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OK I gotta ask. Why no more 6p3se / 6n3ce for sale other than on Ebay?

Posted by artemus on May 11, 2017 at 11:52:06:
I see them on Ebay,. They usually ship from Russia. Seem like decent tube sellers. Some even matched quads. But none from Jim McShane (I think) or any other tube supply house in the US (that I know of)

So why none from reputable sellers in the US? I bought my last ones from J McShane. But a bad rectifier took one out. Now I have 3 and need a 4th. Or a quad and a single. I'm not sure what to make of the ones on Ebay. I have a friend with a tube tester. But I'm not sure what to do with a set from Ebay, even if all is well. I can test them and match them (maybe). But I have separate bias adjustment for each tube (Latino ST-35)
Should I take the chance on the Ebay tubes? Check them to see if they work and are close in specs? Or should I leave them alone and stay with the Genelex KT-66?

Why none available in the US? Are they just not avail;able in the quantities needed to sell at a profit? Or are the ones left just not that good? Sorry if this has been answered. I've been gone for a good while.