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Originally Posted by Electronic M

First time I went there I got a good walk around behind the desk before they informed me I wasn't supposed to be there....I had browsed the isles in front of the desk front to back and noticed the back most isle went behind the desk and there was nothing indicating staff only (I've also had autoparts stores with similar layout invite me behind the desk so it seemed normal)...So I assumed it was fine and got a look at their stuff...They were polite in asking me to go back to the other side of the desk.

It is one of those places I try to visit once every year or two...I need to compile better lists of parts to ask them about when I go there.

I've bought many good hard to find parts from them.

One thing I don't recommend buying from them is electrolytic caps. Most of their stock is decades old and several of the ones I bought were leaky and didn't reform well.... With lytics it's better and cheaper to buy new parts from a reputable online new parts distributor than their supply of caps that seem to be older than me...lytic caps are like milk only they expire slower.

Looking at the hodge-podge of junk in the back, it's obvious they buy out defunct distributors and repair shops. much of the stuff is shop-worn.
The gal depicted was buying, what looked like old lighting fixture lenses.
I don't think, I'm going there for vacuum tubes. They wanted to nick me $13.00 for a 1DG3 HV rectifier, used in a GE PortaColor . I commented, it isn't an audio tube, why so expensive! Naturally, I didn't buy it!
I ended up buying it from ESRC, from the dollar list. The only thing is there, you have to buy ten or more tubes from the dollar list, but there was a few other odd-ball tubes I needed. I recommend them whole-heartedly.