Had the OGs and never saw cracking of any kind. The outriggers creased up pretty easily but that's normal. I beat my pair to the ground and they held up very well.
Very strange. I ran into Nightwing during all star weekend and he was in the midst of searching for the maize pair. He's the only one I keep up with so I'm hoping it happens at some point.
After chatting with a rep...I was able to get them to acknowledge the price difference. The price will be able to be adjusted once the order ships. I doubt it will be an automatic refund so it looks like I'll have to hound them again once my pair hits the road. I took a screen shot of the convo...