Question about ShadowBringers Collector's Edition

Hello everyone. I just started playing last week and so far everything is great. I am loving the community, story, and feel of the game. Several people have been telling me that if I purchase the Collector's Edition, I still will receive the Aetheryte Earring that gives you 30% xp up to 70. When looking at the SE page, I just can not figure out if this is true or not.

Has anyone purchased the Collector's Edition after launch, or know for certain if you get this item with it still? Thank you all in advance for any help on this!


https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/shadowbringers/product

Welcome to the game!

Unfortunately the Aetheryte Earring is most likely unavailable now.

There are separate items from the "collector's edition" and "pre-order bonuses". It's still possible to upgrade a normal game to the digital collector's edition, even for past expansions, but the Aetheryte Earring was a pre-order bonus and I don't think it'll be available again.

That is sad to hear, but thank you for the warm welcome and quick response. I wish now that I would have listened to my friend a bit earlier as this would definitely help a new player. He and I did do the friend code, but I will not get the benefits from it until the 30 days free is over.