I removed from the box examined everything to ensure it's not damaged. I tried it out with an old lightbulb and it worked great. I was going to switch the shade on the lamp but I couldn't figure out how to remove the old one. I now know there are videos that show how so I would recommend watching those. Extra shade is a blue teal color when held up to light. I do not know if the blue shade is used or new. If used it is still in like new condition.