Chill out. I am referring to the listing for a voltage probe with led display. It's not something any buyer interested in nixies could be mistaken or fooled by. You are right that fake ICs are a thing, but it's not relevant.
On Sat, Mar 8, 2025, 2:02 PM Leroy Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > The Chinese scammers are doing this very much on purpose! They print up > and actively sell FAKE ICs that are nothing > but the plastic DIP package and a lead frame, and they'll stencil any > numbers on it that they think they can use to dupe > an unsuspecting buyer out of their money with. I have caught SEVERAL of > them doing this! Fortunately, every time this has happened > to me I always get all of my money back. I am quite sure it is the same > sort of a deal with the LED displays being called "Nixie Tubes". > They will very frequently also call VFDs "nixies". There are a LOT of > fraudsters and outright criminals out there folks. > And the longer we allow them to exist, the more they will proliferate. > These criminals need to be held accountable for their crimes. > > > > On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 1:50:24 PM UTC-5 Michail Wilson wrote: > >> I think it’s done on purpose to catch people that are looking for Nixie, >> VFD, LCD, Numitron, Panaplex, and LED. >> >> Also for bits. 4Bit to mean 4 digits/characters >> >> >> >> Many sellers also will say a tube is for something specific like a NL5971 >> being for a MOD-SIX clock. >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/296271747704 >> >> >> >> M1 >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf >> Of *Audrey >> *Sent:* Saturday, March 8, 2025 1:43 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Rather Dangerous Nixie Tester >> >> >> >> I've noticed a lot of chinese translations calling led displays nixie >> tubes, I think it is likely just a mistake in translation >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 8:13 PM Nick Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ooh, fun for the whole family! This is cooler: >> >> >> >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/143646056451?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Dc9xuCSxTJy&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=9S4jfnnKS4i&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY >> >> >> >> And this must be some newfangled 'nixie'... >> >> >> >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/405522856275?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=XkluUi5BR3-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=9S4jfnnKS4i&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM Mac Doktor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Not my listing: >> >> >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/186029471201 >> >> >> >> >> >> Doubles as an erotic plaything. >> >> >> >> >> >> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >> "The Mac Doctor" >> >> https://www.astarcloseup.com >> >> >> "There is no Main Street anymore except at Disneyland—and try and buy a >> gun there"—Hank Hill >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/0A9BDEC8-00D5-44D8-B717-D69CDFEF651C%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/0A9BDEC8-00D5-44D8-B717-D69CDFEF651C%40gmail.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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-hC0-fm%3DL9NdAj%2BsQSv0BfdOuAoSfgWks8mbkHnvbSdQg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-hC0-fm%3DL9NdAj%2BsQSv0BfdOuAoSfgWks8mbkHnvbSdQg%40mail.gmail.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 [email protected]. >> >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6DkXtCKEyccGbEOyQFeZZDOfe32hdJtQo6v3W1%2B6HHSvw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6DkXtCKEyccGbEOyQFeZZDOfe32hdJtQo6v3W1%2B6HHSvw%40mail.gmail.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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/947d1ab4-bbb8-4e54-b070-e7f5610e1627n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/947d1ab4-bbb8-4e54-b070-e7f5610e1627n%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6BZk_1MH3ehkUmR4604XF0D42utAbdrva10yYM5ELwEcQ%40mail.gmail.com.
