Whaaat is NOS?

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Any thoughts on this one (and the Zenittone dial) the ebay seller is offering as NOS?
 
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NOS = New Old Stock.

Stock that was made by the manufacturer, at the time of the original product, for the original product; that was not either/or not used, sold, retailed at that time and is now for sale in the new condition.

In some cases this may mean a purchased piece that was put away by the original purchaser, never used, and is in the same condition as it was when leaving the manufacturer.

If used extremely lightly and in perfect condition a piece may sometimes be referred to as near NOS condition.

It is not uncommon for sellers to claim a product is NOS, when to the trained eye it is clearly NOT.
 
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Any thoughts on this one (and the Zenittone dial) the ebay seller is offering as NOS?
Ah sorry didn't quite catch the cynicism at first 😜
 
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Let's start a petition to ban the term NOS from use on eBay. 😡
 
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Let's start a petition to ban the term NOS from use on eBay. 😡

This would be waaaaaaaaay down on the list of eBay seller practices I'd like to see banned. 😜
 
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NOS = New Old Stock.

That's a commonly held misconception. NOS actually means Not Overly Scratched. Check your Ebay to English dictionary.

This dial easily meets criteria.
 
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That's a commonly held misconception. NOS actually means Not Overly Scratched. Check your Ebay to English dictionary.

This dial easily meets criteria.
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That's a commonly held misconception. NOS actually means Not Overly Scratched. Check your Ebay to English dictionary.

This dial easily meets criteria.
I thought it was Nuts On S........ 😕
 
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NOS actually means Not Overly Scratched. Check your Ebay to English dictionary.

Wow, and here I thought it translated to Naturally Overstating Seller.
 
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Not that it's easy to put a price tag on such art(ifice), but $1000? This one's certainly Not On Sale!
 
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Hoping that some sucker bids USD 600. Sorry to see.