END launches got the R_C1300TB at $200.....which is a lot of mark up.
https://launches.endclothing.com/product/new-balance-tokyo-design-studio-r-c1300tb-ms1300tb
Hanon got it too
https://launches.hanon-shop.com/products/new-balance-tds-r_c1300tb-ms1300tb
Well SNS also will get them at $200...
I got the IG5 and it is just as good!
And it seems like the glue problem happened more on the GR? Tbh wanting the GR is partly driven by the nostalgia vibe
I thought the GR is a must cop (and I still cant get mine). The TN looks better and better esp with the matching midsole. Saw a pic on IG someone dyed the leather part to light brown which looks like the Todd Synder 990v3.
Another factor may very well be the batch/ year of the specific pair being made. I live in HK which is pretty humid. Some of my younger pairs crumbled before the offspring 576 which was 15+ yr old. I also hear a lot of sole separation etc from sneakerheads in Japan, which is even hotter in summer.