cheryl,
hahaha... just to share with u my story on pass-down playpen..
b4 i bought a new playpen for my son, my hb's colleague oso offered to pass his used playpen to us.. we happily accepted it thinking we could save some $$, maybe just changed a new mattress and buy new bedsheet set, etc..
when we opened up the playpen to check as i insisted (lucky man), it has an unbearable foul smell and the condition is rather bad that i dun think i can let my son sleep in it.. we tried to clean it thoroughly but the smell is still there.. i think it's due to the keeping for few months w/out ventilation..
in the end, we went to buy a new playpen for my son.. haha..
so u feel "tui".. it might be a blessing in disguise.. :=P