Stansport Tent Poles Push-Button Lock

Not particularly happy with the state the poles arrived in, but they will do since I need them for an upcoming camping trip. I ordered two of these aluminum telescoping tent poles thinking they were new. However, upon arrival both packages had holes large enough for the poles to slip thru (suggesting these had already been opened), both have multiple scuff marks along most of the length, and one has rusty looking scratch marks. Despite the cosmetic flaws I'm choosing to keep them. I will be scrubbing and repainting the damaged areas in the hopes that will prevent the rust from getting worse. I intend to use these for making an awning off my Tacoma. Minor modifications I made: ~I personally found it a little tricky sometimes to line up the pin with the holes so I made marks on each pole using a sharpie pen and that has helped make setup consistently quicker. ~The tips are too large for my Kelty tarp so I added a few larger grommets so these poles can work with it (grommet kits are easy to use and inexpensive) ~Drilled some extra holes on each pole as they are still pretty tall even at the lowest setting. These modified shorter settings have beem nice for angling the tarp at lower/steeper angles in windy+rainy conditions which are common in the PNW. Update 7/21/2019 poles still work great, no issues thus far. Imo they seem sturdier than some of the slimmer aluminum telescoping poles that are collapsible. We frequently camp at the coast where it is windy, and when staked out properly these poles have handled mild to moderate winds very well (5- 18mph wind+ 20-28mph gusts are the range that these have been used in according to wind forecasts from NOAA), and they have not failed to date (i.e. fall over or bend).