Museum quality real Mullards on eBait?

[Phil_S]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-New-Old ... 231f2858e7

I predict these will go for $$$. Both the boxes and tubes look like they left the factory yesterday. Of course, this is just from looking at the pictures -- at first I was convinced they are counterfeit, but reading the ad copy, it seems they are likely to be the real thing.

One can always hope to find such a thing at the next estate sale you attend.

[Cygnus X1]

Not tested?

[Reeltarded]

LOL

[Structo]

NOS has become the bastard child of scams.

Not that these tubes are not what they seem.

But when somebody is selling NOS tubes and they either come with a white box or no box, my alarm bells go off.

I am fine buying a used vintage tube that has be tested.
Heck it may even be better than new since it has been burned in.

[Cliff Schecht]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-New-Old ... 231f2858e7

I predict these will go for $$$. Both the boxes and tubes look like they left the factory yesterday. Of course, this is just from looking at the pictures -- at first I was convinced they are counterfeit, but reading the ad copy, it seems they are likely to be the real thing.

One can always hope to find such a thing at the next estate sale you attend.

Phil these tubes aren't what you think they are. The IEC Mullard tubes that I have are all made in Japan and vary widely in quality. The Japanese AX7's are fine but I have a pair of IEC Mullard 6L6's that died the second I applied voltage (tube seal died and getter turned white). These tubes (IEC Mullards) are actually somewhat infamous for this sort of issue, I guess they didn't do a great job evacuating and sealing the larger tubes. It sure pissed me off when I found out this pair of 6L6's I'd been saving for YEARS was no good...

[Phil_S]

Hi Cliff,
I'm still suffering with no electric power at home -- why reply is so delayed.

Thanks for the info on the tubes. I had no intention of bidding. I just thought they look so pristine, maybe people want to gawk at them for 10 seconds.

I see they are at $91 with another day to go. I am guessing these will be north of $100 and south of $150 unless a bidding war erupts in the last minute. Then all bets are off. Some doof could end up spending $200 or more for them. I have trouble understanding spending that sort of money on tubes. I know I can hear the difference sometimes, but I guess I don't value it quite that much.

Best,
Phil

[passfan]

This guy looks like he buys a lot of estate sale stuff. I didn't see a lot of tube experience here so buyer beware. That said they are labled GT. BRITAIN and have the 1022-041 numbers I have seen on Blackburn Mullards made for Hammond. I asked him this:

What is your basis for calling these NOS ? Did you test them or spec them out ? Do you deal in tubes or vintage electronics regularly ?

I'll see if he answers