25th Anniversary ASE 1 Hour update...10,000 orders taken.

renman95

#38324... @ 10:00, 5 sets via phone,
#38334... @ 11:00, 5 sets via net

Nearly 50,000 coins?

commoncents05

You're assuming each order had 5 coins.

-Paul

thatboyaintright

My last two 5 set orders reported that they were "back ordered". Doesn't this mean they are sold out ??

CoinCrazyPA

I have five order numbers for five single sets, so you can deduct 20 from your figures.

tychojoe

<< <i>My last two 5 set orders reported that they were "back ordered". Doesn't this mean they are sold out ?? >>



Your back order doesn't have an expected ship date? Mine are "expected to ship Nov. 10".

It's usually not sold out until the Mint says something like, "Product not available."

blu62vette

12,500

Kudbegud

I have 3 separate orders for one each with 7900 order numbers between the first and 3rd orders

AnkurJ

Still cant get through.

tychojoe

<< <i>Still cant get through. >>



Keep trying! Doing both internet and phone?

Harry779

finally after 1 and a half hours of waiting for pages to load.......got in an order for 3 sets. received a email confirmation that order was placed.

maybe they should switch over to LINUX servers......!

brendanlam

i dont know what browser you are using, but i got 2 order in by use Safari. I can not put order with firefox at all.

Harry779

I used Firefox.

messydesk

So far, I've been selected for a customer satisfaction survey on the phone 3 times, but have yet to actually get through.

kiyote

Amazing how Twitter and Facebook can handle a billion + folks logged into them 24/7 yet the mint gets swapped if 20,000 people hit their site. They need to get rid of that Amiga1200 and 56k baud modem and get something a little beefier.

CCC2010

<< <i>So far, I've been selected for a customer satisfaction survey on the phone 3 times, but have yet to actually get through. >>



me 2

CopperBull

My safari wheels are still spinning on the billing info page........this happened for ATB's too. Just gotta wait it out.

kiyote

<< <i>

<< <i>So far, I've been selected for a customer satisfaction survey on the phone 3 times, but have yet to actually get through. >>



me 2 >>



I'd pay money to see what's happening in the call center now.. is it 200 people answering phones non-stop or is it 4 people out on an extended cigarette break complaining that it's going to be "a hell of a day."

mrearlygold

<< <i>Amazing how Twitter and Facebook can handle a billion + folks logged into them 24/7 yet the mint gets swapped if 20,000 people hit their site. They need to get rid of that Amiga1200 and 56k baud modem and get something a little beefier. >>




One is government and the others are not. Get yourself a copy of Harry Browne's book, Government doesn't work, or Why government doesn't work. It's ani oldie but a goodie and actually a collectors item. IF you do this and read it, please offer me the book for sale after your done and if reasonable I'll buy it. I'm interested in buying 100+ copies and will take them today if they were available at a reasonable cost.

Jackrabbit

Been trying to get through for over 1 hour & 45 minutes. Finally got through. They have over 100 operators taking calls so I guess they are trying their best...

amiller

<< <i>Amazing how Twitter and Facebook can handle a billion + folks logged into them 24/7 yet the mint gets swapped if 20,000 people hit their site. They need to get rid of that Amiga1200 and 56k baud modem and get something a little beefier. >>



Simple economics. The Mint has no incentive to scale up their infrastructure. Facebook users are on all the time, constantly generating revenue. We raid the US Mint maybe a few days out of the year, and the bulk of the time are not generating revenue. Plus, I assume the Mint doesn't care if they sell out in one day, one week, or one month (except for any storage fees they may incur).

LostSisler

At 18,000

agentjim007

Confirmed order at 1:40...excuse me while I go and SCREAM.

pf70collector

got 5 in at 1 45 PM.

tychojoe

<< <i>At 18,000 >>



Agreed.



<< <i>38342xxx >>

(posted @ 109 minutes)

Since #1 order was 38324xxx, that makes it about 18,000 orders give or take 500, in 110 minutes!

Even if it takes 30,000 to 40,000 order numbers, it seems like it will be the fastest sellout in a long time.

Anybody remember a faster one? The 2006 3-pc Gold set?

RedSoxinNYC

After two hours finally got through via phone, order 38344xxx

morgansforever

Finally got through using IE, no luck with Firefox. Probably over 500 attempts using the landline.
Order confirmed, 5 sets @ 14:05 EST. order# 38346XXX

fishcooker

Well, back from Lunch. Thursdays are wings days at Hooters, and this was a good one. Think I'll give the ol' website a try now that the rush is over.

morgansforever

Could you have ordered 5 indivdual sets? Didn't want to take the risk seeing that it took 2 hrs. 5 minutes
to complete the order.

tychojoe

<< <i>Could you have ordered 5 indivdual sets? Didn't want to take the risk seeing that it took 2 hrs. 5 minutes
to complete the order. >>



Yes, but you are right. With all the trouble some are having, time might run out!

TheRaven

I have been trying for 3 hours now.

fishcooker

Well, that wasn't so bad.

gimli89

difference between my order # at 12:10 edt and my brothers order # at about 2:46 edt was over 25,000, sell out soon?

fishcooker

Most likely sold out right before my order went through.

claychaser

38357xxx - any chance for a fill on this?

lightcycler

Site is still slow. I just want to check my account and make sure its there.

HalfStrike

30,000 orders taken and counting.

First order 38324XXX

mbogoman

These are toast! The difference between my first and last orders is over 27000. I didn't get my first order in until almost an hour. I wonder when they'll stop taking orders...

georgiacop50

Since one can place multiple orders (initially), you can not know how many of these orders are valid and thus will be filled.

For example, my order for 5 never got to the confirmed stage, so I filled my cart and went thru the process again... only to get disconnected (again)b4 reaching the order confirmed page.

But I see in MYORDERS that I have 2 orders of 5 each on queue. So until they weed out the multiple orders, the numbers have little meaning.

PinkFloyd

Couldn't this number be counting phantoms too? Also, not all orders are for the ASE set. That being said, these cannot be long for this world. Ridiculous.

OPA

<< <i>Since one can place multiple orders (initially), you can not know how many of these orders are valid and thus will be filled.

For example, my order for 5 never got to the confirmed stage, so I filled my cart and went thru the process again... only to get disconnected (again)b4 reaching the order confirmed page.

But I see in MYORDERS that I have 2 orders of 5 each on queue. So until they weed out the multiple orders, the numbers have little meaning. >>



Exactly and not everyone ordered 5 coins at once. I've placed 2 separate orders and it would not surprise me if a lot of folks only placed one order. In addition the 25th anniver set wasn't the only game in town. I've changed my mind and now believe that it may sell out by this evening though. Looks like the Mint's server can handle now about 10,000 orders per hour, which is about double of what it could handle in 2006.

MsMorrisine

and don't forget, some of those ordering 5 are doing it 1 at a time.

and there are a lot of non-flippers out there who may only want 1 or 2 for themselves.

HalfStrike

40,000 orders taken.