Federer fans crash website
The demand for the new Roger Federer coin was so great that the provider's website collapsed.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Dec 06, 2019, 01:30 pm
The first edition of just under 100,000 coins with the image of Roger Federer should actually already be out of print: Finally, the side of Swissmint, which has issued the coin worth 30 Swiss francs, recorded in recent days, 2.5 million hits. Too many. Because Swissmint's website was not up to the onslaught and said goodbye for a short time.
"We expected and planned for high demand," explained Marius Haldimann, head of Swissmint to Reuters. "But we never imagined that demand would be that big. When Roger posted a link on his social media channels, our site had immediate problems because of the traffic. Some fans were able to click on the shop but did not complete the transaction until the end. Many others could not even go to the website. "
How the potential customers now come to a Federer coin, Haldimann ad hoc could not answer. Orders via e-mail did not reach their destination. "We can not accept credit card details via email."
This does not bode well for the coming year: Since the second Federer coin is supposed to come onto the market. Although a little more expensive, but in a much smaller edition. The servers will overheat again.