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boston04and07

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Hello everyone. I was thinking about buying a refurbished iPad mini 5 and while it has its own section in the Apple refurbished site, it’s greyed out and none are listed. It’s been a while since I’ve bought anything from the Apple refurb store. Does anyone know - does new stock of sold out refurbished items ever make its way back? Or if something is sold out, does it never get restocked? Just wondering if I should look elsewhere or keep checking Apple.
 

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Hello everyone. I was thinking about buying a refurbished iPad mini 5 and while it has its own section in the Apple refurbished site, it’s greyed out and none are listed. It’s been a while since I’ve bought anything from the Apple refurb store. Does anyone know - does new stock of sold out refurbished items ever make its way back? Or if something is sold out, does it never get restocked? Just wondering if I should look elsewhere or keep checking Apple.

Yes they do restock but you may be in for a long wait. I find the minis tend to appear quite rarely on the refurb store.

Mind, the mini 5 was in stock on Apple refurb (US) just yesterday.
 
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boston04and07

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Yes they do restock but you may be in for a long wait. I find the minis tend to appear quite rarely on the refurb store.

Mind, the mini 5 was in stock on Apple refurb (US) just yesterday.
Ahh I just missed it! Thanks for the quick reply though.
 

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I keep a refurb store link in my favorites toolbar for quick access. When there's a device I want, checking several times a day has helped, but it's no guarantee. But I also check the refurbs as a kind of idle sport. To me it's interesting to see what's available and what sells quickly. Those $43K+ Mac Pros aren't exactly moving ...
 
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