I've heard end-view and side-view in tube datasheets, I'm curious what you got those boxes of IN-18s for
On Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 4:14 PM Bill Notfaded <notfad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nick- > > I did a little bit of that... but not nearly enough. I bought a sealed > box of OG-4 and A-101 dekatrons... just because I could. I also bought > some full boxes of IN-12's. A few years ago I bought some full boxes of > IN-18's but any full boxes now people want ridiculous money for. I suppose > for us it's a little harder when you know what you paid not that many years > ago. I think supply is finally drying up... reaching even the eastern > block sellers that are scraping bottom of the barrel now. This should be > good news for new Nixie manufacturers! I can't wait to build a big round > top facing Dalibor tube clock!!! > > That brings up something else... what is the correct terminology for > tubes/type/view? I always think of IN-18 style tubes as side view, and > round B-8091 style tubes at top view. > > Bill > > On Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 12:20:45 PM UTC-7 Pramanicin wrote: > >> If people keep paying these prices, then sellers will keep charging >> them...clearly someone is paying these amounts (which kind of blows my >> mind), but such is supply and demand. >> >> As usual, I'm still kicking myself that I can't talk to circa 2010 Nick >> and say "hey, you may want to load up on some of those boxes of new IN-14 >> at $100....." >> >> :) >> >> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 10:54 AM Bill Notfaded <notf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm afraid it's supply and demand and the supply must be getting low... >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> On Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 12:04:16 AM UTC-7 ZY wrote: >>> >>>> I bought maybe 30-40 IN-14s a while back when they were going for a >>>> used price of $2-2.5 per tube after including shipping. >>>> >>>> I finally used up most of my stash building clocks for family and >>>> friends and I wanted to get a few more, but wow the prices have ballooned. >>>> The exact ebay listing I used for a lot of 6 a few years ago went from $20 >>>> to $100 from the same seller! >>>> >>>> I haven't been in the buying business often enough to know if this is a >>>> price wave that will eventually subside, or because of rising popularity >>>> and limited stock the prices will only go up. >>>> >>>> I'm wondering what should be a fair price for IN-14s now? I'm seeing >>>> maybe $15 per used tube? Am I just looking at the wrong places or is eBay >>>> still an ok place? >>>> >>> -- >>> 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/3e5a3dc4-262c-4230-a112-b4998c28f7ebn%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/3e5a3dc4-262c-4230-a112-b4998c28f7ebn%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/a1d1dc87-9efb-4a52-9542-a85fb271b470n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a1d1dc87-9efb-4a52-9542-a85fb271b470n%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/CAPDJQ6BdmjB7kPJy_3VK0j%2B4nzy4hVvyFvGdRgDwOETdFPeshg%40mail.gmail.com.
