As if the $2,000 base price for the Porsche Design P'9981 wasn't enough, you can now buy your very own 24ct gold plated version on eBay. The Buy It Now price is set at £4,799.99 (or just over $7,500 US) and gets you a brand new, limited edition, 24ct gold plated device. According to the listing only 100 of these will be made and each will be marked and numbered. 10% of the sale price even goes to support the Sport Relief charity.
So if having a plain old BlackBerry P'9981 wasn't quite your style, maybe a gold plated P'9981 is more your thing? If you haven't seen the P'9981 before be sure to check Kevin's first impressions video [full review coming soon]. Hit the link below for more, and if you actually buy one then we'd love to hear about it! Thanks Dave!
Check out the gold plated BlackBerry P'9981 on eBay
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ekafara Mar 13, 2012 at 11:18 am
Sure! Why not eh? I mean who doesn't have a spare 8k to blow on things now-a-days...
/s(just in case)
vx1 Mar 13, 2012 at 11:18 am
lol
plagus Mar 13, 2012 at 11:19 am
Kev must be feeling pretty cheap now this is available ;)
Jonathank Mar 13, 2012 at 12:07 pm
I think he needs an "Upgrade" lol
shebmiller Mar 13, 2012 at 11:21 am
Kev's gonna get it...
RoseBud68 Mar 13, 2012 at 11:31 am
Sure why not after all...$500 for an App, $2,000 for a Phone, its just a matter of time before we see an un-boxing.
BGK Mar 13, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Yeah I agree Kevin's gonna buy it !
wildeagle Mar 13, 2012 at 11:25 am
So when is the unboxing and review of this coming to CrackBerry? You know you want it :)
Maiev Mar 13, 2012 at 11:29 am
If he can spend 500 on a clock app.. I'm sure 8k is nothing
LOL :O
myka401 Mar 13, 2012 at 11:31 am
If i had the cash i would do it theres nothing wrong with spending cash......
adicktuz Mar 13, 2012 at 11:36 am
Kevin will buy that for sure. LOL.
Jon Seals Mar 13, 2012 at 11:36 am
What if it's a knockoff... Lol
Spoomanchu Mar 13, 2012 at 11:41 am
Seriously... This THING is the ugliest phone on the planet (including the regular version). Why anyone in their right mind would want it is beyond me. I'm a huge Blackberry fan, but if they ever change the look of the phone to THIS, I'll be rethinking what smartphone I want.
Jonathank Mar 13, 2012 at 12:10 pm
Well I guess thats 50 50 because I am a Huge fan of Blackberry and Love the P9981 I have held it and it looks f ing amazing lol so i guess there are mixed opinions
Ben1232 Mar 13, 2012 at 11:49 am
As said in the article - "If you haven't seen the P'9981 before" - fortunate enough not to rather !
This looks horrendous. Those of us blessed with the gift of sight ought to be pre-warned when this is next shown.
One born every minute !!!
Nefiasm Mar 13, 2012 at 11:51 am
:o Sport Relief!!! Yay Great Britain! :P
Abrante Mar 13, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Next is the platinum one. Kevin should just wait, that one will cost 28k....
jlb21 Mar 13, 2012 at 12:43 pm
I thought the next one was supposed to be the Titanium one with the built in dilythium crystals????
Abrante Mar 13, 2012 at 12:50 pm
After the Titanium comes the Nickel plated one with a hologram in the back.
JackKennedy Mar 13, 2012 at 3:54 pm
and they managed to make it look neither Porsche nor BlackBerry...
ffejrobins30 Mar 13, 2012 at 12:08 pm
I didn't mind the original silver one. I mean, there's no way I would have dropped the money for it anyway, but I think the gold one is sexy!
Abrante Mar 13, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Pair this phone with some gold caps and a boom box and you'll be back in the early 90's :)
sam_b77 Mar 13, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Holy pen!s replacement batman!!!
dadathepanda Mar 13, 2012 at 12:22 pm
$8000 would pretty much cover my tuition for the remainder of my BBA degree, so if anyone feels like spending that kind of money, why not do it for a good cause :D - the panda needs tuition money
jlb21 Mar 13, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Seriously. Kevin....do NOT buy this, even if you can. I'd also rather see you donate $8000 to a good charity.
emirozmen Mar 13, 2012 at 12:48 pm
I have 8K to spare, but no thanks.
Smiley88 Mar 13, 2012 at 12:59 pm
I'll buy only if RIM stocks goes up 8000%
knightfall Mar 13, 2012 at 1:01 pm
Good gravy... Why does this exist? lol
Wolf35Nine Mar 13, 2012 at 1:18 pm
8k and you still have to pull the battery like everyone else.
the brother Mar 13, 2012 at 4:45 pm
+8000
siddo_d Mar 13, 2012 at 1:21 pm
:o that's alot!
DirtySantos Mar 13, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Wow, that's gaudy. 90's rappers would love to dangle this on their rope chains.
Chopper110 Mar 13, 2012 at 1:35 pm
I didnt like my one when I unboxed it, so I slung it on ebay with no reserve!
BigAssBitchin Mar 13, 2012 at 1:42 pm
At least it will be a real eye catcher! Showing off your bling bling and maintaining your professional cool!
luancuvi Mar 13, 2012 at 2:13 pm
I'd rather spring the 8ooo bucks for a BB10 phone NOW!!!!!!
Come on RIM, is this what you really need?
spencerdl Mar 13, 2012 at 2:19 pm
One thing for sure, if i pay that much for a phone I won't be looking to upgrade anytime soon
currentodysseys Mar 13, 2012 at 2:46 pm
I heard that AT&T is giving these out as upgrades for contracts of minimum duration of 2 generstions of your immediate family members????
And when i think that this equals about 27playbooks.... Untill they get it a saphire or diamond trackpad installed they can count me off >:(
derekjdech Mar 13, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Oh god its getting uglier!
juacas Mar 13, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Looks like it came out of a James Bond movie!!!
X10tion Mar 13, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Touch Screen No << seriously ?!
pptarr Mar 13, 2012 at 9:53 pm
That must be a typo in the ad. The "regular" P'9981 has a touch screen.
ace3021 Mar 13, 2012 at 3:56 pm
This would have been the best CrackBerry Birthday wish
staraf Mar 13, 2012 at 4:04 pm
I get it together with the 24ct gold plated play book. ;-)
Ohmsford Mar 13, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Whats up with the Y and the Z placement on the keyboard??
Abrante Mar 13, 2012 at 4:40 pm
What is the penny weight of this damn thing? Maybe it is worth buying and then pawning it :)
kupfernigk Mar 14, 2012 at 6:31 am
No. Even at the present ridiculous gold price, heavy duty gold plating is not very expensive. Even an ounce of the stuff plus the $800 donation wouldn't come near the price increase over standard. I can't be bothered to do the arithmetic, but a gramme of gold should be enough to provide a very solid coating. If it really is 24ct they might have applied a layer of nitride over to give it durability, but if it costs more than a few hundred dollars, someone doesn't know what they are doing.
Mr.Monty Mar 13, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Good gaudy that thing is fugly!
lalston393 Mar 13, 2012 at 6:25 pm
I didn't think it was possible to make one uglier than the first Porsche model but, Congratulations!
04blackout Mar 13, 2012 at 7:20 pm
I'm calling BS. 24ct gold would not hold up to wear and tear of daily handling. Most gold coins are 22ct or less. The organization that would allegedly have to handle the gold would surely know this...
reschp Mar 13, 2012 at 7:42 pm
$8,000!!!! Sounds like an AT&T price.
jkris_bmw Mar 13, 2012 at 10:04 pm
I think even Kevin is too poor to buy one :P or isn't he!!!!
Rootbrian Mar 13, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Judging based on looks again? Come on. LEARN TO APPRECIATE. My goodness.
I wish mine was exactly like that. Maybe soon enough I'll get a pink housing... :)
BGK Mar 13, 2012 at 10:47 pm
You can plate it in gold, platinum or whatever you like - it still doesn't look like a BlackBerry to me.
Android Market for QNX Mar 13, 2012 at 10:49 pm
looks like it got hit over the head with the ugly stick.
The thing must cost more than the net worth of Lazaridis by now. lol
I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but you have to wonder how RIM picks their designer partners.
The_Adventist Mar 13, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Two things:
1) Kevin if you buy this device I think my respect for you will go down just a little
2) Since the P9981 is a 9900, does it have the bricking bug too?
WackBBerry Mar 14, 2012 at 1:47 am
If only it were white gold... Lol!
joeku Mar 14, 2012 at 3:19 am
Blackberry gotta stay one step ahead of the $3700 TAG Heuer android phone.
tranceboy_johny Mar 14, 2012 at 10:46 am
RIM's been making all kinda devices for all kind of people out there. so why not make a phone for PIMPs ?
tranceboy_johny Mar 14, 2012 at 10:49 am
and i'm sure if i look at this phone for more than 5 seconds, ill throw up !!
daniel.eriksson Mar 14, 2012 at 11:49 am
I think Kevin MUST buy this, the only true FanBerry, has to have it. I hope to see proof in a few weeks time with him having this one in his hand.
As for me, i'd never get it. I'm not even really i fan. I use it because work/location forces me.
BBtoiPhone Mar 14, 2012 at 12:27 pm
If smartphones were around in the 1980's they would have looked like the P'9981 - ugliest smartphone of all time.. (I am a blackberry fan as well)
Maria Bravo Mar 15, 2012 at 3:37 am
Yeah this looks really, really tacky. Gold and then that really UGLY design. Maybe guys like it better, but I think it's horrid looking.
GeneralTech May 1, 2012 at 5:07 pm
for 8k and no diamonds? what the f*** is wrong with rim
i wanna be iced out son!!!!! lol
But in all honesty to the fashion buyer porsche isn't gonna appeal as much although its a good looking phone i think to capture the luxury buyers dollar they need to go with something more fashionable not like the cliche gucci and louis vuittons but preferably with a watch maker.
Id love to see Breitling for Blackberry or Audemars for blackberry or Patek phillippe for blackberry, stuff that has a lot of prestige that your average joe can't get, it could even come with its own custom serial number to its registered owner and papers to come with it, it should also come with free upgrades, say if blackberry 10 becomes blackberry 11 you should be able to send it back for a complete hardware upgrade at least a couple times.
A side note: i think the porsche design phone is too plain on the back, thats what people are going to see the most, if you have a 8k gold phone, the battery door should be blinding the driver in the next lane.