The thing is, I only want to buy about 10 to 20 of the tubes, so I am not going for the wholesale price. Anyway, I live in Indiana, so if you want to sell me with resonable price, I will difinately go for an seller just in case I need something urgent. Do you have a ebay store?
On Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 4:40:33 AM UTC-4, Terry Kennedy wrote: > > On Friday, June 19, 2015 at 2:59:40 PM UTC-4, Chaos Hydra wrote: >> >> The all powerful group, I invoke thee! Well guys, I have only been >> shopping tubes from ebay before, but for my new project I am thinking just >> shop from one place and be done with it while saving the shipping. So since >> yall are more experienced, how good are the other tube sites out there? >> Currently, I kind of considering http://tubes-store.com and buy dozens >> of IV-17. My major concern is the quality of the tubes and the safety of >> payment. I don't care about shipping time for now but it is still better to >> know how long is it going to take them ship the stuff to the US. Please >> share your comment of different tube dealers and that will be great! Thanks! >> > > I don't believe I have dealt with that seller. The $5.00 price per tube > seems a bit high, as the eBay sellers of small batches (between 4 and 12 > tubes) seem to be asking about half that price. The only technical issue > with buying batches from multiple sellers is you will likely end up with > very different date codes which have slightly different internal > construction. If aesthetics are critical, it is good to purchase a larger > lot from a single seller. These: http://www.ebay.com/itm/331072689210 are > from a seller I have dealt with in the past (for a different model of tube) > and at $2.90 each are still a lot less expensive than the link you posted. > > If you are in the continental US and are looking for large quantities, > drop me a note at the address I posted this reply from - I'm pretty sure I > have 700+ pieces of IV-17 and I'm in the NYC area. > > The IV-17 is a good, solid tube with a good lifetime. The only annoying > thing about them is they are often shipped with the wires twisted together, > and getting all the wires sorted out and into the correct holes on the PCB > can be a pain, as can aligning the tubes for height, angle, and so on. But > it is rewarding if you get them right, as you can make large displays > without going broke buying B-7971's: > http://www.tmk.com/transient/6F5S8672-s.jpg > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/105227f6-f5de-452e-b810-0d1640ab99e1%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
