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gross@iastate 05-28-02 09:01 AM

REAL Sales figures
 
So I was bored at work yesterday and decided to look up sales numbers on the 3 consoles. I can't tell you where I work but lets just say you have to have a membership card to shop there. Anyway, these numbers include every store, nationwide and international for the last 4 weeks.
Units $
PS2 2915 $810409
XBOX 2669 $872325
NGC 1555 $326515

All 3 consoles are sold in bundles, with xtra controllers and games.

Here is what the numbers looked like before and after the price cuts.
before after
PS2 615 1435
XBOX 429 1295
NGC 368 562

kegman 05-28-02 11:18 AM

From what I heard those figures look about right.

kvrdave 05-28-02 11:30 AM

I always wonder why people can't say where they work.

sniper308 05-28-02 12:19 PM


Originally posted by kvrdave
I always wonder why people can't say where they work.
Typically, sales info is considered confidential, therefore, he can only supply the info without telling you whose info it is...

Trelach24 05-28-02 12:25 PM

Thanks but I'd be really interested in sales numbers of the 8 gallon buckets of Heinz vs. Hunts ketchup :D

gross@iastate 05-28-02 12:47 PM


Originally posted by Trelach24
Thanks but I'd be really interested in sales numbers of the 8 gallon buckets of Heinz vs. Hunts ketchup :D

Sure, I can get you that by Thursday. How about the 5 gallon buckets of heavy mayo? :)

jeffdsmith 05-28-02 04:10 PM

I can't say where I work but those numbers are largly incorrect.

gross@iastate 05-28-02 04:23 PM


Originally posted by jeffdsmith
I can't say where I work but those numbers are largly incorrect.

Why do you say that? I got them right off the computer from the company intranet. I can look up sales for each individual store anywhere in the world. I can give you units sold, total sales and profit margins.

mwestep 05-28-02 06:29 PM

i bet you work at Sam's Club, dont you? :)

gcribbs 05-28-02 08:49 PM

Re: REAL Sales figures
 

Originally posted by gross@iastate
So I was bored at work yesterday and decided to look up sales numbers on the 3 consoles. I can't tell you where I work but lets just say you have to have a membership card to shop there. Anyway, these numbers include every store, nationwide and international for the last 4 weeks.
Units $
PS2 2915 $810409
XBOX 2669 $872325
NGC 1555 $326515

All 3 consoles are sold in bundles, with xtra controllers and games.

Here is what the numbers looked like before and after the price cuts.
before after
PS2 615 1435
XBOX 429 1295
NGC 368 562

if this is samsclub- 2915 units of PS2 should be $874441 in sales at 299.98 factoring in $100 price drop total should be $935941.

the xbox is $800646 at the same 299.98 cost for a bundle factoring in $100 dollar drop total should be $843546

Gamecube is $326518 or factoring in $50 price drop should be $344918.

not sure why the numbers do not add up? maybe returns are subtracted from dollars not unit sales. maybe they had to give money back to people who bought units before the price drop and the adjustments reduced the PS2 total while keeping the units high.

Or maybe Samsclub has a bad accounting system :)

By the way you must work at Samsclub since Costco does not sell bundles of the PS2 :)

gross@iastate 05-28-02 09:43 PM

The PS2 was about $399 before the price drop and the XBOX was around $429 because they were sold as bundles. The XBOX bundles had more stuff included with them, that's why they cost more. The GC was around $250 or so. There were a couple different bundles too with varying prices so if you divide the sales by the units you won't get an exact price.

Jlbkwrm 05-28-02 11:01 PM

Re: Re: REAL Sales figures
 

Originally posted by gcribbs



By the way you must work at Samsclub since Costco does not sell bundles of the PS2 :)

Costco.com doesnt, but I bought my PS2 bundle (w/memory card, spare controller, and copy of Jak and Daxter) at Costco a week and a half ago.

gcribbs 05-29-02 12:34 AM

Re: Re: Re: REAL Sales figures
 

Originally posted by Jlbkwrm


Costco.com doesnt, but I bought my PS2 bundle (w/memory card, spare controller, and copy of Jak and Daxter) at Costco a week and a half ago.


really I guess it looked like both me and gross@iastate did not know that ;)

outer-edge 05-29-02 03:06 AM

I can easily tell you where gross@iastate works simply because there is only one of them here in little ol' Ames. ;)

(On a side note, I can not believe I have missed a fellow Cyclone on these boards for this long) :P

IC_Freeze 05-29-02 06:02 AM

it's more interesting trying to figure out where gross@iastate works than the actual #s lol

gross@iastate 05-29-02 10:21 AM


Originally posted by outer-edge
I can easily tell you where gross@iastate works simply because there is only one of them here in little ol' Ames. ;)

(On a side note, I can not believe I have missed a fellow Cyclone on these boards for this long) :P


Alright! Go Clones!!

Do you play any Halo online? I'm sure it would have a pretty good ping. Since we live in the same town. ;)

Groucho 05-29-02 11:00 AM

These numbers only represent one (unnamed) chain store in the USA that may or may not be indicative of sales in general. I'd be more interested in seeing full sales figures for the entire country, and then those for the entire world.

kvrdave 05-29-02 11:08 AM


Originally posted by Groucho
These numbers only represent one (unnamed) chain store in the USA that may or may not be indicative of sales in general. I'd be more interested in seeing full sales figures for the entire country, and then those for the entire world.
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outer-edge 05-29-02 01:19 PM


Originally posted by gross@iastate



Alright! Go Clones!!

Do you play any Halo online? I'm sure it would have a pretty good ping. Since we live in the same town. ;)

Not yet, but I should be able to get it set up. :)
You can email at [email protected] if you are interested in trying sometime.

gross@iastate 06-11-02 11:14 PM

Updated Sales
 
I was bored again at work today, so I looked up sales for the top 3 consoles again.

For the last 4 weeks:

Xbox
4744 units selling for $329 and $319 each
$1,549,386

PS2
4245 units selling for $289 and $264 each
$1,186,267

Cube
2305 units selling for $209 each
$483,985


The top selling item was unleaded gas in case anybody cares.


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