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RE: A friend of mine has access to a Motorola warehouse behind a store that has operated since the late 40s. NOS tubes

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In Reply to: RE: A friend of mine has access to a Motorola warehouse behind a store that has operated since the late 40s. NOS tubes posted by jdaniel@jps.net on February 13, 2021 at 10:01:37

Does he need a partner to go in with some cash? Is this anywhere near Texas? I'd be interested in participating for the purpose of providing affordable tubes to builders and tube lovers who can't otherwise afford to get in the game.

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No where near Texas - jdaniel@jps.net 08:00:33 02/14/21 (0)
He's going to make his best offer, and I told him about your knowledge and enthusiasm, we'll see what happens.

I can't make any promises but IF the offer is taken, we'll put together an inventory and I'll urge him contact you privately.
RE: A friend of mine has access to a Motorola warehouse behind a store that has operated since the late 40s. NOS tubes - rivervalley817 21:06:20 02/13/21 (5)
jeez ... $200.00 ??? that's a no brainer

a quad of almost anything in those boxes would cover that

well, a sawbuck or two anyway

regards,
- RE: A friend of mine has access to a Motorola warehouse behind a store that has operated since the late 40s. NOS tubes - Triode_Kingdom 08:28:20 02/14/21 (4)
  Thanks, keep me posted. I have a good inventory of tubes for my own use, but I'm sure that's not the case for a lot of the hobbyists and builders on these forums. Above all, let's hope the lot he found doesn't get tossed out.
  
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  - He was able to grab 50 before they pressured him to wrap things up. - jdaniel@jps.net 13:29:04 02/15/21 (3)
    Here's one pretty decent tube, one opened, 4 unopened. (Left) And a couple of the larger one.
    - RE: He was able to grab 50 before they pressured him to wrap things up. - Triode_Kingdom 15:14:06 02/15/21 (2)
      I was thinking they would probably have some of the external anode tetrodes lying around. The 8877 is a nice one, used to be popular in ham radio HF kilowatt amps. The smaller ones like 4CX150 and 4CX250 were also popular at one time, mostly for VHF repeaters. What do you mean they "pressured him to wrap things up"? I hope you don't mean the rest were thrown away.
      
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      - RE: He was able to grab 50 before they pressured him to wrap things up. - jdaniel@jps.net 18:33:20 02/15/21 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: He was able to grab 50 before they pressured him to wrap things up. posted by Triode_Kingdom on February 15, 2021 at 15:14:06
        
        I see that Eimacs (new?) go for around $2k. I wonder if NOS is less or more desirable? My friend got five of them, so no complaints. He also grabbed some Tung sols and some other cools stuff for $300 altogether.
        
        As for "winding things up," we've all been there as collectors: one sibling says, "take everything, just buy me a six pack," but then another sibling shows up and is far more cautious and suspicious of anything that one is interested in. Granted, it's their stuff, they inherited after all.
        
        Good news is that it's all going into storage sheds.
        
        RE: He was able to grab 50 before they pressured him to wrap things up. - Triode_Kingdom 18:02:00 02/16/21 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: He was able to grab 50 before they pressured him to wrap things up. posted by jdaniel@jps.net on February 15, 2021 at 18:33:20
        
        " it's all going into storage sheds. "
        
        That's good. Be a major shame to see it hauled to the dump.
        
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