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December 24, 2014, 02:34:21 PM |
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If it helps, I used Chrome version 38.0.2125.101 m
When I ordered, it showed 28 left; it is now 17.
...the difficulty to order, to be honest, was part of what pushed me to pick up a few.
A barrier to entry into a market, while frustrating, will result in a lower number of people holding the coins. No different than an initial run of a Christmas present being undersupplied. The market was willing to show us that demand outpaced supply.
I liken this to the 0.1 BTC silver coins. For almost their entire mintage, they had an overhead markup - maybe 0.35 BTC for a 0.1 BTC coin, if memory serves. Nobody ordered them for months. When Mike dropped the premium, the limited quantity got snapped up almost overnight.
In hindsight, the market will not care that it was an undesirable purchase for the first 99% of its offering time. It will care how many people have them for sale, relative to the number of people that want them. In both the silver coin case, and again here, the distribution was not to the masses, but to larger-scale purchasers buying with anticipation of favorable future market conditions. Because of the web page ordering problems, aftermarket buyers will have a smaller set of buyers from whom to choose, which allows for but does not ensure rapidly appreciating prices.
Also - beautiful coin, looking forward to having it in my collection.
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