Are u sure it is brand new? Why would they produce V9 over S9?
In exact condition as my s9..as new. Smells new...dont know. As long as it hashes, its all good.
I can confirm they seem completely new to me as well. No evidence of dust or signs of wear.
I bought 2, only bought them because i have Solar the one i got to day seems new, looks new, has been running for about 8 hours with no HW errors yet, at a good steady stable 4 th ... may overclock it some later on .
temps B1 5o c B2 47c B3 53c
haven't measured the power usage, probable won't . to me the only set back that makes it useless is the power it uses, I 'm mining BCH with a A6 .. for the hell of it .
in fact i bought my two from CryptoCrane on amazon , wonder if the guy here is the same one ?. no big deal if not i don't really care ... i had to ask out of wonder.