatever that number is weeks in advance of a release date announcement (much less the release date). Even the estimate would be a guideline established at least in part (if not entirely) by Amazon's correspondence with Blizzard, correct? Amazon loses a sale every time someone goes to their site to buy the CE, can't, and orders it elsewhere. With that in mind, wouldn't Amazon contact Blizzard to see if it could up its pre-order "estimate"? If Amazon can't open the item up to more pre-orders, doesn't that indicate that Blizzard can't guarantee Amazon more than they've already estimated that they can at present? It all leads me to believe that demand exceeds (estimated) supply at this point and that a price increase could be a distinct possibility from an economic standpoint.
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I'd like to think Blizzard would have told customers by now if the price wasn't going to be $100. After all, the retailer just has to adjust the cost of the product on their systems and charge the customers accordingly. The customer actually has to decide whether or not to pre-order the standard or CE based on the price of the CE. I suppose Blizzard could argue that the customer will have plenty of time to do that once they firm up the price on the CE (since they'd likely firm it up no late than the day of the release day announcement). That works so long as the standard edition doesn't fall into short supply though I highly doubt a shortage of estimated standard edition copies for release day would materialize.
I'd also theorize that the entire reason Blizzard didn't set the price of the CE when they announced it was because they wanted to be able to see how the CE was received (and pre-ordered at the unofficial price point) before they firmed up the price. My guess is they probably had a hand in setting the $100 price (though not publicly) with the understanding that they could adjust it up or down based on the reaction to the product.
It's a little bit silly to me that the CE doesn't have an official price at this late date. It's not like changes to game mechanics or polish that are what's holding back the release date announcement are actually holding up setting a price for the CE. It's probably just their plan to announce the release date and the CE price together. Not the most convenient strategy by Blizzard for us hardcore Diablo fans, but then again Blizzard has a way of showing us from time to time that it's definitely not about all us.
I believe that Amazon's price guarantee is that they guarantee that you won't pay more than the price you order at if the price goes down on Amazon. It says nothing of what happens if the price goes up.
"Pre-order Price Guarantee! Order now and if the Amazon.com price decreases between your order time and the end of the day of the release date, you'll receive the lowest price."
We've all had PLENTY of time to be saving up for this, so it really shouldnt have been a problem for most hardcore gamers who've been waiting like we have.
i'm happy whit the price (still cheapest in sweden) and i pre-orded a few weeks before Christmas
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