Thank you for viewing. This is a VARIVAS WORKS LIMITED MAX299, new and unused, only opened. I pre-ordered this several years ago and opened it intending to use it myself, carefully storing it in a tip case, but I never ended up using it, so I'm selling it now. Recently, I've been meticulously applying graphene ceramic coating to all of my tips and tools with a micro-cloth and brush. I did it to this one too. It took a tremendous amount of time... Even if it gets dirty, it can be easily wiped off, and I think it repels dirt and water well. There is a paint unevenness on the back of one of the two rods (see photo 3). However, this is not a problem as VARIVAS ships these as pre-ordered items, and it's only a cosmetic issue. I have opened it, but I only touched it at that time, and I guarantee it is new and unused.