Zips Gear

[clarkwgriswold]

54 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

 

This was the email they sent out:

 

Akron Zips Fans, now you have access to the same sideline gear as our teams! We have partnered with Nike and BSN to open our Zips Fan Shop, available until Monday, June 8th! Don’t wait, hit the button below to secure your official sideline gear today!  

 

Going forward, each of our sports will launch four (4) of their own fan shops throughout the course of the year, and we will launch this Fan Shop four (4) times each year too, so fans can rep team specific gear and exclusive Akron Zips gear! Be sure to keep an eye out as more information will follow!

 

 

The prices seem to be pretty much in line with Nike team gear. At least it's another option for people to buy? 

 

I get it, but I am: 1) a grumpy old man; and 2) frugal (Cheap).

[kreed5120]

18 minutes ago, WeRise225 said:

Kinda weird it seems like a part time thing? It's a start I guess. 

 

It's probably part of their business strategy. The thought process is drops drive demand as it creates artificial scarcity and FOMO. Not to mention it reduces expenses by eliminating the amount of inventory those websites need to keep on hand.

 

It's actually growing more common in e-commerce.

Edited yesterday at 02:54 PM by kreed5120

[Zips1991]

1 hour ago, WeRise225 said:

Kinda weird it seems like a part time thing? It's a start I guess. 

It's just a result of how BSN operates. They take orders for a few weeks, then when the shop closes, they produce all of the orders and ship them out. So they are only producing what is ordered and there is no excess.

[Zips1991]

On 5/7/2026 at 3:10 PM, Zips1991 said:

Came across this on ebay and bought immediately. Probably fake but I'll always have it to remember his game winner!

 

 

By the way, the seller never sent this out to me so eBay refunded me. Then, he messaged me and said he didn't realize it sold. So, he listed it again (at a slightly cheaper price). I changed my mind, so it should still be available last I checked. Maybe someone else here might want it.

[Zippy87]

18 hours ago, Zips1991 said:

By the way, the seller never sent this out to me so eBay refunded me. Then, he messaged me and said he didn't realize it sold. So, he listed it again (at a slightly cheaper price). I changed my mind, so it should still be available last I checked. Maybe someone else here might want it.

 

I do not see it. 

[Zips1991]

22 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

 

I do not see it. 

Looks like it may have been sold again.