Cant say for sure but just the text on them has then questionable

So, I got these off my drummer recently. I have 425s already

Things I noticed on these 535s: no serial number, the cable says 215 and is marked 2021, the connection point is not flush, the connection doesn't have the star pattern like my 425s, the point that the bud tip goes on is a bit rough, on all the shure stuff you can see alot of gold at the connection point on these I can only see gold at the tip of connection not the inside bit.

Any help is greatly appreciated

Could be legit. The shure cable is largely identical between series, so if he replaced the cable at any point then it would use the generic version rather than a 535 labeled one.

The bore could just have some wear, and I know from my own pair of shure iems that the gold connecter plating ends up rubbing off after a while since they freely swivel at that point, rather than being locked in place.

I'd say you just got a well-worn pair, my 2c

I agree it does look dodgy. However Shure in my experience aren't great cable wise & do have a bit of a cheap feel.

i am not so shure

I have gotten scammed on eBay with fake 535s before, so now if I buy used ones, I will only buy clear ones. I lucked out because they broke in half and it was immediately clear that they were 215s (maybe) in 535 shells. Since I paid with PayPal, I was able to file a fraud claim and get my money back. I hope yours are legit!

The more I look the faker they seem, I didn't pay for these my drummer gave em to me and I knew something wasn't right as I have 435 and these somehow sound worse.

The cable also broke today when I was taking a bud off, I think they were only attached with the wires themselves, zero reinforcement.

The more I compare them to the 425 the faker they seem too, the 425 seem so luxurious compared to these 535s and they are €200 cheeper, no way these 535s are real. I've sent photos to shure, I'll update when I've more info.