The prices folks are asking for tubes these days are the result, in the most part, of dermands by "audiofools" who have driven the prices up. This is not to mention the prices sellers are getting on auction sites and just plain hoarding.
The best way to deal with this is not to buy from sellers asking for the sky. Careful prowling through hamfests, classifierd ads in magazines and on the internet will yield more reasonable prices. Late this summer, I found brand new, original box tubes like 6L6s, 12AT7, 12AU7, 12AX7, 12BY7, 5Y3, 5Rr and many others for from $2.00 to $3.00 each. There were NIB 6146s at Dayton for $12.00 each. There are reasonable prices out there. "Let your fingers do the walking." and let these "dealers" wilt on the vine. Happy New Year and 73, John, W4AWM ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
