Does this speaker look "new" to you?

Peavey didn't have the replacement speaker basket I needed, so I found one on eBay. It was listed as a NEW Scorpion speaker basket. The guy screwed around for a while, but finally sent it to me. It got here today, and I don't think it looks "new." The mounting holes look used... but maybe that's just how the aluminum frames were machined. The terminals look like they've had connectors on them... but maybe the seller was just testing the voice coil or something???

What really gets me is the goopy stuff that has been slathered along the edge of the speaker in about a six to eight inch long area. Is this something speaker manufacturers sometimes do for some reason, or is this evidence of a "fix" or repair (indicating that this replacement basket is not, in fact, new)?
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/sean79sean79/speakerwhole.jpg
Here's a close up...
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/sean79sean79/speakerclose.jpg
What do you guys think? Thanks in advance. --Sean

Got a pic of the back showing numbers?

Got a pic of the back showing numbers?
It has a sticker on the frame that says:
S-12825
96000272
REPL. BSKT.
00013860
STOCK/SALES
00013750
71200633

There is also "H248" printed on the back of the cone material.

Does this help?

Have any of you guys seen something like this from the factory before?

Do you think it's an attempted "fix" for a bad cone?

I'm trying to figure out what to do with it - or what to tell the seller when I contact him. I'm sure someone here in the Amp forum has seen something like this before. Any ideas?