Maybe they used it for display purposes at the store? Or maybe the box was damaged so they opened it to check to make sure it was ok then resealed it. Either way it's way too pricey for me. Boy am I mad at Bandai, they have these great items, yet they only make 5,000 of them, so your left to buy it on eBay for 3x the price. I get they don't want shelf warmers, but the demand is high! Release a few more and do your fans right and give us an option to order one before all the scalpers do. /end rant