Jens, I don't personally care what he prices them at, I'm all for capitalism. (my issue with the seller was how he verbally attacked me when I made him an offer privately for all 25pcs before he put the listing on ebay) It was really strange. I just wanted to inform potential buyers this guy is volatile and was playing games.
On Friday, June 28, 2019 at 1:22:26 AM UTC-4, Jens Boos wrote: > > I guess I just don't understand why people get so upset. Let him put them > up for $1,000. Or $10,000. Who cares? They are his, and he can set the > price. Nobody is forcing anybody to buy them :) > > Jens > > On 2019-06-27 10:39 p.m., gregebert wrote: > > >Jens Boos wrote: >> >> To be fair, even for used tubes $200 for a set of 5 is a tad optimistic >> ;-) >> > > Absolutely! Since I'm not dead-set on building an 8091-based clock, I'm > only bidding opportunistically. > If I got them, they would go into a box until I have time to build > something a few years from now. > > It's too easy to get caught-up in nixie-tube bidding based on how much you > might want a particular tube (I'm an addict, and I want them....what can I > say ???), so I've cut-out the emotional part of how I value a tube, and > base my bid on cost for a given size relative to other available tubes. No > surprise, I lose a lot of auctions. But at least my garage doesn't look > like an episode of 'Extreme Hoarders' on TV. > > The 1.375" (35mm) character-height of a b8091 is less than a IN-18 > (40mm), and these b8091 tubes have an undocumented history. > They are substantially smaller than the RZ568m, which is brand-new, has a > 10-year warranty, and in my opinion has better construction. > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e4f1db96-1dcd-4cbe-a54e-9820db7a8967%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/e4f1db96-1dcd-4cbe-a54e-9820db7a8967%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 [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/d80dedc4-daaf-4aa0-b72d-e8c59b48b8e4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
