yeah, i've been trying to find a 38mm Light Pink Sport Band in new condition for MONTHS
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Light pink is HARD to find. When I was first looking, all I saw were 38mm... now I see them in 42mm. I know there are a few in that size on Ebay. Maybe get the bigger watch?
(kidding)
the worst part of it is i snagged one months ago for $40 but it got lost in the mail..a nightmareLight pink is HARD to find. When I was first looking, all I saw were 38mm... now I see them in 42mm. I know there are a few in that size on Ebay. Maybe get the bigger watch?
Um, I think I have a 38mm Light Pink sport band... I bought it for my mother but she tried it on and preferred her Milanese (go figure) and said thanks but no thanks. It’s not technically not brand new but it is boxed. It might be the Pink Sand, I honestly don’t recall (I’m pretty sure I purchased it long before the Pink Sand came out), but if you’re interested I can bring it out of storage to find out.
so, going through my bands, i've decided to sell two of mine
42mm Orange Sport Band MLDK2ZM/A I only have the small side band with it
42mm Bright Blue Leather Loop Medium
I've added a photo of the orange to show the color, someone asked me about how it compares to the reds.
from top to bottom not that photo is product red 2nd gen, product red 1st gen, and the orange.
I've added a photo of the orange to show the color, someone asked me about how it compares to the reds.
from top to bottom not that photo is product red 2nd gen, product red 1st gen, and the orange.
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so it looks like through a few people here i've acquired most of what I was looking for. A GREAT MANY THANKS to @k9muttlover for all the help. They went over what I would have expected from anyone to get me two of the ones I was looking for.
I am still looking for a 40mm Passionfruit sport LOOP if anyone has one around their area...i think there was a store in Ridgeland Mississippi that was showing one!
Update: I've acquired the 40mm Passionfruit sport loop, thank you
I am still looking for a 40mm Passionfruit sport LOOP if anyone has one around their area...i think there was a store in Ridgeland Mississippi that was showing one!
Update: I've acquired the 40mm Passionfruit sport loop, thank you
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I finished my Nike Sport Band collection today with the last one I needed coming in, the NikeLab Light Bone/Black. I can’t wait unto finish my Sport Loop collection when Hot Pink comes in soon too!
Congratulations, what a great find! How did you manage to get such a rare band?
Wasn't someone looking for Hyper Grape sport band? 44mm
https://www.target.com/p/apple-watch-nike-sport-band/-/A-54599404?preselect=54593004#lnk=sametab
https://www.target.com/p/apple-watch-nike-sport-band/-/A-54599404?preselect=54593004#lnk=sametab
Thanks for looking out. You may be referring to me. Alas the Hyper Grape Sport band is still in stock in some physical Apple Stores. I’m looking for the Sport Loop which appears to be sold out everywhere - except some obscure Apple Stores in the UK (yeah I checked lol).
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The only two I’ve seen recently on eBay have been mistakenly - either unintentionally by ignorant sellers or intentionally by fraudulent ones - sold as Light Bone when in fact they are Platinum/Black bands. So be very careful and ask for hi res close up photos so you can see the actual color.
I have two unopened/sealed NikeLab edition Watches - as in, the Light Bone only came with the NikeLab Watch and I have the sealed bundle x 2. I’m reluctant unsealing the boxes just to sell the bands...
It’s an easy mistake to make it, but an important one given how rare this band is. I made sure to check that mine is the Nike Lab one, plus it came with the original Nike Lab box.
Yeah, easy way to tell is to ask for a photo of the special NikeLab branding on the pin. Neither the fakes, nor the original platinum/black, have this detail.
That’s the first place I looked when it came in, excellent advice for others hoping to find one
Forgive me if this has been addressed before, but once a band becomes unavailable on Apple.com, does that mean it's completely sold out? (I get that there are other retailers and sometimes you can find them in local Apple stores as well, but those seem to be limited availability as well).
If so, it seems like bands are starting to sell out a lot earlier than they used to-- am I right? Guess I'll be buying colors I like as soon as they're released now!
If so, it seems like bands are starting to sell out a lot earlier than they used to-- am I right? Guess I'll be buying colors I like as soon as they're released now!
You're right, this summer bands are selling out enormously fast, and almost not available anywhere else except Apple Online/offline Stores.
Dragon Fruit Sport Band disappeared first, then almost immediately disappeared Canary Yellow Sport band, sport loops in both colors followed, the last ones were Cornflower ones, but they are sold out as well now.
Yeah I managed to get a 40mm and 44mm Canary Yellow Sport Loop from Best Buy today, and a 44mm Dragonfruit Sport Loop... no luck on the 40mm loop. (I got a marketing email from Apple about watch bands so I revisited the new colors only to find stuff selling out already. Bonkers.)
Short answer is, no it does not mean it’s completely sold out. Technically, a band is never sold out... because years later they will still show up on eBay (see below). If you miss out on a band, the longer you leave it the more you have to play the eBay waiting game, so...
My advice, even though I don’t follow it myself always is that:
1) If you see a color, upon release buy it from Apple - you have 14 days to open it, try it on, wear it, etc. and then get refund if you don’t want to keep it. Even if you keep it for a few months and then sell it at most you’ll lose 50% of the value if it turns out to be an unpopular band, or you’ll actually make a profit if it turns out to be a hit (who knew Ultra Violet would become so rare...).
2) Even though Apple.com is out of stock, and the store locator says it’s out of stock at your local stores... still check at the local store. Their inventory is not always in sync with Apple.com. Even if you don’t see it on the shelf, ask them to look up the stock. Even then, sometimes they have them sitting in their stock room and the inventory hasn’t been updated. I’ve found several bands by insisting someone go physical check the shelf ‘in the back’.
3) eBay... bands become out of stock in different places in the world at different times. Some countries may still have them and sellers will be selling. Even then, months or years later someone will decide to sell theirs, if you’re lucky, completely sealed.
4) Check Reddit r/AppleBand/Market and post a ‘want’ post with the band you’re looking for. I’ve also found several bands this way.
5) In the US, at least, go to stores like Target or Fry’s and check their stock. Their websites may be out of stock but they may have some discontinued bands in store and their online inventory is out of sync. I went to a Fry’s recently that still has Woven Nylon bands from like 2017.
I’ve been couple of Apple Stores in last couple of days that still have Canary 44mm on the shelf (even though it doesn’t show up in the local store stock locator on Apple.com). If anyone is need of one let me know.
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I found Hyper Grape Sport Loop 44mm in Russia
Lol goddamit... there are some obscure Apple Stores in the UK that still have them in stock/on the shelf but I don’t know anyone who would go buy me one.
Thanks for all the pointers. But to be sure I understand correctly-- once Apple says it's out of stock, Apple themselves will not be getting more-- correct? (at least online-- since you mention local stores may actually have some). I guess if there were more coming they'd just have a backed-out shipping date like they do with other new releases that are in high demand.
I'd assumed as much in the past-- I just hadn't known them to sell out so quickly so I thought I'd confirm. Thanks!