What is the definition of NOS related to Arcade Collecting??

NEW OLD STOCK = Never distributed, never used, never sold, etc, stock.
Doesn't matter who made it or what it was. It rolled off the machines,
and never did anything from there.

- Matt


- Matt

arcadedreams.com wrote:
> My definition is as follows:
>
> NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
>
> A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
> condition.
>
> John
> Arcadedreams.com
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Can't add much to this.... Never used original stock. Not "new
reproduction". The actual condition of that "New Old Stock" can be
quite variable.

- Don

arcadedreams.com wrote:
> My definition is as follows:
>
> NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
>
> A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
> condition.
>
> John
> Arcadedreams.com
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Yes, I understand regarding the warehouse wear and tear. My problem is
with people selling reproduction artwork as NOS. There definition is
NEW or OLD STOCK. Please Respond!


cnlmoore wrote:
> Yes, but it does not mean the item will be mint or perfect. I've received
> many NOS cpo's that look like they've been laying on a garage floor for
> years, dirt, grime, peeling paper and dirty adhesive. It's still NOS as it
> hasn't been applied...but certainly not mint.
>
> Chris M
>
> "arcadedreams.com" <jww317khm.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:1150950812.080925.146120@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > My definition is as follows:
> >
> > NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
> >
> > A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
> > condition.
> >
> > John
> > Arcadedreams.com
> >
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Matty, Are you saying that reproduction art today can be considered
NOS. Please Advise to " Doesn't matter who made it "??

John
Arcadedreams.com
Matty-t wrote:
> NEW OLD STOCK = Never distributed, never used, never sold, etc, stock.
> Doesn't matter who made it or what it was. It rolled off the machines,
> and never did anything from there.
>
> - Matt
>
>
> - Matt
>
> arcadedreams.com wrote:
> > My definition is as follows:
> >
> > NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
> >
> > A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
> > condition.
> >
> > John
> > Arcadedreams.com
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Technically, repro art work can be NOS. Perhaps a good term to start
using would be NOS OEM (original equipment mfg) for non repro items?


-Stephen



arcadedreams.com wrote:
> Matty, Are you saying that reproduction art today can be considered
> NOS. Please Advise to " Doesn't matter who made it "??
>
> John
> Arcadedreams.com
> Matty-t wrote:
>
>>NEW OLD STOCK = Never distributed, never used, never sold, etc, stock.
>>Doesn't matter who made it or what it was. It rolled off the machines,
>>and never did anything from there.
>>
>> - Matt
>>
>>
>> - Matt
>>
>>arcadedreams.com wrote:
>>
>>>My definition is as follows:
>>>
>>>NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
>>>
>>>A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
>>>condition.
>>>
>>>John
>>>Arcadedreams.com
>
>
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This was discussed a while ago and I believe the consensus was that
Repro stuff did not constitute NOS, except something like a "Willis"
Repro, I believe the "Old" in NOS referred to parts that have aged,
like a fine wine
Some people have even said NOS means New Original Stock.
But the problem with this lies in the same issue of people calling
something "Mint" There really is no standard to go by...
arcadedreams.com wrote:
> Matty, Are you saying that reproduction art today can be considered
> NOS. Please Advise to " Doesn't matter who made it "??
>
> John
> Arcadedreams.com
> Matty-t wrote:
> > NEW OLD STOCK = Never distributed, never used, never sold, etc, stock.
> > Doesn't matter who made it or what it was. It rolled off the machines,
> > and never did anything from there.
> >
> > - Matt
> >
> >
> > - Matt
> >
> > arcadedreams.com wrote:
> > > My definition is as follows:
> > >
> > > NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
> > >
> > > A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
> > > condition.
> > >
> > > John
> > > Arcadedreams.com
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Yes, but it does not mean the item will be mint or perfect. I've received
many NOS cpo's that look like they've been laying on a garage floor for
years, dirt, grime, peeling paper and dirty adhesive. It's still NOS as it
hasn't been applied...but certainly not mint.

Chris M

"arcadedreams.com" <jww317khm RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> My definition is as follows:
>
> NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
>
> A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
> condition.
>
> John
> Arcadedreams.com
>
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And, sometimes the repro is actually better quality.

Ron

"Don" <dlhenson DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Can't add much to this.... Never used original stock. Not "new
> reproduction". The actual condition of that "New Old Stock" can be
> quite variable.
>
> - Don
>
> arcadedreams.com wrote:
>> My definition is as follows:
>>
>> NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
>>
>> A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
>> condition.
>>
>> John
>> Arcadedreams.com
>
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John,

My definition comes in a literal sense. Although Grammar is not my
speciality, Take the term for what it is:

New Old Stock

New - Never used in any manner it was intended for.

Old - Beyond it's model/marketing sales term. (Ie. discontinued, etc)

Stock - A product of manufacture.

NOS should not be used as a stand alone term to describe the products
origin. It should be coupled and used as a description externsion of
the condition of the product. Ie.

"This control panel overlay is REPRODUCTION. It is NOS and has never
been applied or mishandled and was kept stored in a cool dry place for
the last 5 years."

- Matt


arcadedreams.com wrote:
> Matty, Are you saying that reproduction art today can be considered
> NOS. Please Advise to " Doesn't matter who made it "??
>
> John
> Arcadedreams.com
> Matty-t wrote:
> > NEW OLD STOCK = Never distributed, never used, never sold, etc, stock.
> > Doesn't matter who made it or what it was. It rolled off the machines,
> > and never did anything from there.
> >
> > - Matt
> >
> >
> > - Matt
> >
> > arcadedreams.com wrote:
> > > My definition is as follows:
> > >
> > > NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
> > >
> > > A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
> > > condition.
> > >
> > > John
> > > Arcadedreams.com
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Matty, I'd agree with you completely.... if people would actually advertise
that way. Unfortunately you're lucky to just get a NOS identifier and just
guess the rest...

Really, it's buyer beware. If you're considering buying then ask. If the
seller doesn't know or won't answer then you have to consider the risk.

"Matty-t" <matthews DeleteThis @audio-doctors.com> wrote in message
news:1151007776.536008.131980@y41g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> John,
>
> My definition comes in a literal sense. Although Grammar is not my
> speciality, Take the term for what it is:
>
> New Old Stock
>
> New - Never used in any manner it was intended for.
>
> Old - Beyond it's model/marketing sales term. (Ie. discontinued, etc)
>
> Stock - A product of manufacture.
>
> NOS should not be used as a stand alone term to describe the products
> origin. It should be coupled and used as a description externsion of
> the condition of the product. Ie.
>
> "This control panel overlay is REPRODUCTION. It is NOS and has never
> been applied or mishandled and was kept stored in a cool dry place for
> the last 5 years."
>
> - Matt
>
>
> arcadedreams.com wrote:
>> Matty, Are you saying that reproduction art today can be considered
>> NOS. Please Advise to " Doesn't matter who made it "??
>>
>> John
>> Arcadedreams.com
>> Matty-t wrote:
>> > NEW OLD STOCK = Never distributed, never used, never sold, etc, stock.
>> > Doesn't matter who made it or what it was. It rolled off the machines,
>> > and never did anything from there.
>> >
>> > - Matt
>> >
>> >
>> > - Matt
>> >
>> > arcadedreams.com wrote:
>> > > My definition is as follows:
>> > >
>> > > NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
>> > >
>> > > A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
>> > > condition.
>> > >
>> > > John
>> > > Arcadedreams.com
>
 >> Stay informed about: What is the definition of NOS related to Arcade Collecting?? 

To me, NOS (new old stock) means original OEM parts that never got
used. I recently purchased some "NOS Atari Missile Command fire
buttons" off of the bay and when they showed up, I discovered that they
are definitely not NOS as the switches are completely different from
the originals that came with my MC... :-/

arcadedreams.com wrote:
> My definition is as follows:
>
> NOS=NEW OLD STOCK
>
> A. original artwork or parts that are in a state of new or unused
> condition.
>
> John
> Arcadedreams.com
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Anthony Pietrak wrote:
I've got plenty of NOS stuff sitting around that is pretty worthless
these days.

Heh, isn't that what free friday is for I'm sure there's plenty of
people who would love some of that "Worthless" stuff

Didn't Willis do the art for all Centuri games? I seem to remember
that Phoenix Sideart that was voted Best Artwork of the year thats been
on eBay a few times, saying that it was Willis. It's weird to think
thats the same company that does the absolutely demented Pac repro
stuff...
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