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Would this warrant an exchange?

hafor123

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Brand new schott found a ugly unnatural crease should I exchange out?

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Aloysius

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These look like fairly normal wear marks to me. Is it a paper-sharp crease? Maybe I'm missing something.
 

Guppy

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As it wears in it will become less noticeable. The other grain will emerge through the top coat and it will blend in. You'll see it because you know it's there, but anyone else will just see the jacket.
 

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For potential resale value, I would exchange for another one.

The marks is normal for full grain leather. What it is is branding mark open A symbol, not very deep either. It won't compromise leather strength, but is an aesthetic thing that may limit your potential resale customer base.

That's why the there is 30 days exchange. These marks only show up after wearing. I've got lots of them on many of my jackets. Some I wish weren't there but I couldn't exchange, like this below, brand new on the left and worn in on the left, took more than 30 days, plus this was from Japan and I couldn't exchange,
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hafor123

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For potential resale value, I would exchange for another one.

The marks is normal for full grain leather. What it is is branding mark open A symbol, not very deep either. It won't compromise leather strength, but is an aesthetic thing that may limit your potential resale customer base.

That's why the there is 30 days exchange. These marks only show up after wearing. I've got lots of them on many of my jackets. Some I wish weren't there but I couldn't exchange, like this below, brand new on the left and worn in on the left, took more than 30 days, plus this was from Japan and I couldn't exchange,
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Yeah I sent it in today I'm all for natural one line creases, grain, scars but this one is just ugly it's right out the box as well.
 
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Sloan1874

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Just wear the hell out of it. It'll disappear after a couple of months under other creases. Every leather jacket I own has gone through a stage where it's got a big old scratch or crease that you're initially appalled by. You just keep wearing it and within a week or so the scratch starts to soften and fade under all the other marks and knocks.
 

hafor123

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Just wear the hell out of it. It'll disappear after a couple of months under other creases. Every leather jacket I own has gone through a stage where it's got a big old scratch or crease that you're initially appalled by. You just keep wearing it and within a week or so the scratch starts to soften and fade under all the other marks and knocks.

I exchanged it out looks like someone left a iron on the jacket. Shouldn't be my problem over a 1k jacket.
 

Aloysius

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It really is just a normal bit of leather grain. For your own sake I hope you get used to grain otherwise your Perfecto is going to bother you a lot.
 

mumpy

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You were right to return. This is not grain, but an imprint of something pushing into the back. While many may not mind (myself included) some will, and at this price why compromise.
It will come back after a week of driving a car
 

mumpy

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No, it won’t. Unless the cows do their grain with a ruler now, this is not a natural crease.
Pf course, the jacket will crease and buff and change, but why accept that when brand new?
Not in the same place but the jacket can fold behind your back while sitting which creates long straight lines that look “unnatural” to some people
 

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