"Brand New"...I don't think so

The mystery to me is why does anyone BUY stuff in advance of possible changes which fail.
Then the yare stuck with junk they can never use.
My suggestion is DO NOT BUY stuff you 'think' maybe you might want someday in the future.
No matter how great a deal it seems at the moment.

I always wondered what the difference is between " new" and "brand new"

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In the movie "Defending Your LIfe" with Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep, Als character is chatting with someone else who has passed on, awaiting the decision to go the next level of life, and asks what he did for a living.
The guy replied, "You know those strip joints out by the airport? The ones that state "Nude Girls"? Well business was down until I put up "Live" before "Nude Girls". Then the customers started coming in.

All the best,
Nonoise

If box is opened its not new. It will have to be sold as a demo.

Swanny may be right. I have a friend who bought one of these NEW with an opened box items and received a NEW item in a sealed box. I think the dealers are doing this to move inventory at a discount without having their dealship pulled.

My suggestion is to redefine the Audiogon rating system. A 10 rating should be unopened in the original packaging. 9 should be like new but opened for photos, testing, etc.