I guess the assumption is, if it's got the original box, it's probably NOS.
It does seem kinda pricey, but it's possible that he will get that. If he had the pair, they would probably be gone by now.
Ya, I knew that, I bought some NOS wheel well trim, tailights buckets, and things of that sort for my truck, but the packaging said "Ford" on it, I couldn't tell with this one.