I guess I got extremely lucky from VILLA because as soon as the timer hit zero I was able to purchase quickly with no issues. I feel bad for you guys that couldn't get through though.
If anyone's interested, these are available on Villa now. That's all I was waiting for lol
https://www.ruvilla.com/men/footwear/nike-air-cb-34-black-varsity-purple-white.html
I just visited Finish Line out of curiosity to see if these were still in stock. And what do you know, they are. Still have sizes 8 - 14. And an even bigger surprise is that I have $20 winners circle points I had forgot about. So I'll gladly cop a pair at $212. Funny, because I hadn't plan on...