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Sep 17, 2012, 07:24 PM	#15
TheMailMan78 Banstick Dummy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crystal River, FL Posts: 15,112 (6.92/day) Thanks: 1,337 Thanked 6,834 Times in 3,741 Posts System Specs	I have never gotten a bare OEM box for anything. Everything I get comes in retail.