I've been unable to replicate this issue but it occurs very often ever since the 1.21 update. The quality of dropped items from other players or items taken from player bodies don't always reflect what they actually are. Pristine clothes/armor/magazines are actually badly damaged/damaged/worn and won't appear to be until you relog.
This also affects magazines by showing them full when they're actually not, sometimes unable to be unloaded at all without relogging.