Jet Black 256GB continues to be (as this thread has historically called them) the proverbial unicorn. The mythical reference is that it's rarely -- if ever -- seen in the wild.
This is to say that when reports surfaced last week that Jet Blacks were sold out, especially of the Plus variety, those reports weren't kidding.
However, there are more than a few of us in the 9/23-9/30 window awaiting that "wave" of orders. Anecdotally, I've had come CSRs tell me their supervisors state that the Matte Black (BLK) may end up shipping slightly earlier than expected, but that the Jet Black (JB) may be per whatever someone's original order date was.
Another correlation I've noticed. While I have seen a few folks claim 256GB-based models ship on this thread, that level of device also appears to be of a rare breed (I'm going to say that Apple didn't produce as many of those as the other configurations based on projected demand; you'd think that would free up more for preorder, right?).
This comment is as of 9/21. We're getting within range of 9/23 (obviously), so if those supervisors were being legit with their info, some of us should start to see notifications.
Mine:
2 IP7+ BLK 256GB, ordered 9/9 8:30am/12:30pm ET, 9/23-9/30
