No need to apologize Jon, I thought the very same thing when I first saw these types of devices back in the day, we all make mistakes!
Cheers, Nick On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 9:10 AM Jon D. <jondad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, my bad then. I actually have a few of these somewhere that I know > work, but I never noticed them looking like these. My apologies to the > group. And thanks for all of the quick feedback !! > > On Friday, March 1, 2024 at 10:06:06 AM UTC-7 Jeff Walton wrote: > >> Hi Jon, >> >> Actually, if you have worked with panaplex, you will recognize that these >> nipples are normal. The glass seal is actually sucked into the stem that >> you are seeing. I've bought from this seller and they are used but worked >> fine. I paid less than the listing price. >> >> Jeff >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: "Jon D." <jond...@gmail.com> >> Date: 3/1/24 9:40 AM (GMT-07:00) >> To: neonixie-l <neoni...@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: [neonixie-l] Beckman SP-353s on eBay -- WARNING !! >> >> CAUTION !! Buyer BEWARE !!! >> >> From this eBay auction: Beckman SP-353 Gas Discharge 3 Digits 7-segment >> Display >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/233805887906?mkpid=0&emsid=e11304.m43.l3160&ch=osgood&euid=49c6ad514b75487aad670cc6dd87e9ff&bu=43123697509&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20240301092435&segname=11304 >> >> Photo of back of all 4 shows glass nipples ALL broken off (i.e. no neon >> inside). >> >> *"Sold as is." I wonder why ??? (photo attached)* >> >> He's offering these to me for $37.52 each (25% off of $49.88) !! What a >> deal.... >> >> Jon J. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a45de05e-1542-466a-b5f6-311cabf842e3n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a45de05e-1542-466a-b5f6-311cabf842e3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/67e11e98-7bd3-420f-9c60-55a7481d4da0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/67e11e98-7bd3-420f-9c60-55a7481d4da0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHLHvNZhgV2Tpq7JB-wTwiK4fVtyRWFPxfsn8QOhhd%2BdtA%40mail.gmail.com.