OEM meaning

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There are regular ebay sellers ON THIS LIST who insist that   "OEM" means "I pulled it off a junk car."   My 2c on NOS - If it was manufactured by GM and came out of a GM box, and would have been the same part mounted on a GM car on the assembly line, it should be, by definition, show quality.  Show Quality should mean factory fresh, imperfections and all.  "NOS does not always mean 100% PERFECT."   Erik '69 Cutlass 'S' convertible getting better every day!     Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 00:10:48 -0700 From: "Infinite Space Systems, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: NOS, was Re: text too BIG? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-6-OLDS-F-85-PAIR-BACK-UP-ASSEMBLIES-NOS_W0QQitemZ4633814609QQcategoryZ34204QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem "NOS GM PART#910869 NOS MEANS NEW NEVER MOUNTED. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN 100% SHOW QUALITY. IT MAY HAVE SOME IMPERFECTIONS." What is it with this guy? All of his auctions, identified by Chris Witt, say the same thing. NOS means only one thing: New Olds Stock, new GM parts in the original GM box from the shelf of a GM dealer that were never sold and are left over from inventory at the GM dealer, PERIOD. NOS will be original GM parts, which will be show quality. What is this guy getting at? Inquiring minds want to know, ***now***! Milton Schick 1964 442 Cutlass [EMAIL PROTECTED]