Re: [neonixie-l] Re: What is a fair price for IN-14's nowadays?

2021-07-01 Thread ZY
I might have to bite the bullet and shell out for a set of IN-14s and a couple IN-18s to make another set of clocks. What's the next tube down the line in terms of similar digit size and lifespan? I would assume the IN-12 is a cheaper alternative to IN-14 if you can deal with the top-down

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: What is a fair price for IN-14's nowadays?

2021-06-30 Thread Richard Scales
Nick, if you get there, same message to 2010 Richard please In recent years I bought a box of 25 x IN-18 for £725 delivered to the UK, that was a bit of a stretch for me at the time. If I knew then what I know now - I would have stretched a little further I think. - Richard On

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: What is a fair price for IN-14's nowadays?

2021-06-30 Thread Audrey
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 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

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: What is a fair price for IN-14's nowadays?

2021-06-30 Thread Bill Notfaded
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

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: What is a fair price for IN-14's nowadays?

2021-06-30 Thread Nicholas Stock
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