What is a fair price for IN-14's nowadays?

[ZY]

I bought maybe 30-40 IN-14s a while back when they were going for a used price of $2-2.5 per tube after including shipping. 

I finally used up most of my stash building clocks for family and friends and I wanted to get a few more, but wow the prices have ballooned. The exact ebay listing I used for a lot of 6 a few years ago went from $20 to $100 from the same seller!

I haven't been in the buying business often enough to know if this is a price wave that will eventually subside, or because of rising popularity and limited stock the prices will only go up.

I'm wondering what should be a fair price for IN-14s now? I'm seeing maybe $15 per used tube? Am I just looking at the wrong places or is eBay still an ok place?

[Bill Notfaded]

I'm afraid it's supply and demand and the supply must be getting low...

Bill

[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 those boxes of new IN-14 at $100....."

:)

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[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 suppose for us it's a little harder when you know what you paid not that many years ago.  I think supply is finally drying up... reaching even the eastern block sellers that are scraping bottom of the barrel now.  This should be good news for new Nixie manufacturers!  I can't wait to build a big round top facing Dalibor tube clock!!!

That brings up something else... what is the correct terminology for tubes/type/view?  I always think of IN-18 style tubes as side view, and round B-8091 style tubes at top view.

Bill

[Audrey]

I've heard end-view and side-view in tube datasheets, I'm curious what you got those boxes of IN-18s for

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[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

[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 view?

Soon the IN-18 price will reach the Millclock ZIN-18 price, making the newer nixies a better buy. I'm not sure what the ZIN-18's rated life is though, and I guess IN-18s will continue to rise above that due to the vintage/rare appeal.