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I was piddling around on Ebay looking for little trinket items that I might need that I don't have (aka, wasting time) and ebay's search engine pops up stuff I wasn't even looking for. Anyway, one of the items was a nose rocket 22528812 reproduction for a paltry $135. 135!!!! It never actually says it is NOS or imitation in the ad, but it sort of implies it's NOS. At least how I perceived it reading the ad.
This is not to stomp on anyone's ability to burn the unsuspecting, as it is perfectly legal to separate fools from their money as long as it's done in good faith. If you seek it, you inspect it, and buy it anyway knowing what it is for the high asking price, you would be the fool with the money. But don't be a fool.
Understand that the nose rocket for the 87/88 Cutlass is EXTREMELY RARE to find in NOS condition nowadays. You will more often pay dearly for NOS still in the baggie. But reproduction ones are just a boat ride from China away. THESE NEW ONES ARE ALL REPROS ON EBAY. Close inspection doesn't lend itself to NOS standards, although consensus is this is a decent repro overall. Obviously, if you don't have one or it's cruddy and busted, a repro would be better than nothing, but even so, buy it from The Parts Place. They sell the repros for $59 plus shipping. Save your $$. Or buy two for less than the price of some of the ebay ones.
www.thepartsplaceinc.com
Here's just one ebay ad for $135. I guess if idiots want to pay the price, then by all means, take their money, but you don't have to fall into that trap for this part. Every new repro part on ebay can more often than not be found somewhere else, and mostly for less. Shop around. If you hate the Parts Place and will never shop there, then don't buy it. Far as I know, they're the only source for this repro part.
I did a reproduction parts vs NOS comparison on the Olds dash emblem, 198 compressor decal and the 87-88 nose emblem here, in case anyone was interested:
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I was piddling around on Ebay looking for little trinket items that I might need that I don't have (aka, wasting time) and ebay's search engine pops up stuff I wasn't even looking for. Anyway, one of the items was a nose rocket 22528812 reproduction for a paltry $135. 135!!!! It never actually says it is NOS or imitation in the ad, but it sort of implies it's NOS. At least how I perceived it reading the ad.
This is not to stomp on anyone's ability to burn the unsuspecting, as it is perfectly legal to separate fools from their money as long as it's done in good faith. If you seek it, you inspect it, and buy it anyway knowing what it is for the high asking price, you would be the fool with the money. But don't be a fool.
Understand that the nose rocket for the 87/88 Cutlass is EXTREMELY RARE to find in NOS condition nowadays. You will more often pay dearly for NOS still in the baggie. But reproduction ones are just a boat ride from China away. THESE NEW ONES ARE ALL REPROS ON EBAY. Close inspection doesn't lend itself to NOS standards, although consensus is this is a decent repro overall. Obviously, if you don't have one or it's cruddy and busted, a repro would be better than nothing, but even so, buy it from The Parts Place. They sell the repros for $59 plus shipping. Save your $$. Or buy two for less than the price of some of the ebay ones.
The Parts Place
1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass/442/F85 HEADER PANEL ROCKET EURO EMBLEM GM 22528812
www.thepartsplaceinc.com
Here's just one ebay ad for $135. I guess if idiots want to pay the price, then by all means, take their money, but you don't have to fall into that trap for this part. Every new repro part on ebay can more often than not be found somewhere else, and mostly for less. Shop around. If you hate the Parts Place and will never shop there, then don't buy it. Far as I know, they're the only source for this repro part.
1987 1988 CUTLASS SUPREME 442 BROUGHAM SALON EURO HEADER PANEL EMBLEM #22528812 | eBay
<p>1987 1988 CUTLASS SUPREME 442 BROUGHAM SALON EURO HEADER PANEL EMBLEM #22528812. </p><br /><p>New beautiful view photos </p>
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I did a reproduction parts vs NOS comparison on the Olds dash emblem, 198 compressor decal and the 87-88 nose emblem here, in case anyone was interested:
CUTLASS - The Parts Place Purchase of Oldsmobile REPRO Parts for Comparison
Not to be snarky, are you complaining about 8 bucks for shipping and handling?
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