As far as I know the package came from a shop that closed down (now why would that be in these fantastic Amiga days) and the card was never even used and only taken out of the box to make pictures of it. It has a brandnew 5,25" drive in it, never used. Of course this doesn´t have much use anymore these days ...
Cyberus : the difference between "brandnew" and "as new" or "like new" is that in the last two cases they must have been used before but still look in good shape. It´s like Vesalia still sells A1200´s that they found in an unknown warehouse and had been there for years after the production has stopped. Then how do you want to call those A1200´s they sell at Vesalia ?? Used ?? As new and therefor used ?? Like new because they look new but are years old though never used

What word can I use which doesn´t offend people but still tells the story

:-?
bludger : if you want more info then feel free to ask. There is no secret to that card :-)
Zac67 : no, Frits didn´t touch the board at all so no static electricity could have beeen transferred between the cat and the board. And for your information, Frits died two days ago of age and a lot of pain, couldn´t get his breath anymore so we had to put him to sleep forever ... so no more pictures of him ...