I wasn't expecting a lot and I got exactly that!
They came stained, dirty on the front, sides and back, as well as having dirt in the soles. They weren't simply worn in a store for a few minutes. I was kind of shocked. The pics posted were taken right after I pulled the shoes out the box. The shoes came completely laced with no 'new shoe inserts', meaning no paper or anything. It was just two shoes in a box. I didn't want used shoes, but I'm not going to return them because I paid $16 for a decent pair of hiking boots.