Not sure why everyone thinks EQMac is the bible for classic. I can tell you affirmatively that Hide was used on live in Classic and Kunark for quest turn ins. Specifically, the SK epic.
Here is something from 2002 (I know later than our timeline, but surely earlier than EQMac. The wayback machine didn't have any pages further back):
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Posted @ Sun, Aug 18th 2:14 AM 2002 Score: Good[4.00]
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NEXT--go to paineel..make a hotkey for hide you can click...give medallion to Gerot Kastane but DO NOT hit trade..use hotkey to hide and con him..when he is indifferent hit trade..this raises your truespirit faction..he will then give you a note to give back to his brother in kerra...
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Then later in 2003:
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Posted @ Sun, Nov 30th 2:56 PM 2003
I initially planned to do the quest legally from start to finish. In the end I skipped around so in order to avoid losing any pieces due to faction problems on *every* turnin I handed the item to the NPC then hit my HIDE button and /conned the NPC, making sure I was indifferent, then completing the trade (the shadowknight epic stays apprehensive throughout, just different levels of apprehensive. An indifferent /con bypasses any skipped steps).
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I am confident others can find better and earlier examples.