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>There are regular ebay sellers ON THIS LIST who insist that
>"OEM" means "I pulled it off a junk car."
I'm not siding with anyone here, but OEM does not mean the part is
new. Just that the part is not an aftermarket part.
>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.
I agree, but the problem is that nowadays a "show quailty" car
usually has been or needs to be restored to better than showroom new to be
considered for top honors at the larger National events. ie. An NOS bumper
may be good enough for a local show, but for a National Meet you better
have a top notch rechromed bumper on there. I've seen many
guys spend the bucks for an NOS bumper only to send it right out to be
rechromed.
Is it because the competition is that tight or is it because the
judges are that picky? I don't know.....
>"NOS does not always mean
100% PERFECT."
Exactly...here's a good
example of an NOS part that because of some shelf wear makes it NOT show
quality. Item # 8040192248 FWIW, this was my auction.
Randy
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