if you're concerned about broken seals, I bough 10 BE from SonicSilentBoom (reseller with the cheapest price BTW) and they came in a big sealed box with 10 smaller sealed well packaged white boxes inside. Also inside the smal box, the BE was sealed in small plastic bag.
SonicSilentBoom do not temper with the BEs. I would be curious about his policy concerning defects.
Also, the seal is Quality Control seal. AM tested them prior to box them.
As an analogy, can you imagine going to Best Buy to buy some electronic where boxes are preopen because they retest it back in store?
Minimal bad ones from factory. If you bought from me, I will take care of you. Reseller you purchased from should handle replacement/warranty if not obvious damage (stick bent/broken in half). SonicSilentBoom do not temper with the BEs. I would be curious about his policy concerning defects.
Also, the seal is Quality Control seal. AM tested them prior to box them.
As an analogy, can you imagine going to Best Buy to buy some electronic where boxes are preopen because they retest it back in store?