hubleyman
12-23-2006, 11:23 AM
Merry Christmas One and All !!
Is it just me or are others sick and tired of seeing and/or purchasing parts being represented as "NOS" when half the time these items were purchased recently just to be resold for a higher price??? To me, NOS is supposed to be New OLD Stock, with the emphasis on OLD. It just kills me when I see something listed as NOS that's wrapped up in a shiny new Bar-coded plastic package.
Since I occasionally sell NOS parts I decided to come up with a system to help potential buyers identify the approximate age of the items they are considering spending their hard earned dollars on. Not that I expect others to follow along, but if you see me use this system on my auctions then you will know what the heck I'm talking about. And here's how it works:
If you see my listing showing NOS20, then that part is NOS and AT LEAST 20 years old. A plus or minus sign can be used as well. I will only state that time frame if I have owned the part for that long, or am lucky enough to have a date code or receipt or some other way to verify the actual age. Sometimes the original packaging can also help you date when parts were first sold. If I list a part as NOS25+ for example, then you will know it's at least 25 years old, and could be much older, but I can't verify the age any more accurate than that era. I plan on using 5 year increments for my parts just to keep it simple.
I don't see anything wrong with using this system on newer parts as well, such as NOS5 or NOS10, but I doubt many sellers would want to use that system since they are trying to pawn off basically new parts as TRUE NOS so they can get more money out of us.
Well that's about it.... What the heck am I doing up so late... I need to get some rest so I can get up early and start listing some good old NOS parts tomorrow (does that count as a plug for sales? Do I have to put a price on this thread?).....
Is it just me or are others sick and tired of seeing and/or purchasing parts being represented as "NOS" when half the time these items were purchased recently just to be resold for a higher price??? To me, NOS is supposed to be New OLD Stock, with the emphasis on OLD. It just kills me when I see something listed as NOS that's wrapped up in a shiny new Bar-coded plastic package.
Since I occasionally sell NOS parts I decided to come up with a system to help potential buyers identify the approximate age of the items they are considering spending their hard earned dollars on. Not that I expect others to follow along, but if you see me use this system on my auctions then you will know what the heck I'm talking about. And here's how it works:
If you see my listing showing NOS20, then that part is NOS and AT LEAST 20 years old. A plus or minus sign can be used as well. I will only state that time frame if I have owned the part for that long, or am lucky enough to have a date code or receipt or some other way to verify the actual age. Sometimes the original packaging can also help you date when parts were first sold. If I list a part as NOS25+ for example, then you will know it's at least 25 years old, and could be much older, but I can't verify the age any more accurate than that era. I plan on using 5 year increments for my parts just to keep it simple.
I don't see anything wrong with using this system on newer parts as well, such as NOS5 or NOS10, but I doubt many sellers would want to use that system since they are trying to pawn off basically new parts as TRUE NOS so they can get more money out of us.
Well that's about it.... What the heck am I doing up so late... I need to get some rest so I can get up early and start listing some good old NOS parts tomorrow (does that count as a plug for sales? Do I have to put a price on this thread?).....