StarParts are a separate product line that Mercedes came up with to continue to
provide maintenance parts for older models. For example, if you go to a dealer
to buy an oil filter for a car with an M112, you can’t get an “official” MB
part - that’s a “gray box” part. You’ll get a StarPart
I couldn't post photos but the two boxes the spark plugs came in were
different. On the higher priced ones the box was blue and white marked
"Mercedes Benz Star Parts" and the Ebay ones came in a silver and white box I
have seen for many years.
A search of the internet showed the "Mercedes
