I have an Ibanez Silver Series Stratocaster, my first 'good' electric guitar, that was purchased in 1978 and was my main axe for a decade. It saw lots of abuse, even getting deliberately banged against amp stacks and stage edges, and even with chunks taken out of it never ever got the level of visible 'wear' you see on these reliced guitars.
To each their own I guess, but I just can't fathom spending $2K or more on a guitar that someone in a factory spent time and effort to make it look like crap. lol