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As long as your iPad is in good working condition, don't fret over the condition of the box. At the end of the day, it's still a box. Boxes do get dirty and scuffed up from time to time.
I don't think he's questioning that his iPad is in good working order but may be apple is passing returns out as new stock.

I sure wouldn't want someones hand me down iPad when I paid for new.
 
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My brand new box was fine but I was a bit shocked about the amount of dust inside the package!
 
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