It's an interesting economic case study. While there clearly is demand for these tubes, hence the high price, I'm not sure that the economics of making a lot of them would hold up.
There are a few people that clearly want them very badly but I suspect even if you only made a hundred, the price would collapse.... David On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 18:21, Nicholas Stock <nickst...@gmail.com> wrote: > Funny, i just snagged one for $50 on eBay. Bargains are still out there > folks! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 16, 2019, at 09:45, jb-electronics <webmas...@jb-electronics.de> > wrote: > > I am sure if you had a stack of 36 of these new (!) tubes you would be > giving them away for $50 a piece ;-) > > Jens > > On 2019-04-16 10:16 a.m., Kevin A. wrote: > > Haha well he can post for $1,000,000 a tube; doesnt mean anyone is going > to buy it. > > Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the 7971 was made new by another dalibor > type entrepreneur/enthusiast ;) > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 11:55 AM Michail Wilson <m...@michail.com> wrote: > >> Ahh, but in a couple of years, you might say the same thing to the guy >> that will post for $500 a tube and tell yourself…. I should have bought >> when it was only $260. J >> >> >> >> Michail >> >> >> >> *From:* neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] *On >> Behalf Of *Kevin A. >> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 16, 2019 7:38 AM >> *To:* neonixie-l >> *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Lot's of high priced B7971 from France... >> >> >> >> I doubt they will sell. If the asking price was low $200s or high $100s >> with a best offer option, he could probably sell for $140-$170 a tube >> and do so quickly. >> >> >> >> He can take his $260 + shipping 7971s to the afterlife as far as I'm >> concerned. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 10:29 AM Jasper C. <jaspern...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Ouch. I guess there's no chance for those of us who are late to the >> hobby to ever pick some of these up at "affordable" prices? (Affordable to >> me. I'm sure there's always going to be someone out there who's >> comfortable with it.) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, 16 April 2019 06:56:31 UTC+8, Bill Notfaded wrote: >> >> At least when I usually paid that high of price for tubes they didn't ask >> for additional shipping is was included in the price that's all. >> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5db99ea9-ee7a-458f-8044-6d4d63253008%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5db99ea9-ee7a-458f-8044-6d4d63253008%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALcVLKK3O0Ra4nEtav0DEahYCX4TjpAT7OxhJ7bO%2BURkMZUQXg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALcVLKK3O0Ra4nEtav0DEahYCX4TjpAT7OxhJ7bO%2BURkMZUQXg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/009a01d4f46c%24bfe2bca0%243fa835e0%24%40com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/009a01d4f46c%24bfe2bca0%243fa835e0%24%40com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALcVLKJxVnLjG-VEU_3Z%3DafKE0Y5%3D3b%3DkcbWSG5hoYy6%2B8WfDQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALcVLKJxVnLjG-VEU_3Z%3DafKE0Y5%3D3b%3DkcbWSG5hoYy6%2B8WfDQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a0f6d668-dee1-d142-861e-d2d99b2af6ae%40jb-electronics.de > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a0f6d668-dee1-d142-861e-d2d99b2af6ae%40jb-electronics.de?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8A878458-4DB0-4249-8F8A-6ABC2CE30A71%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8A878458-4DB0-4249-8F8A-6ABC2CE30A71%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. 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