What happends, if our, "new-in-the-box", unsealed box is handled too
much, then someone might think it is not, "new-in-the-box" ? We could
put the unsealed, "new-in-the-box", box in a large zippered plastic
baggie, but it would need to be clear plastic and put in a place, in
our "ham shack", so we could look at it in times of uncertainty, when
our current radio gets dropped, or gets a blemish on it. Of course, we
couldn't put it on a shelf, because it might get bumped and fall off,
thus it might be damaged, "new-in-the-box". This would create a real
dilemma, because we would not know, if it was damaged, or not, and if
we should break out the new, but possibly damaged, "new-in-the-box",
radio, or purchase yet another backup radio. If we broke out the
backup radio, then we might be using a damaged radio, yet our old radio
would still be pristine. We would then have to make the decision,
whether to purchase yet another backup radio, if they still made it,
but then we would be using two used radios, with two new,
"new-in-the-box". This could get to be very expensive. This is where
my $25 RS digital PLL receiver has its advantages - it performes, just
as well as, my returned, but broken S350 to RS, and it is no big deal
to throw out a $25 radio, unless you are on welfare. I have thrown out
two of them, because of blemishes, but now the radio has been
discontinued, so I can't afford to get any blemishes on my current
radio - but I still have two new, "new-in-the-box", that I stare at
time-to-time, for reassurance. So, we have to find a place in our "ham
shack", that is safe for our new, "new-in-the-box" radios, but a place
where we can stare at them. Of course, if we are lucky enough to find
a radio, where the box is sealed in plastic, we know for sure that no
one has touched it, and we can surely call it new, "new-in-the-box".
So that would solve this dilemma, but we would probably want to keep
the sealed box in a zippered plastic baggie, just to keep the plastic
on the box pristine.