Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas

[mikeselectricstuff]

Ridiculous amount of glassware -  some nixies, a few vacuum gauges :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112548624241

[Electro Detective]

Wow! Tube Heaven   

I don't see it going past the 1st bid at $999

"SOLD AS IS! UNKNOWN IF WORKING , UNTESTED! UNSEARCHED,NEW, USED, AND DAMAGED!
SOME BOXES MAY BE EMPTY-SOME ITEMS MAY BE SCRATCHED, SCUFFED, DINGED, BROKEN, MISSING PARTS ETC. "

I reckon a back door offer for $600 and cash pickup ASAP will secure this lot 

I might be wrong...   

[SeanB]

Some really old 4pin valves there as well, along with a lot of common TV and radio tubes as well.  You could do a good resell on just the audio output tubes as well, selling them as tested matched pairs.

[edavid]

That box of Nixies would almost pay for the lot.

[Brumby]

It's going to interest someone .... but I reckon the one who gets it will be close enough to drive there.

These guys say they have "no idea" about this stuff - which may be a ruse to make you think they haven't skimmed the best of the lot ... or they may be being honest.  If they are being honest, I don't know how much I would trust them to pack so much glass .... nor the carrier who transports it all.

[Electro Detective]

Seller has 100% Feedback on over 1200 transactions, I'd gamble they are as legit as anyone can be with such vintage parts

BTW: The first bidder has done the click thing !   

6 days to go...

[ez24]

No bids on this $147,000 lot of tubes  (500,000).  Three out of focus pics on a $147k sale 

Sure are a lot of tubes on the market


http://www.ebay.com/itm/500-000-THOUSAND-NOS-NIB-TUBES-VALVES-VINTAGE-AUDIO-AMPLIFIER-STEREO-NEW-HI-FI/302347267849?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41376%26meid%3Dde16517c89024db99c5d7386725dc4ae%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D112548624241&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982

[Electro Detective]

No bids on this $147,000 lot of tubes  (500,000). Three out of focus pics on a $147k sale 

LOL, good find ez24 

easily the Ebay giggle of the week/month/year?   

Reason For Sale:  "...WE ARE SELLING THE BUSINESS SOON . TO DOWN SIZE IS A MUST... "




to MUST buy a working phone to take clear pictures, MUST open some boxes...and MUST pop prescribed meds for the camera shakes..  


Laughs aside, this Ebay seller also has 100% Feedback too, on over 3700 transactions

Hmmm...   

No shortage of other NIB NOS goodies either      and a couple of nice compact variacs, pots, tubes... whoa!   
www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=variac&_ssn=old_guy_radiola&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X.TRS0&_nkw=&_sacat=0

[b_force]

Mmm the good old days of tubes.
Were you could just design your circuit on the go.
(sometimes miss that)

[Electro Detective]

Current bid:

US $1,717.00

 [ 19 bids ]

4 days to go... 

I was wrong, this gear isn't going to be sold cheap   
 

[Electro Detective]

No bids on this $147,000 lot of tubes  (500,000).  Three out of focus pics on a $147k sale 

Sure are a lot of tubes on the market


http://www.ebay.com/itm/500-000-THOUSAND-NOS-NIB-TUBES-VALVES-VINTAGE-AUDIO-AMPLIFIER-STEREO-NEW-HI-FI/302347267849?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41376%26meid%3Dde16517c89024db99c5d7386725dc4ae%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D112548624241&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982

The 'Buy It Now' price has been pumped from $147,000  to $195,950.95   

Speculation that blurred photos of the  -lucky dip-  boxed up stock must be an Ebay bidders magnet, so they upped the price...?

 


"LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE MORE INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL.  GLAD TO GIVE MORE DETAILS
NOTE:   WE WILL ALSO TRADE FOR SILVER OR GOLD OR CASH
FREE PICK UP ." 

 
Free pickup works for me, why should I pay when I'm picking up        






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UPDATE: and another price change 


Was:
US $195,950.95   

You save:
$58,785.28 (30% off)   

Price:
US $137,165.67   




Update: "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available"     

[aargee]

The next 30 mins will be interesting... or not.  Auction is finishing. US$2092 presently.

[PaulAm]

$3550 + $500 shipping, ouch!

[SeanB]

Guess the scam account is another alias for the OP, they did not get the reserve/fool they were hoping for.

[DaJMasta]

There's a decent chance the tubes as parts are that valuable..... you've gotta be valuing the time spent sorting and listing them pretty low for that to be a reasonable investment, though.