[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-21 Thread kay486
O yeah, you are right! They are the exact same tumes, even the numbers match. You can see the original auction here: http://allegro.pl/wielki-wyswietlacz-4-x-nixie-z568m-i2822809905.html On Monday, 21 January 2013 07:44:30 UTC, marcin wrote: > > Probably I am wrong, but I think I have seen those

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-20 Thread marcin
Probably I am wrong, but I think I have seen those tubes before on a Polish auction server I suggest anybody who wants to bid to ask the seller if the tubes were directly soldered before. marcin On Saturday, 12 January 2013 18:25:46 UTC+1, kay486 wrote: > > I have just found this and im real

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-20 Thread kay486
Ok, so here is new auction on four Z568M ! Lets see, how high these go. It will be really interesting if theprice if equaly high. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-4x-Z568M-extremely-rare-Giant-Nixie-Tubes-Z5680M-/111003280859 On Saturday, 12 January 2013 17:25:46 UTC, kay486 wrote: > > I have just

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-20 Thread Wayne de Geere
$5150 was my bid -- because I knew I was crazy to be bidding over $5k for only 9 tubes. CA penal code for crazy person is 5150 and yes I do overbid by more than a dollar when trying to win auctions. Sent from my iDevice On Jan 19, 2013, at 10:08, Dalibor Farný wrote: > All bidders seem to be

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-20 Thread astroschmidt
The seller name in pidgin-German means "Have nothing" :-) And many Bulgarians speak German... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, sen

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-20 Thread jb-electronics
I agree: The Z568M is a very pretty tube. But I severely doubt that this market price is realistic... It has to be some kind of monkey business, otherwise I really have to reconsider my beliefs ;-)) @ Dalibor: $500 per tube is quite nice ;-) Jens Absolutely unbelievable!! And I thought $100 a

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-19 Thread MichaelB
Absolutely unbelievable!! And I thought $100 a piece for these things 2 years ago was ridiculous! The auction you mention below is for two 7037's and this still seems to be about the norm for these American made beauties. A nice tube, but no where near as pretty as the 568. On Saturday, Janua

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-19 Thread Dalibor Farný
All bidders seem to be ok, bidding on collectibles. The winner is probably from Germany - bidding in german categories. The only suspicious thing here is that two high bids uses the same pattern, $X.150, but that could be just a strategy known among experienced ebay users.. Dalibor Farný http://da

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-19 Thread kay486
I knew it was interesting auction, but i didnt expected it by any means to sell for this much! And whats more interesting is, that there was this auction couple days ago wich didng go nearly as high! http://www.ebay.com/itm/271136596338?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648 On Satu

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-19 Thread Dalibor Farný
--- > *From:* neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *jb-electronics > *Sent:* zaterdag 19 januari 2013 18:43 > *To:* neonixie-l@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay > > It could be that the one p

RE: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-19 Thread Tidak Ada
Lising seems to be removerd, or the link does not worrk correct eric _ From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jb-electronics Sent: zaterdag 19 januari 2013 18:43 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-19 Thread jb-electronics
It could be that the one person who finally got it was jsut "hired" to do the bidding. It looks suspicious to me, because I think it is not very clever to bid such high amounts over and over again... Jens Some people appear to have more money than sense! Nick Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19,

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-19 Thread Nicholas Stock
Some people appear to have more money than sense! Nick Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2013, at 9:22, Dalibor Farný wrote: > And 3 users with bids over $5.000, can't believe.. > > I am speeding up the my nixie making attempts ;-) > > Dalibor > > > Dne 19.1.2013 18:15, Jon napsal(a): >> >>

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-19 Thread Dalibor Farný
And 3 users with bids over $5.000, can't believe.. I am speeding up the my nixie making attempts ;-) Dalibor Dne 19.1.2013 18:15, Jon napsal(a): On Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:25:46 PM UTC, kay486 wrote: I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no connecti

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-19 Thread Jon
On Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:25:46 PM UTC, kay486 wrote: > > I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no > connection to the seller etc..) > > www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 > US $6,807.99. Just astonishing. Jon. -- You receive

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-13 Thread Jeff Thomas
On Saturday, January 12, 2013 12:30:52 PM UTC-7, kay486 wrote: > > O yea, i have two Z568M (the darker coating version) with the original RFT > boxes. Do you know if they were ever sold in bigger lots originaly? > > As I understood, there were many thousands of these Z568's rotting away in a for

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-13 Thread Michail1
Don't you just hate it when someone joins ebay just to sell a single higher dollar item which is out of the country and has a strong understanding of the language? I would also consider buying the tubes knowing that I could get my money back from ebay/paypal; however, I don't want to deal w

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-13 Thread Wayne de Geere
...I am suspicious of that as well… but I would be bidding and paying with a credit card and was hoping that between that and ebay buyer protection that it would work out. What do y'all think about that? On Jan 12, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Terry S wrote: > Seller has ZERO feedback. anyone suspi

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-13 Thread Wayne de Geere
As Jeff will likely not be surprised, I'd like to make a move on these tubes but I also don't want to unnecessarily compete against folks here, so if someone's been thinking about bidding, let me know and I'll step aside or something. Wayne On Jan 12, 2013, at 11:11 AM, Jeff Thomas wrote: >

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-12 Thread MichaelB
I'm with Greg on the final bid assessment. Looks like they're all from the same lot, but still a crapshoot as far as whether or not they work. Looks like this guy joined Ebay just sell these! Hmmm... On Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:25:46 AM UTC-8, kay486 wrote: > > I have just found this and im

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-12 Thread Greg P
I would be a bit suspicious too, I've never seen a seller from Bulgaria offer free shipping. :) Zero feedback is a red flag as well. I guess we'll all have to wait and see. My bet if the auction goes 'til the end, it will go north of $2K On Jan 12, 2:30 pm, kay486 wrote: > O yea, i have two

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-12 Thread kay486
O yea, i have two Z568M (the darker coating version) with the original RFT boxes. Do you know if they were ever sold in bigger lots originaly? On Saturday, 12 January 2013 19:11:31 UTC, Jeff Thomas wrote: > > Nahh. That's where buyer protection comes in. You just get to stew a > little until you

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-12 Thread Jeff Thomas
Nahh. That's where buyer protection comes in. You just get to stew a little until your money comes back. The images are fresh, and not lifted from others. I'd be more concerned with adequate packing, as the crate they're in are not the individual RFT boxes they originally shipped in. Anyone reme

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-12 Thread kay486
Yea, i have noticed that too! I wasnt going to bid on it anyway, because it would be way too expensive for me. On Saturday, 12 January 2013 17:38:29 UTC, Terry S wrote: > > Seller has ZERO feedback. anyone suspicious? > > On Jan 12, 11:25 am, kay486 wrote: > > I have just found this and im

[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay

2013-01-12 Thread Terry S
Seller has ZERO feedback. anyone suspicious? On Jan 12, 11:25 am, kay486 wrote: > I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no > connection to the seller etc..) > > www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673