Maui Jim Unisex Banyans Polarized Sunglasses (Open Box)

The glasses themselves are GREAT (fitwise) --- even the KNOCKOFF / DEFECT / FACTORY REJECT version that I got in the mail. Now I am not saying that everything you get online is this way - it just so happened to be my luck. First off - I love Amazon deals, but in this case, some deals are just too good to be true. Saw these MJ Banyans for $159 from Direct_Express and Fulfilled by Amazon - so automatically I thought - Amazon is shipping these so they have to be real - not so much. Opened up the box and first thing I've noticed were scuffs on the brown sunglass case.. at first I thought - perhaps thats Maui Jim or Mountains (watermarked onto the case)- aahh no. just plain ol' marks that only mean that the hard case was damaged. After waiting a WEEK for these even w. Prime shipping - Bummed! - tried on glasses, looked great, everything right where it should've been but Extra Bright cloth pouch + print that wasnt as detailed as on the ones i have, which naturally started to set off alarms in my head - (I have few of these from previous glasses and material + print quality just didnt match). BUT stuff like this does happen - it's not a crucial part so could in fact change over time. Still, tried these on - and there was something about them just didnt sit right. I compared them to my Neutral Gray MJ-352-02's and sure enough these ones were a cooler lens. (grr) Then tried them on in bright daylight - as i was turning my head left - right lens / coating was making the glare worse - brighter, then some things, buildings - looked like as if I were wearing 3D glasses. It's as if though the polarization was rotated. To confirm my suspicion I called Maui Jim and based on their sample - which seemed a bit old - (mine said Patent No. 7717557 - which is indeed correct patent for Maui Jim, but theirs said (patent pending) - go figure ) everything else seemed correct. Still, I visited one of my local glass shops and compared - right away I could tell that Lenses were better, and for some reason so was the fit. - I've ordered another pair from Amazon and I hope that I will finally get the REAL ONES. If not then paying 220+tax just to get REAL ONES might be worth it - even for a hybrid gas is expensive dammit. P.S. IF YOU HAVE A LARGE EGG (FACE) and a BIG BRIDGE like I do - also try these - MJ-324-23 they actually fit me better but they are MORE expensive. (Definitely on my wish list)