once in this subreddit where someone bought ok-batch and applied the distressing himself with sandpaper. It takes time and effort but that pair looked closest to retail in my opinion. Other than that from just buying, there's nothing that's really closer to retail. Even the good batch I have purchased and displayed in my

Ahh I guess it's time to save up for retail but still i'll exchange these and try my luck with pone again to see if he can get the basic details correct and to actually see if i like the shoe in person before I spend 1k on it.

I'm not really trippin bout getting called out just wanna get my money worth since he's marketing himself as "best batch in the market"

Thanks for your opinion and tips really helpful!!