DerNebel on 16 November 2013
Someone on reddit shared a picture of how his PS4 arrived from Amazon
Looks like he wasn't the only one to get it like this, here's the thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/1qrawl/this_is_how_my_box_arrived_from_amazon_it_is_no/
That might explain some of the faulty PS4s...