Just my two cents: I would generally rather have pulls, than new or old stock of unknown origin. The pull was likely taken from a working system. The old stock of unknown origin..., well, who knows? After the electrolyte debacle of a few years back I am much more picky about electrolytics (known brand, known lot and manufacture date, and especially traceable lineage back to manufacturer as a result of counterfeiting) than with semiconductors! I generally expect a "usual distributor" (e.g. not Jameco) to be selling me new good stuff with paperwork and packaging traceable back to the manufacturer. Jameco... well they're many steps up from Poly Paks in quality and customer service but still I order a couple of spares :-). Tim.