Why do sellers on ebay list products as new, but they're out of the original package?

-If it's new, then that means its never been used and never opened from the package on my opinion.New means unused

plenty people have things that they take out of the packaging and never use,

so that's why they are newItems have to comply with ebay's defintions. If you think they don't and you buy the item and are not satisfied, contact the seller - and if that doesn't work, contact ebay.
this my refer to the state or condition of which the goods are in.