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In Reply to: Used Tubes-Risky posted by The Decameron on July 26, 2006 at 10:34:30:
The Decameron, hi. I read you loud and clear. It happened to me years ago with a pair of Arcturus blue globe 2A3 that I had to have.You have to Know the person from whom you are buying. I cannot stress this enough. All the yada yada about tested and working, measured, is negated entirely by the "absolutely no returns" earmark.
This says to me that this deal is a big time crap shoot.That said and because they have more internal structural mass power tubes must be properly packed to arrive undamaged. They have to have lots of cushioning to survive. Antique Electronic Supply ( to name just one vender ) knows how to pack and ship tubes. They nest rubber banded boxes deep in plastic peanuts. Remember, all it takes is one good mechanical shock to shatter a filamentary cathode or knock something cockeyed inside a beam tube.
Over time you can compile a list of Trustworthy venders. It is all about Trust - something seemingly anathema to e-bay.
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