Review on Kurt Adler 10 Inch Skellington Nutcracker by Gerald Mohammed

collecting nutcrackers for my son. The first one we got had the badge on the front falling off, the base was scratched, something sticky spilled on it, it looks like second hand. I returned one to the other, there is a nameplate but it's all scratched, there's glue to apply to the base and it was very dirty. I have cleaned and stored it but I don't understand how the new ones look like this, why is it scratched and dirty? The figure itself is very cute, but the base leaves a lot to be desired. Are returned items sent back to customers? This has never happened with other items, but it definitely makes me suspicious of other Kurt Adler Nutcrackers.