@Reguga Both the current drop and the previous drop are for brand new headphones.
The previous shipment was supposed to reach before Christmas. However, due to some logistics issues, the shipment only reached Drop's New Jersey warehouse at the end of January.
In January, FedEx announced national service disruption due to storm and severe weather.
The shipment was stuck in the Fedex transit warehouse. The growth of mold was likely due to extreme weather, high humidity, poor and prolonged storage conditions.
Please refer to the article link for the FedEx announcement - https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/01/24/fedex-express-announces-national-service-disruption-due-severe-weather/