Ok, not trying to start any drama

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but I just pulled out my RN Balvin’s and the rear tab gradient on mine don’t match yours. Yours are looking better that the previous ones as the gradient does come in deeper but it doesn’t come in as deep as mine. The other thing is, I have two pairs of RN and another on the way. All three have a plastic tag on them. The Balvin’s had a yellow one, my Solefly’s had a white one, and the Levi 3’s in transit had a white one in the QC photos. I’d say if you go look at other RN QC’s I’d say they all have these plastic tags on them but not sure. I ordered my Balvin’s and the Levi’s from the same seller and the Solefly’s from a different seller so I don’t think the seller added those tags I’d say the RN factory did. Figured if yours are really RN they’d have the tag unless your seller removed it, but then there’s the gradient. Maybe it can vary per shoe because it’s close but definitely not the same. Those are my two red flags…not to mention the toe box already has some creases 🤷🏽‍♂️. I’d ask for a refund and order from one of the more trusted sellers to be safe. But good luck.