BlackBerry Storm Blog

12.09.2008

BlackBerry Storm Shortage


BlackBerry Storm Shortage! eBay sellers are stating "SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE" and BlackBerry Storms are selling at around $400.00. A search on LetsTalk showed no listing at all for BlackBerry Storm, but lots of other BlackBerries. Wirefly's website shows, "Ships When Available." At Verizon's website the notice states, "Will Ship by December 16" Amazon.com offers free two-day shipping but also notes "usually ships in within 4-6 weeks."

Wireless and Mobile News called one of the busiest stores on the west coast and talked to a sales associate. If you were to walk into a Verizon store today, you can purchase a BlackBerry Storm, it will be shipped by December 16. As an added bonus instead of a mail-in rebate, you get an "instant" in-store $50 rebate. Everyday, Verizon employees get a ship date for the BlackBerry Storm. Verizon employees have not been informed when they will have BlackBerry Storms in stock.

Since BlackBerry Storms are available for those who order and wait, we would put this in the category of "back-ordered." By Webster's definition since they are available we can't classify the BlackBerry Storm as sold-out completely because they are not sold-out in "advance."

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