I dont believe MINT is NEW at all. NEW IS NEW.
Mint is realistically identical to the condition that the item was when it was first made. Like a Coin. It can be ten years old, its not new anymore, but it is LIKE NEW and still MINT. tHATS WHY THEY CALL THINGS mint, BECAUSE IT STILL LOOKS LIKE IT DID THE DAY IT WAS PRODUCED.
I have seen a MONSTER BASH in ADELAIDE recently that was so impressive, that you could not tell, in any way, shape or form, whether this machine had ever been played ever.If the box was standing next to it, or you pulled it out of a factory box, any expert in the industry would believe it was NEW, LIKE NEW OR MINT. Only when the owner mentioned it was a home use only pin, and the fact that it only had a few hundred games on it, and it had been kept beautiful and clean (inside n out) was i then able to find out it was used, BUT IT WAS MINT.
Did my version/answer help or confuse ? beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. but MINT does not mean never used.
