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Re: My worst was with a Tube retailer in the 1980's

whose store was on a main street and he had *acres* of shelf space stacked with Mullard and Telefunken tubes + much other exotica
When I enquired about a pair of ECC83 Mullards, he said "Nah, don't have any" crossed his arms, spun on his heel and walked off into the depths of the store. I'd driven some considerable distance; after he'd already confirmed by 'phone, the price, and the fact he had these in stock
I vaulted the counter; grabbed a pair of Mullard ECC-83's that were prominently displayed and yelled out "Hey, looks you have these after all!" at which point the old boy reappeared in a huff and reluctantly took my money
I swore I would never visit his store again; ( and didn't ) but years later I discovered I'd bought a book he'd written
I gave the book away to a friend with some tube amps; the Mullards lasted for years

Grins


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