Well i asked and its been a week and no reply. It was from an online retailer, not a private sale.
If anyone is buying one advertised as "brand new unopened", ask some questions first.
Hi, sorry for not getting back to everyone.
Im definitely keeping it, already soft modded it, except for the language.
It was only €225 to Ireland with free shipping. Pretty sure it did come from Japan as it had Japanese newspaper around the box...