I couldn't be more pleased with my Sony speaker purchase from Secondipity. I previously bought this same speaker to have as a music source in our kitchen. I liked it so much, I wanted to have another. I bought this second speaker from Secondipity as a "Certified Refurbished" speaker. It was shipped in a brown shipping box with only a charging. There were no instructions, or fancy Sony box. However, this speaker looks and performs like it was brand new. Who needs a fancy box, and as far as instructions go, if needed you can download them from the web. This is the second purchase that I have made from Secondipity and I hope to buy from them again. A+