[Wavey]

I've been following this thread and biting my tongue, but I have to comment. Matt, I don't think Pelican has ever used "slippery sales tactics" or tried to "trick" you or anyone else. Your misundertanding is due to your own lack of knowledge about what the terms OEM, Genuine Porsche, etc. mean. I think you owe Pelican and Wayne an apology.

Regarding the country of origin, check out the Motronic DME that is currently listed in the Pelican classifieds. It's a new part which carries a Made in Germany label, yet the box is labeled Made in Spain. Where was it really manufactured? Was the warehouse selling that part trying to trick the buyer? I don't think so. It's just the international nature of the parts business, in fact nearly all manufacturing any more. A wholesaler could hardly go through the tens of thousands of parts they stock to verify the country of origin, or even the actual manufacturer. And even if they did, it could change tomorrow.

Final story - I was in the parts importing and distribution business for about ten years, mid-70's to mid-80's. We were the exclusive midwest distributor for Bosch, Lucas and Nipondenso at the time. We were owned by a much larger American parts distributor, so we also had access to the main American brands (Motorcraft, AC/Delco, etc.). We frequently had repair shops (not the foreign car specialists) insist on American parts for the foreign cars they were working on. So for example we'd ship a set of AC/Delco points or a distributor cap, for a VW, MG or Toyota. Guess what would be in the box. Bosch or Lucas or Nipondenso parts. It was the way of the world even then and it still is now, and no one is trying to trick you, nor can they possibly keep track of it all.