My concern with the open box concept coming from Amazon is that there is nothing protecting me from getting a set of balls that were purchased by another customer who bought the Amarmith balls, took them out of the box, replaced them with a cheap set of new balls and sent them back to Amazon for a refund. While this may not be likely, it is possible and there is virtually no way of knowing. With a sealed package, I am as close to certain as I can be that I am getting what I paid for. And I am absolutely willing to pay more for that certainty.
