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Title: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: mikeselectricstuff on September 02, 2017, 07:48:51 am

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

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112548624241 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/112548624241)
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: Electro Detective on September 02, 2017, 08:06:52 am
Wow! Tube Heaven   8)

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...   ::)
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: SeanB on September 02, 2017, 04:31:44 pm
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.
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: edavid on September 02, 2017, 04:45:14 pm
That box of Nixies would almost pay for the lot.
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: Brumby on September 03, 2017, 04:00:14 am
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.
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: Electro Detective on September 04, 2017, 11:01:57 pm
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 !   :clap:

6 days to go...
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: ez24 on September 05, 2017, 05:43:40 am
No bids on this $147,000 lot of tubes  (500,000).  Three out of focus pics on a $147k sale  :palm:

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 (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)
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: Electro Detective on September 05, 2017, 09:07:25 am
No bids on this $147,000 lot of tubes  (500,000). Three out of focus pics on a $147k sale  :palm:


LOL, good find ez24  :-+

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

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..   :phew:


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

Hmmm...   :-//

No shortage of other NIB NOS goodies either    :o  and a couple of nice compact variacs, pots, tubes... whoa!   :P
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 (http://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)


Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: b_force on September 05, 2017, 01:37:50 pm
Mmm the good old days of tubes.
Were you could just design your circuit on the go.
(sometimes miss that)
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: Electro Detective on September 07, 2017, 08:26:02 am
Current bid:

US $1,717.00

 [ 19 bids ]


4 days to go... 

I was wrong, this gear isn't going to be sold cheap   :popcorn:
 
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: Electro Detective on September 07, 2017, 08:34:05 am
No bids on this $147,000 lot of tubes  (500,000).  Three out of focus pics on a $147k sale  :palm:

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 (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   :o

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

 :palm: :palm:


"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     ???   



:-//


================

UPDATE: and another price change  :clap: :clap:


Was:
US $195,950.95    :bullshit:

You save:
$58,785.28 (30% off)   :bullshit: :bullshit:

Price:
US $137,165.67   :-*




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


Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: aargee on September 11, 2017, 09:41:35 pm
The next 30 mins will be interesting... or not.  Auction is finishing. US$2092 presently.
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: PaulAm on September 12, 2017, 01:54:39 am
$3550 + $500 shipping, ouch!
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: SeanB on September 13, 2017, 08:15:42 pm
Guess the scam account is another alias for the OP, they did not get the reserve/fool they were hoping for.
Title: Re: Huge lot of valves/tubes, Austin Texas
Post by: DaJMasta on September 13, 2017, 09:04:41 pm
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.