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How soon before we see an Apple Link bracelet replica?!

iBlazed

iBlazed

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IllusionEntity said:
How soon before we see a Apple Link bracelet replica?!

LOL. If you haven't seen this thing in person you have no idea how intricate the link is. Any replica will be dog sh*te. And for $224 why bother risking that sort of money on a knock off? At least if you purchase the actual link bracelet you know what you're getting.

Also, another company using pictures from apples website? Have they not even got a prototype to show you? It will be sh*te.

Also, a decent link replica for $50 or less? Are you delusional?

You heard it here first.
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You can get an exact replica of a leather loop for $35 now. So it wouldn't surprise me if they cloned the link band
 
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psylence2k

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iBlazed said:
Coming from someone who owns one, no they're not. It's IDENTICAL. And I've dealt with the genuine Apple one to compare.
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Where did you buy yours ? I would like the highest quality replica around if I decide to go with the Leather Loop. How is yours holding up so far ? Does the craftsmanship and quality look like it will hold up for the long run ?
 
iBlazed

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psylence2k said:
Where did you buy yours ? I would like the highest quality replica around if I decide to go with the Leather Loop. How is yours holding up so far ? Does the craftsmanship and quality look like it will hold up for the long run ?
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This ebay seller's name is inkoo888.

The craftsmanship is exceeded my expectations. I'm going to buy a second one.
 
soya

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JXShine said:
I am guessing it's due to people complaining about his false advertisement of items being in the US when they are really coming from china.
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I'm glad I got his ML @ 30$ before his account closed :D
 
iBlazed

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soya said:
I'm glad I got his ML @ 30$ before his account closed :D
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MonstaMash said:
Is that seller still active? Looks like he was removed from eBay
http://www.ebay.com/usr/inkoo888
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JXShine said:
I am guessing it's due to people complaining about his false advertisement of items being in the US when they are really coming from china.
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soya said:
I'm glad I got his ML @ 30$ before his account closed :D
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His account isn't closed. Here is a link to it.
http://www.ebay.com/usr/lnkoo888?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2754
 
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ryohumar

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iBlazed said:
Coming from someone who owns one, no they're not. It's IDENTICAL. And I've dealt with the genuine Apple one to compare.
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Sorry man, you're just wrong. I have both a genuine and a copy leather loop. They're nowhere near identical. The leather loop copies fray a bit, they're much longer and the adapter portion isn't the right size.
 
iBlazed

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ryohumar said:
Sorry man, you're just wrong. I have both a genuine and a copy leather loop. They're nowhere near identical. The leather loop copies fray a bit, they're much longer and the adapter portion isn't the right size.
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Identical may have been an overstatement. But they're far from being crappy quality.
 
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Ltnluv23

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ianfann said:
Oh fine...then I'll port my post over here since it is relevant to the title of this thread.

Guess what just came in the mail yesterday :D
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How long did it take for it to arrive?
 
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ianfann

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Ltnluv23 said:
How long did it take for it to arrive?
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I bought it from a local seller in Singapore and he had existing stock so it took only 3 days. But you can easily find it on aliexpress. Not sure how long it will take thou.
 
Bobioden

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iBlazed said:
Identical may have been an overstatement. But they're far from being crappy quality.
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I agree. Identical is an overstatement. I have both, and I like both. The OEM is a bit thicker, and the magnets are very strong. Since it doesn't come in RED the only way to get it is 3rd Party. i ordered from erockseven on eBay and received it in 6 days. Ordered on a Sunday and got it on Saturday. Paid $41.99, and for the price I could't be happier. I am still glad I bought the Apple version, but the knockoffs at a quarter of the price are will worth it.
 
iBlazed

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broadbean said:
Ha ha, all along I had been "reading" lnkooo as "eye-anne-kay", when it's actually "elle-anne-kay"! :D
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The only thing that pisses me off about this seller is that the shipping is VERY slow. I don't understand why it takes a week to dropship something from Dayton, NJ. I gave them a hard time about it but got over it when my band came and I was very happy with it. Initially I asked him if I could just drive over there and pick it up from him, since it's only 25 minutes from my house. When they said they can only ship it, that's what confirmed to be that they're China based but dropship from a warehouse in Dayton. I was really hoping it was a New Jersey based seller. Oh well.
 
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broadbean

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iBlazed said:
The only thing that pisses me off about this seller is that the shipping is VERY slow. I don't understand why it takes a week to dropship something from Dayton, NJ. I gave them a hard time about it but got over it when my band came and I was very happy with it. Initially I asked him if I could just drive over there and pick it up from him, since it's only 25 minutes from my house. When they said they can only ship it, that's what confirmed to be that they're China based but dropship from a warehouse in Dayton. I was really hoping it was a New Jersey based seller. Oh well.
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In truth, I'm surprised people are surprised these sellers are "local". Having said that, drop shipping from China in around a week is pretty quick! Does the seller specifically mention it's "local stock" and "local shipping"? If they did, then they should be shamed for misrepresentation.

It's really hard to pick out the genuine local sellers, but then, it's also hard to understand what eBay listings mean by "OEM", "genuine", "original". I always read it as, "Genuine and original OEM (imitations)".
 
iBlazed

iBlazed

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broadbean said:
In truth, I'm surprised people are surprised these sellers are "local". Having said that, drop shipping from China in around a week is pretty quick! Does the seller specifically mention it's "local stock" and "local shipping"? If they did, then they should be shamed for misrepresentation.

It's really hard to pick out the genuine local sellers, but then, it's also hard to understand what eBay listings mean by "OEM", "genuine", "original". I always read it as, "Genuine and original OEM (imitations)".
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They say they ship from Dayton. Which is true. When I received the envelope it came directly from Dayton.
 
SaveUsBatman

SaveUsBatman

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I ordered a blue leather loop from inkoo888 on eBay earlier today around noon, and he already marked it as shipped so let's see how long it takes lol.
 
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