It was supposedly "new, out of box". Everything about it looked brand new, phone itself had no blemishes, and had the microsoft and verizon logos on the front top as it should. The battery and back cover made me wonder though. The battery has no markings of any kind on it. All of the pictures I have seen online show the battery having a part number and specs printed on it, as you would expect. The back cover has no verizon branding at all.
My phone was definitely having issues on the 17th, as it would jump from 100% charge down to mid 80's in the matter of a few minutes. At one point, it shut off completely, and when I plugged it in, I could not turn it on, it would just show the charging symbol. Whatever issue it was having seems to have gone away. This morning, I turned my phone on at around 7am and it was at 99%. I have used my phone for 1-2 short phone calls, a few texts, a few emails, and to check out some xbox messages. It is currently 1:47pm, and it is at 75%. For about 7 hours of light usage, I can't complain too much. Way better than how it was behaving before.