Kazama tie rod ends bad??

[na12uto]

I went to go get an alignment and i was told taht my tie rods are bad. I have kazama tie rods inner and outer for about a year now. The shop said they couldnt do the alignment because the tie rods are bad... how often do tie rod ends go out is my question.... i call bs on the shop but when he jacked up the car he was able to wobble the wheel a little so he might have a point.
I do believe my ball joints on my control arms are bad and i will be replacing those but would that be the case??

Kazama tie rods just look well put together so I dont want to believe they are bad and if thats the case what would the cheapest best solution be since kazama tie rod ends arent cheap fml