Returns

No, they can't legally resell returns as "A" stock. If someone makes a habit of buying and returning gear, it's very expensive for these retailers -- they can and should blacklist such customers (who always act surprised and like they've been wronged lol). Those guys make everything more expensive for guys like me who either know what we want before we purchase, or hit the secondary markets when we want to "play around". 

@mulveling I 100% agree with you but i'm not sure I haven't gotten returns when buying new.   I have never gotten something that didn't work so I have never complained but sometimes they seem to be resealed.  Of course the factory might have realized they left the useless little warranty certificate out or something like that.

Jerry

whew....run on sentence.

What are you asking?

You were shipped a used item. Hopefully you paid a "used" price.

I returned a pair of speakers to Cruchfield and later noticed a pair come up on their open box area, I assume these were the ones I returned. I think they are one of the more reputable dealers out there.  My experiences with Amazon however . . . I've received items that were obviously returns and where never noted as such.