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[croat47]

Silver Spring, MD

Radio Vacuum tubes

I am not the guy with the tubes...but, thought someone else might be interested.

[jlsem]

Good luck to the seller. He wants $150 for about $20 at most worth of tubes.

John

[Palustris]

You see the same thing on epay all the time. A guy figures I have 100 tubes, they must be worth a dollar each so expects $100 for them. In reality they are all TV tubes and no one cares...

[croat47]

Sorry to waste the time and storage. Figured someone might want something for their re-vamp of vintage gear. Maybe someone offers $20 and two people win.

[chopchip]

Originally Posted by Palustris

You see the same thing on epay all the time. A guy figures I have 100 tubes, they must be worth a dollar each so expects $100 for them. In reality they are all TV tubes and no one cares...

how much do you expect to pay for a quad of el34s. there must be quite the price range in tubes. some sell for 100 bucks each some say that 150 tubes aint worth 20 bucks. i bought two tv tubes for 5 dollars for a small amp project. they sound great. who sells 140 tubes for 20 dollars?

im new to tubes so im curious about this variation in pricing. i know there is a lot of fraud in the audio industry. cables for 6000 dollars, 1000 dollar 2 foot power cords all a delusion and fraud imho. or super tweeters up to 100khz that only a bat can hear.

[Palustris]

"how much do you expect to pay for a quad of el34s. [sic]"

I said quite succinctly, I thought, "they are all TV tubes"!

"who sells 140 tubes for 20 dollars?"

Some one with a bunch of TV tubes.

[jrn77478]

Originally Posted by chopchip

how much do you expect to pay for a quad of el34s.

Depends heavily on the tubes. A quad of NOS Mullards is worth far more than a quad of current production Chinese or Russian tubes of the same designation. Adding to the confusion is the fact that many ebay sellers seem to think that any old el34 (or whatever) they have should be priced as if it were something special. They must get some takers, 'cause they're always at it.

[anatech]

There always seems to be someone out there who will pay far too much for what is offered. Ebay works because people are buying things they don't know much about. That and everything is always in good condition and working fine. Right.

Ebay prices represent the absolute maximum amount of money that someone would pay at the instant in time. More often than not, the goal is "winning" the auction, not buying something at a good price.

Hi Aaron,
There are some good tubes in there. A couple. The rest are TV type tubes. None are matched and they truly are not worth what your acquaintance is asking. Gold digger, sorry.

-Chris

[chopchip]

Originally Posted by jrn77478

Depends heavily on the tubes. A quad of NOS Mullards is worth far more than a quad of current production Chinese or Russian tubes of the same designation. Adding to the confusion is the fact that many ebay sellers seem to think that any old el34 (or whatever) they have should be priced as if it were something special. They must get some takers, 'cause they're always at it.

so how much would you pay for a quad of matched mullards and where do you get them?

thanks

[anatech]

Hi chopchip,
My own opinion on your question?
Why? Why buy NOS anything when there are some excellent current production tubes out there. Russians make excellent tubes. They are every bit as good as US or English tubes, and more consistent with more modern build methods. The only trick is getting the right tube.

Example. Sovtek is a Russian tube numbered to the closest North American number. Electroharmonix are carefully done reconstructions of what were accepted to be the better tube designs, so those numbers are correct in as much as the characteristics agree with the type number they wear.

I have both NOS tubes, and new Sovtek and Electroharmonix tubes on hand. I've used tubes since the 70's. I have to say that new Electroharmonix are what I prefer. I'll happily sell an NOS tube for the going rate and replace it with an Electroharmonix and some other stuff. Maybe a new meter or jewelery for my wife. Honest!

Finally, those "NOS Mullard" tubes may be made by Telefunkin or other factory. Tubes were a commodity item back then. I even had some Heathkit test gear that used Mullard tubes (NOS, OEM). Heathkit did not buy the best tubes for their kits. They bought good quality tubes for the going rate, so that time the Mullard tubes were less expensive. The truth can really bite sometimes I guess.

I wonder what the going price is on a quad of McIntosh 6550C's is? I have a set that are brand new from McIntosh, they are labeled "McIntosh" on the bottles. They came wrapped in bubble wrap, no boxes.

-Chris