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In Reply to: RE: You mean to imply, gasp, that some folks on the internet may not be 100% honest? posted by Chip647 on February 24, 2016 at 05:08:14
I bought tubes on eBay many times in the past. Some sellers are reliable. Others are not. Unless you only find what you're looking for
there AND the seller has plenty of good feedbacks, keep shopping.
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I take all claims of "NOS" with a grain of salt. Occasionally you do stumble on the real deal at old TV repair shops and the like but that is very rare. I would not trust ANYTHING from ebay to be true NOS.
I prefer to buy (used) test as NOS tubes from reliable suppliers. The best sources are local guys found at Hamfests or online locally that I can meet in person and bring my tube tester along. There are some reliable sellers on ebay and other internet sites like Jim McShane's, Canuck Audio and thetubestore. Some suppliers like Partsconnexion have actually let me come to their offices with my tester to make sure I was happy. There are good people in the tube business and if you find them they can be a treasure. Never argue price with people like this. Unfortunately there are also a lot of people out there just looking to make a fast buck any way they can. These are the people that give "NOS" tubes a bad name and scare people away from trying them. Very unfortunate.
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"I can't compete with the dead" (Buck W. 2010)
"It would take me forever. I don't think I have forever" (Byrd 2015)
Knowning Byrd is a good idea, both from the standpoint of honesty and measurements.
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