What the product page recorded
Explicit’s GUMSHOE Pink page captured on 28 April 2018 advertised a pre-order. It named a €49.95 deposit and a €199.95 total, with the remaining amount due when the sneaker became available. The listed delivery expectation was June 2018. These dates and amounts describe that launch; they are not prices or delivery promises for an order placed today.
The same page included a stock label and a notice that the product was not yet available. Read those fields together: the longer notice makes the pre-order status clear, and a short stock label alone would be misleading.
Colour, size and edition wording
The captured pink-model selector showed EU labels 36–41. That is the visible selection in this particular capture, not the complete present-day GUMSHOE size range. Its description used “limited edition” without a stated production quantity. A label without a quantity or edition record cannot establish how many pairs exist.
How to compare a launch record with a current offer
| Launch record | Current enquiry |
|---|---|
| April 2018 page capture | Date of the seller’s current written offer |
| June 2018 delivery expectation | Confirmed dispatch and delivery for your destination |
| €199.95 launch total and €49.95 deposit | Final current item price, shipping, taxes and total |
| EU 36–41 visible in that selector | Requested size and actual model-specific availability |
| Edition wording without a run count | Named edition and supporting evidence, where relevant |
A better way to ask
Instead of assuming the launch offer still applies, ask: “Please confirm the exact pink model, my requested size, condition, item price and total delivered cost for my country.” If a pair is offered as a particular edition, ask how that identity is recorded.
This keeps the design story intact while treating a new purchase as a new agreement. The enquiry brief helps you prepare that question without submitting payment.
Before the pre-order page
The landing-page capture from 23 April 2018 asked people to subscribe for availability updates. It did not contain the later Explicit offer. Keeping both records shows the difference between an announcement and a purchasable pre-order, while preserving the actual dates.
- ACCEPTED OFFER: Model, size, destination and full total.
- LIVE INVOICE: Named asset, network, amount and expiry.
- CONFIRMATION: A verified payment status for that order.
- DISPATCH: Order confirmation and tracking information.
Sources & image credits
Original GUMSHOE photography and project images are used with the owner’s permission. New diagrams are original explanatory work.