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In Reply to: Re: Is it time to sell our tubes? posted by Door Nail on February 23, 2007 at 01:53:47:
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I'll try my best to remember a few purchases but don't take it to the bank. I bought 100 Telly ECC83s (mail order)in the 1960s and paid 85 cents each. In the same order were 20 ECC803S' @ $1.15 each (I should have bought a garage full of them but who knew) There was an RCA tube store in my area sold nothing but tubes. He gave me a good deal was something like jobber less 10 less 5. I used to pay $1.85 for 7199s, $2.25 for 6CA7/EL34s, 5AR4/GZ34 for $1.55. There was also a TV supply house who sold GE and he used to charge $2.20 for 6CA7 fat bottles. EJ Korvettes used to sell Genalex and a matched pair of KT88s ran about $26.00. Fifty years ago the average house had more vacuum tubes then light bulbs. Tubes were plentiful and competition was keen.
don't discount what the cost of living was 40-50 years ago. the minimum wage in the mid '50's-'60's was between $1.00- $1.25/hr.To equal the same buying power today it would have to be somewhere near $10/hr if not more.That matched pair of Genelex KT 88 would be more than half a weeks pay at the minimum wage!! So $250/matched pair of Genelex KT 88's now really isn't more costly than it was then.If you could ever find a pair new that is.
That's what I meant by yesterday's dollars but even taking that into account...
- http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-MATCHED-QUAD-GOLD-MONARCH-GENALEX-KT88-TUBES-TUBE_W0QQitemZ290081572512QQihZ019QQcategoryZ64629QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (Open in New Window)
a fool and his money? Maybe it really is time to part with a few tubes!!Unless my adult son and off to college daughter have use for them I have more than enough for my lifetime.But then I just may have enough of most types for their lifetime also.
Best regards
Apparently several fools and those weren't even Gold Lions. If your chrilden are interested in tube equipment, NOS tubes make great gifts.
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