COTS parts that were in the kit?

[Dave Flowerday]

Browsing through the Q&A, I found this one that really puzzles me:

ID: 1766 Section: 5.2 Status: Answered Date Answered: 2/28/2005
Q: If no modifications have been made to the camera, so it is a COTS part, did it have to shipped in the crate? Rules <R23> and <R15> says it does not have to be shipped if it is a COTS part. Is this the correct interpretation?
A: The camera was part of the kit and should have shipped with your robot. You will not legally be able to use your camera and will not be able to truthfully sign the pledge at the bottom of the Inspection sheet. A second camera is a COTS item and could be used at the competition.

The only logical conclusion I can gather from this is that ANYTHING that was in the Kit of Parts that was not shipped with your robot is now illegal to use for the 2005 competition season. If this rule applies to the camera then it must apply to anything else in the KOP, right? So if a team decides to add some mechanism to their robot at their first competition and wants to use the KOP gearbox, or Skyway wheels, or the hall effect sensors, or even IFI spikes or speed controllers from the kit, they're just out of luck? Could a team who didn't ship these now-useless parts trade them with another team with the same parts, and then count them as off-the-shelf?