Estate sale score

[Smokebreak]

Went to a sale this morning for "electrical engineer meets Home Ec teacher",
and found the stash of tubes. I haggled to $25 for a bucket of 15. 5Y3's, 5U4GB's, JAN tungsol and sylvania 12a_7s,OA2, amongst others. Who knows what shape they are in but one was actually labeled "weak" with readings on it, so I'm hoping the rest are fine, as the gentlemen owned a tube tester that was for sale as well.
I also got 4 greenlee punches 5/8, 3/4, 1, 1 1/8" for $1.50 each. Got a few sprague NOS .039(?) caps and a .1. Who knows about those. I'm gonna post some pictures once I get organized as I'll need you guys help with the history and value of some of this stuff.
The bummer was that the belle of the ball, a beautiful old tube radio, with matching ornate external speaker, got snatched up as I walked in the door

[M Fowler]

Nice score I love sales like that.

I got a call from my brother-in-law last year about a sale with guitars so I headed straight there with check book and cash. Picked up four stringed instruments but the amps were all gone.

The Spragues should be fine, or at least I use old ones

Mark

[Blackburn]

Nice score, Smoke!

Where was I? Where in Texas are you?

[Smokebreak]

78704 in the 512. You?

[ampgeek]

Nice!
Looks like the deal of the century (hell...millennia!) on those punches if they are in decent shape.
Congrats!
Dave O.

[Reeltarded]

Treasure hunt. Great! Job on the punches. Fer shure!

[Smokebreak]

Punches are immaculate! Instructions, cool original boxes(50s?), and 5/8" is even hands scripted "7 pin sockets". Dude took really good care of his stuff. He had more tools than I've ever seen in one garage. Goin back on 1/2 price Sunday

[vibratoking]

I'm gonna break-in and create a 'free' Saturday night session.

[Smokebreak]

Here's that radio I'm still a little bitter about : http://www.troovi.com/xev1jTrC6hgD#xev1jTrC6hgD

[Reeltarded]

holy crap! A friend of mine just bought one of those for 8 grand.



Sheesh!!!!

Kidding

[Smokebreak]

You had me for a second! Tube pictures are in the same folder. Trying a new image host but no zoomability here either

[Reeltarded]

holy crap a friend of mine..

Kidding..

[Blackburn]

78704 in the 512. You?

Much further south.... In hell.... Or hell's doorstep, anyway. 78504 and the 956.

[Smokebreak]

Damn debug mode.

The City of Palms! It's nice down there by Padre. Dealing with the same damn bugs here.

[Blackburn]

Damn debug mode.

The City of Palms! It's nice down there by Padre. Dealing with the same damn bugs here.

Indeed! And yeah, SPI's only a little over an hour away and probably the best point about living down here. My sanctuary.