Kent,
Oh, please. Don't you have anything better to do? If you have it and it
is in it's original wrapper and it is unused, it's NOS as far as I'm concerned.
I'd pay what it is worth and be happy to get it. Your car must not need any
maintenance if your staying inside splitting hairs like this.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
"Kent J. Miller" wrote:
> So that means if I have a brand new, in the box, OEM replacement part that
> is designed to exactly replace a part that is original to the car, it is NOT
> a NOS part because I own it and I am not a factory supplier? Even if unused,
> once it falls into a consumers hands, it is considered USED. Therefore,
> there is such a thing as NOS used parts that are New, Old and Stock but
> unused!!
>
> I believe the common meaning of NOS is that it has not been used on a car
> yet. It may be NIB or without the box, etc. Example: I have a headlight
> gasket (Lucas part # 554279) that is still in it's original black, white and
> red paper envelope with the Lucas seal and it says "service part". I would
> call it a NOS part but it is used since I own it and I'm not a supplier, but
> it has never been on a car.
>
> My two pennies' worth...
>
> Kent
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Ramsey <dwramsey@worldnet.att.net>
>
> > I know we have talked about this one before. There is no such thing
> as
> > "NEW OLD STOCK" used parts. It must be the OLD part you have a problem
> > with. NOS is not used, it is new, it is old, and stock (as in a BMC part
> > that is new in the box (NIB) and dated during the production run of the
> car
> > it is intended for).
> >
> > > NOS used spridget parts anywhere.
> >
> > To the rest of the list be sure that Tom knows the difference between
> > NOS, OEM replacement, and Moss replacement before you buy, because Mike
> > doesn't.
> > Crash
> >
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