[berettafan]

I would've assumed I was getting the original part (or an identical one made by the same people) as well.

Dunno about 'deceptive' though. My guess is Pelican is just too big to accurately assess every product they re-sell and as such you're going to find bits here and there that aren't what you thought. The implication of 'deceptive' is that Wayne himself held the part in his hand along with an NOS part and said "hmmm....not nearly as nice so lets just dance around the truth in the description so we can sell these damned things". I just don't believe that is the case.

As an interesting aside i've lost interest in dealing with Stoddard after getting the most pitiful excuse for a gas tank support during my front pan replacement. No mention in the description of it being a crap part whatsoever. But then I was at Hershey and they had what were labled as ss S caliper pistons for a fraction of what others charge. So......I guess it just takes a while to learn the lay of the land with replacement parts. I'm new to this and suspect that most old car buffs could tell the same stories no matter what their brand of choice.

Certainly pictures of every part would help clarify a bit.