This is a new Simfix I bought just last week. I have used it 3 times, and it is a great brush and lives up to the positive reviews. I just find the tips to be too soft for my taste. I prefer the scrubbier/scritchier old Simpsons I have. True, I have only used it a few times and it is not fully broken in yet, but it will only soften up, if at all, not the opposite, which is what I prefer, so... my loss is your gain. The brush has lost maybe 2 tiny hairs (not the long main bristles) each shave, which is not unexpected from a new brush. Not a shedder. Comes with the box and packaging as new. $155 including CONUS shipping and paypal fees.