I'm with you Jon why would I pay for damaged jeans...let alone the ones that have holes in them for $100-$150 per. And they call the "Designer Jeans" meaning more bucks for less product. I'll wear in my own holes and stretch them myself thank you...especially for the price of jeans now days. And what ever happened to 517's, my personal favorites all time...501's were a pain and never fit me right.