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I purchased a rim labeled as NOS on ebay a few months ago. When it arrived it was a bit grubby, but there were no scratches and no wear to the braking surface. I gave a good look over, but it wasn't until I finally got around to lacing it up today that I noticed two eyelets directly opposite each other on the rim have very small cracks around them. Firstly, is it possible for eyelets to crack without a rim being laced? Unfortunately I received the rims about 6 weeks ago so I feel the seller would be within his/her rights not to refund me, but is it at least worth asking for one?