"Jim Candela" wrote...

Gerry,

I was not being critical of your prices at all. I am
just amazed at what this stuff goes for.

It's supply and demand at its finest really. And in the
case of Gerry's list, it was RCA stuff, which is highly
desirable and more valuable as a result.

I am a Ham operator,

Aha! No offense meant AT ALL Jim, but as a group
hams are the cheapest bunch on the planet! They
cut out sections of old soup cans to make tuning
vari-caps. They are very creative in saving a buck
in many ways, but they are also CHEAP! ;-)

and typicially at the larger "swap meets", there are
dozens of folks selling tubes. These stocks are getting
pretty picked over, and tube boxes are falling apart.

Yes, they sure are. I don't even go anymore - well
maybe I'll go to something real close by...

Even so bargains are there, and some really good
deals too. It is kind of a challenge to seek out
and find a NOS 12BH7 for a buck or two.
That however is the exception.

How true!

It is strange however when I come home with a
sack full of odd tubes, and I get strange looks
from the wife as I oogle over a 5651 gas reference,
or the 4 boxes I just got of NOS 6111 leaded
dual miniature triodes. I love this stuff!

Me too, and I really enjoyed your post. Thanks for
sharing your thoughts, it was a pleasure to read 'em.

And one last thing - Gerry Engoron is a top shelf
guy who I respect very much for his honesty and
integrity. If he posts something for sale, you know
he's going to be a fair seller!

Jim McShane
Need Tubes? Got a H-K Citation (Pre) Amp?
Check http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane
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