N.O.S. Fenders

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Would you consider a painted fender to still be N.O.S? I saw some like that for sale somewhere and it raised that question in my mind,so I thought I'd see what others thought. I have always felt once a body part gets painted it is no longer N.O.S.,or at least not worth the same money. I mean,you don't buy parts from GM already painted and that's what N.O.S. means...stock,as in "off the shelf". It can be a never mounted used fender and certainly a valued piece,kinda like a new take off tailgate. Some say those are a better find than N.O.S.,which I agree with...but for different reasons. First,the factory painted those and we know there is no body work. Also,you get a complete assembly,not just the shell. With a painted N.O.S. body part,how do you know there's been no work done? How do you know it hadn't rusted and was covered up? I mean,one has to wonder why was it painted,right? How do we know it's N.O.S. at all and not a used fender stripped,fixed,and painted? I guess a savvy seller would at least use a low gloss black primer to simulate the factory finish. I dunno,what do you all think?