You’re right, Cameron, although, and at the risk of appearing somewhat over-cautious/skeptical/jaded/suspicious, even during the nearly-endless waning days of the “bike boom”, there was no way to tell how much outright dangerous leftover dodgy-department-store gaspipe stock was deceptively “distributed” and re-badged under dozens of lesser-known “manufacturers”, not to mention, the potentially hundreds of promotional-retail-branded “prize giveaway” bikes, “road” and later “mountain” types (I apologize for my wordy drivel; it’s a curse).
Either way, I tend to err on the side of caution, and always recommend cpsc.gov searches when considering any purchase, especially of obsolete brands that haven’t survived.