For the price of about $8 and free shipping, they were a great value! Both gloves were in working condition when they came in the mail; you just have to remove the plastic tag on the battery pack which you had to access through a Velcro seal. The gloves run small, I have pretty small hands and they fit well on me. The person I bought them for has significantly larger hands, but he was still able to fit into them and he said it is good for light shows since it is very "snug." The gloves had multiple settings ranging from a strobe setting with all three colors to constant glow of a single color. The switch to turn on the gloves was easy to figure out and was the same switch to switch light settings. I've already seen a light show performed with the gloves and it was amazing!