2nd hand 268 cams - is it normal for there to be nicks/grooves down one of the cams?

[matth76 1]

Hi

I've just bought second hand 268 Eurospec cams for a golf vr6. I have been told they have done approximately 2k miles. They are silvery grey and I have noticed there are some random grooves/nicks right all the way down one of them... it looks as though it is from wear and tear, and also some strange reddish speckling on one of the 'lobes' where it would normally be silver... my question is will cams normally have a some scuffs and nicks like this etc if they have done around 2k miles?.. I assume they will if they are right in the head of the engine... but need to find out what these nicks are all the way down one of them.

Also should the word "Eurospec" be written anywhere on the cams?

Thanks for any help.

[matth76 1]

Anyone? Just to add, the "lobes" don't seem to have any nicks/grooves...it is just the main "stem" inbetween the lobes on one of them that has these strange wear marks all the way down.

[RIX 0]

when you mount the chain gear at the end you have too use a big plyer(tool) and they can leave maks,but that should only be on the rough part,the parts that run where it´s boltet and the lobes if they have marks the they need too be fix(regrindet/trowen out),there was a guy one the that had a supercharger on he was selling a pair off schrick and iam not thinking off vr6pete,some one else.