I called DM about a month ago and asked if they had any 'blemished' gloves or ones that people claimed had the tears. I figured it was worth a shot because they wouldn't get worse but many people mentioned they sent them back. He said he had a few xpg3s that he had no idea why they were not online or the site as they looked fine. I considered buying one, but had no use for it so decided against it. I posted this once before so they may be gone by now but no one acknowledged it, so it may be worth a call