[R-390] Re: 6C4? 6C4W? 6C4WA?

[David C. Hallam]

I wish we had hamfests in Florida like you seem to have.  Tube prices a
local hamfests are astronomical.  I have had very good success by selective
bidding on eBay.  On the other hand I have had good success in selling
audiophool type tubes on eBay at what I consider prices so high as to be
completely unimaginable.

David
KC2JD

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[mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Tim Shoppa
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 12:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [R-390] Re: 6C4? 6C4W? 6C4WA?


> Thanks for the advice on the 6C4 mixers. Now I can stop losing sleep
over it!  :-)
> I only have 6C4's - no W's or WA's. Tim's quick test was very
interesting.
> I have not yet seen 6C4WA's for under $5 in small quantities.

Most of the 6C4's, 6C4W's, 6C4WA's that I have bought in the past
couple years, I'm sure I paid less than $1 each for. Most all in JAN
packaging
(I do have a few sleeves of consumer, mostly RCA, 6C4's that aren't
JAN.)

I do occasionally forget about what I already have and "accidentally"
buy
some more. My wife isn't so sure it's accidental, but...

Street price from EXPENSIVE tube distributors (e.g. Antique Electronic
Supply)
has 6C4's for $3.50, 6C4WA's for $4.50, etc. There are a number of
individuals that sell NOS tubes for even lower prices but largely they
are not on the web.

Mostly E-bay prices for tubes are a factor of 30%-200% above the
EXPENSIVE tube distributors and are even higher compared to hamfest
prices, unless you happen across a large lot etc. It boggles the mind
that
people will competetively bid up prices to a factor of several beyond
what
you can buy them off the shelf for elsewhere.

Tim.
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