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How has the X100v been out of stock?

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shaocaholica
shaocaholica Senior Member • Posts: 1,142
How has the X100v been out of stock?

I just got an itch for an X100v but for a 2yr old camera it seems like it’s in high demand and out of stock in retail(USA). Was it always this highly in demand since launch?  How long has it been out of stock?

Seeing a lot of scams for them on Etsy (~$700, ships from overseas).

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nightowlnz
nightowlnz Contributing Member • Posts: 518
Re: How has the X100v been out of stock?

shaocaholica wrote:

I just got an itch for an X100v but for a 2yr old camera it seems like it’s in high demand and out of stock in retail(USA). Was it always this highly in demand since launch? How long has it been out of stock?

Seeing a lot of scams for them on Etsy (~$700, ships from overseas).

Yes, it's been in high demand for some time and increased in large part due to popularity on social media (TikTok). Last I heard they had a significant backlog of orders and Fuji in some (maybe all) regions were no longer accepting new orders from retailers.

I just looked and Amazon show 6 in black in stock, but shipped from a partner so I don't know how accurate that stock level is.

At the same time, Fuji have released several other models (XH2, XH2S, XT5) and likely needed to prioritise production and parts for those models instead.

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Re: How has the X100v been out of stock?

They pop back in stock in small quantities all the time. You just have to be ready to pounce or have a place that will ship when in stock. I got one last month from a major retailer. (And I sent it back a couple of days later because I changed my mind because I like my X-E3 more... so someone else also got a new one.

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shaocaholica
OP shaocaholica Senior Member • Posts: 1,142
Re: How has the X100v been out of stock?

Is there a way to tell how many X100Vs are in the wild/produced?  Maybe by serial number?

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shaocaholica
OP shaocaholica Senior Member • Posts: 1,142
Re: How has the X100v been out of stock?

Hmm according to this blog post:

https://www.thephoblographer.com/2021/06/25/a-second-hand-fujifilm-x100v-can-go-for-more-than-a-brand-new-one/

the X100V shortage goes all the way back to June, 2021.  That's 18mo ago.  So possible the shortage has been going on 2 years.

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