We've talked aboot this plenty suck as here
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/can-we-stop-using-new-out-of-box-and-huo-since-xxx
But I always thought it was the sellers inventing this term, but you can't blame them since it's a Pinside term in a drop down box. Along with other goodies like "Old in Box."
Jesus people, it's dumb.

Huh, appreciate you not taking my word for it. But yes I was shocked too, hence this "official" Pinside website thread.

Sure sure...I mean the thing is there are hundreds of options that could be true but never are. I won't get into an acronym frenzy here but you can imagine them. The point is this rarely if ever happens, and is just being abused.
If you take it out of the box, it isn't new. It becomes just as worthless as HUO.

When I pick up a new machine I have to take it out of the box to fit it in a car. Then Trent and I take 20 minutes jumping on it and twisting it trying to shoehorn the goddamn thing in an equinox shooing barn cats away denting the siderails and scuffing the sides whilt . There, NOB!