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thismeintiel on 10 July 2017
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Lawlight said:
Nuvendil said:

Both got stock refreshes for Prime members only.  They sold out rather quickly, though the Grey managed to stay in stock for I believe most of a day.  But the Switch is selling at 400 to 420, enough to consistently have a SKU in the top 20 and another in the top 40.

So why was the $420 SKU ranked in the 12-15 range before? The price went to $299 and it shot to #1. Then the price went back up to $420 but it stayed at #1. You see what I mean by the ranking being dubious? Why did people not buy as many $420 bundles in the past months?

I don't think anyone really knows.  Some speculate that it's just because the Switch sold so much, so quickly, it kinda messes up the rankings.  Some have speculated that maybe people signing up to get a notification about it being in stock may go towards those rankings.

I do know that I have not seen an item perform like the Switch when it is first sold out.  They may stay high for an hour or two, but they then start to drop down relatively quickly til they are either out of the charts altogether or have dropped down to its new position.  The Switch seems to take a day or two befor it starts to really drop.  It has usually been resting between #20 and #40, so it is still doing well for something being sold for a $100 premium.

So, while I can't really trust the hourly rankings fully, I still expect Switch to take July.