This is not one that you come across everyday, and I love it. Why was this not a thing in the first place? Not sure but I wish it was. Being a strat lover this thing speaks to me, i spent a while playing it. Something about the strat pick up in the neck is not quite like a strat, but it gives the tele a bit more character than the average one. I could go on about this guitar I really enjoy it. Condition wise, its obviously been used. That being said I think it's a very nice patina on this one. On the edges where the paint has worn it seems to me like someone might have sanded it down and made it that way intentionally, but thats just a guess. It has other paint chips and dings mostly on the body but I find it fits this guitar well. As always I recommend a set up and new strings to your specs although I think this one plays great as is. Comes in a hard shell case. Thanks for looking!