I ordered mine from Newegg on Dec 1. It arrived in 3 days, sealed in an original box, with the protective cellophane and LG's screen protector in place. Upon setting the unit up, I found 1 person in the contacts. At first I thought it was a sample contact, but the picture was a real gruff looking guy, which I doubt LG would have used as a sample. It almost looked like he was in a warehouse of sorts when he took his picture, so maybe that was a worker playing with the products. But like I said the box was sealed with tape.
So, I don't know that the unit was refurbed, or tried and returned, but the only thing amiss was some odd person in the contacts. There were no blemishes or defects of any kind. I am very satisfied with my LG G-Pad from Newegg, and the price was much better than Best Buy.
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