"As New", "NOS", etc

NOS is a scam. I agree it is usually a used item some still had the box for, and it looks really nice.
Like sealed LPs.. Not likely unless you KNOW the owner.

I treat any claim of NOS as used but looks good and has original box etc.

You are right. All these "NOS" offers are wrong.

NOS IS New in the Box.
Normally you can get those only from dealers who bought thousands for a few pence/piece (most boxes had 1000 in it) and now they can realize a better rating than Apple shares :-)

As new ,NOS all Jive!!

I saw an ad today for a piece that had been described as opened two weeks ago and used for 30 minutes being sold "as new". If this is accurate, I would agree that "as new" is a reasonable description. What was also interesting is that the seller had a discount of 7% from MSRP. I would rather just by new I think.

I just did by some NOS tubes from a company that I trust as being truly NOS. I am sure that many are not really NOS. I really wonder who buys these from e-bay?