well, it depends. The discs are loose when they are taken out a lot, which makes me think my supposedly "new" $20 Amazon.com-bought copy of FF8 was used, then cleaned, then just repackaged (because there was no sticker thing on top that said "Final Fantasy VIII"). Damn amazon.com *shakes fists in air*!!!
But for my FF9 discs, they were not loose, which (even though there was no sticker on the top) makes me think they just opened it for verification of the product.