Driving a long ways for a spare chassis.Am I stupid?

[marty59]

Originally Posted by andy

Based on recent ebay listings, it looks like they're not going for much any more:

http://cgi.ebay.com/3DG4-NOS-4-vacuu...item4cf6c38181

Antique Electronic Supply has them listed for a dollar each! (as of today).

[kx250rider]

Originally Posted by marty59

Antique Electronic Supply has them listed for a dollar each! (as of today).

Indeed! It looks like they must have come out of the woodwork, or it was a fad that has passed over, among the hi-fi people in the 90s or early 2000s. Tubes get hot & cold on eBay. I remember when 6SN7s were 10 cents, and saw some brands go to $200 each (Telefunken), and now they're down again because everybody saw those prices and fished them out of storage.

Charles

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by kx250rider

Indeed! Tubes get hot & cold on eBay. I remember when 6SN7s were 10 cents, and saw some brands go to $200 each (Telefunken), and now they're down again because everybody saw those prices and fished them out of storage.

Charles

Same with vintage transistors. I sold a pair of new CK722's to a guy in S. Korea for just under 200 dollars in 1999, and now they can be had for under 20 bucks each. The only ones going for the bux now are the old Western Electric stuff, again to the foreign buyers.

With tubes, it's always a crap shoot. I used to list some "desireable types" on ebay about 10 years ago, and got mixed results. Mullard tubes, I got top dollar, but the Amperex, couldn't sell. Listed the same Amperex with the TV-7D/U test results, and got top dollar. A week later, I couldn't sell anything, but the same tubes by other sellers were hot - they had their (often bogus) "Hickok" test results. I got out quick - too much hype, little gain, and by that time I had already made enough for a Key West vacation.

Originally Posted by bgadow

I don't go over the bridge just for fun, though, due to the $$$.

I don't blame you - not much non-commercial stuff to do down here, lest you wanna go see or hear some artsy-fartsy stuff. The occassional concert, but DC/Baltimore seems closer for you.

Cheers,