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4500 vacuum tubes

Wigwam Jones

Wigwam Jones

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Not mine, no interest. Somebody could make a few bucks selling these one by one, maybe...or a group buy...or who knows. Not mine, no interest, etc.

http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/ele/2801473380.html
LOT OF VINTAGE AUDIO VACCUUM TUBES 4500+ NIB! 4PIN5PIN6PIN - $1150 (TOLEDO)

Date: 2012-01-21, 8:55AM EST
Reply to: sale-7ezky-2801473380@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

I HAVE A HUGE LOT OF OVER 4,500 VINTAGE VACCUUM TUBES FOR AUDIO, RADIO, TVS, AMPS ETC.....98% NEW IN THE BOX!! CLASSIC QUALITY BRANDS SUCH AS RCA, RCA VICTOR, TUNG-SOL, DEARMOND, GE, SYLVANIA, GERMAN MADE TUBES, TOO MANY TO LIST. ALL IN PLASTIC BINS IN SOMEWHAT OF AN ORDER , BINS COST ME OVER $150 BUT I WILL THROW THEM IN, OR IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM, I WILL TAKE $100 OFF OF THE COST.

I ASSURE YOU THAT .25 PER TUBE YOU ARE BOUND TO FIND ENOUGH TUBES WORTH YOUR WHILE, AND YOU COULD SELL THE REST ON EBAY IN LOTS FOR MORE(CHECK OUT COMPLETED LISTING ON EBAY SEARCH)
THESE ARE QUALITY NEW TUBES, VERY FEW USED, NEW IN THE ORIGINAL BOXES, WITH NUMBERS EASY TO READ AND ORGANIZED.....TWO LIFETIME COLLECTIONS OF REPAIRMEN......YOU WON';T FIND THIS AGAIN OR AT THIS PRICE!!!!

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You don't have this home yet Wiggy??? :D

Tube lots are like LP lots; you never can tell what you're getting but most of it you don't want.
 
perchdog said:
willing to bet if there was a large some of good audio tubes, they be long gone
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That's the problem. The vast majority of tube types are not worth $0.25 each because they have no current use. There would need to be a bunch of the common audio / guitar amp types in there to make it worthwhile.
 
Skylab said:
That's the problem. The vast majority of tube types are not worth $0.25 each because they have no current use. There would need to be a bunch of the common audio / guitar amp types in there to make it worthwhile.
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This is true. Once I bought a huge box of tubes at the swap meet, like 100 or so in the box for $20. I thought I scored because most were NOS Tung Sol. Well, there were only FIVE that were of any use, and the other 95 or 95% of them were bizarre TV or something or other tubes. I looked them up, and they were worth next to nothing even in NOS form. Worthless.
 
CountD said:
This is true. Once I bought a huge box of tubes at the swap meet, like 100 or so in the box for $20. I thought I scored because most were NOS Tung Sol. Well, there were only FIVE that were of any use, and the other 95 or 95% of them were bizarre TV or something or other tubes. I looked them up, and they were worth next to nothing even in NOS form. Worthless.
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Gotta be creative. Compactrons seem to have some value, depending on what they are. I understand what you're saying, though.
 
He had these listed for awhile, this must be a relist...

I emailed about 3 weeks ago and asked him to send me some close up pictures of the boxes so I could gage the type of tubes. He refused and told me to make an appointment beacause he had a lot of interested parties.

I bet all the audio tubes are gone and unless you need to re-tube a TV, there is nothing of value left.
 
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Well, some of the guys here can get very creative with a lot of those old TV tubes, but that being said, just because some darn smart guys can do wonders with them doesn't mean they're a pot of gold.

Q. So why doesn't Mr. CL flip them on eBay for fun and profit like he suggests...:D

A. Because he'll get like $9.99 for 161 tubes, that's why.....
 
Andyman said:
Well, some of the guys here can get very creative with a lot of those old TV tubes, but that being said, just because some darn smart guys can do wonders with them doesn't mean they're a pot of gold.

Q. So why doesn't Mr. CL flip them on eBay for fun and profit like he suggests...:D

A. Because he'll get like $9.99 for 161 tubes, that's why.....
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You may be right, but it's also possible that he doesn't want to run a part-time business selling them and just wants to sell them in one shot. That's why there are distributors and retailers, eh?
 
I don't know. I think he's being way optimistic on the opportunity here.

Put it this way, would you pay $1150 for 4500 Salvation Army records...:no:

Basically, the same sort of deal....

And, no you can't donate them back and write them off on your taxes :D
 
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Could be a honey pot, could be a crap pile. No way to know without taking a look. I've made some great tube buys in bulk that lots of others ignored.
 
JBStemp said:
I emailed about 3 weeks ago and asked him to send me some close up pictures of the boxes so I could gage the type of tubes. He refused and told me to make an appointment beacause he had a lot of interested parties.

I bet all the audio tubes are gone and unless you need to re-tube a TV, there is nothing of value left.
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This refusal makes me very leery of any gold in there...
Why would anyone with half a brain refuse to assist someone with better pics in an $1150 sale unless it was a pile of trash that once seen would not further interest buyers.

"A lot of interested parties" and no sale in 3 weeks doesn't exactly bode well either.

FWIW, I don't think I'd pay $1150 for 4500 12AU7s and I'm sure they have more value and useful applications than probably 99.99% of the stuff this seller has...
 
I would pay $1,200 for 4500 NOS 12AU7's if I were a tube seller. But I can imagine that the major tube sellers have already seen that listing and passed.
 
Skylab said:
I would pay $1,200 for 4500 NOS 12AU7's if I were a tube seller. But I can imagine that the major tube sellers have already seen that listing and passed.
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Yeah, I guess I would too as I probably could get at least a buck a piece for them.

I just used that as a bad example of a useful, but quite common tube, probably because I have a couple dozen commons lying around here I should try and sell...:D

But then again there's a dozen smallish boxes of other oddball stuff here that demands far less money. I sold over 100 assorted little 7 pin tubes a while back in BT for $15 or so...
 
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