The item is new and never used however it is old stock so the packaging and plastic may have discoloration and/or cracking, dust, etc. This is the little bit later version of these silencers that dont come with the little piece of shrink tubing. The earlier ones came with a tiny piece of string tubing in case you wanted to use the balls without the spyders. These do not come with that tiny piece of shrink tubing (even though the instructions mention it). If you're always using the spyders, then you don't need it anyway. If you want to use the balls without the spyders for some reason, then you can use any small piece of shrink tubing or something else similar to that. Thanks for looking.
I have used spiders for years. I bought these for a martin shadow cat. this bow went from silent to absolutely noise free. gained 1 fps. even if i lost a few fps i would still use. besides they look cool.