Re: [MOD-6_7971] B-7971 Tubes on EBAY in Europe

[Jeff Walton]

Except for the clown in the Washington DC area that has been posting the bad tubes for the last 9 months... 

Sorry I didn't see the tubes at $50 each.  Sweet deal! 

Regards, 

Jeff Walton 

jwalt...@gmail.com

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From: Nicholas Stock <nick...@gmail.com>

Date: 1/17/18 5:38 PM (GMT-07:00)

To: mod-6...@googlegroups.com

Subject: Re: [MOD-6_7971] B-7971 Tubes on EBAY in Europe

You can still get the occasional bargain on eBay....you just need to put in the time, set up the correct alerts and pay attention, it can pay dividends sometimes. The average listing price is $99 dollars over the last 2 years or so. I've purchased a number of B7971's on eBay and the majority of them have been perfect (all the usual caveats apply here, check feedback etc...)...I've had a couple with defective or multiple segment lighting, but the sellers have always refunded the money with photographic evidence....but YMMV. I've been using eBay for 17 years and overall it's been a pretty good experience and the vast majority of people I've interacted with have been honest...hell, I've even made some new friends through it over the years!

I too have seen a few listings with larger polystyrene trays of B7971's......I just wish I'd stumble on one of those in a thrift store or similar, that would be amazing!!

Best of luck to those of you out there hunting!

Cheers,

Nick

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 4:12 PM, Ben <ben.m....@gmail.com> wrote:

I have purchased four 7971's from eBay over the last two months. One was broken in transit. Heartbreaking, but fully refunded.

1 at $125 USD

1 at $135 USD

2 at $150 USD

I missed the 9 listed at $50. Really annoying, but they wouldn't have shipped to Australia anyway.

I have also not bid on a few auctions for the following reasons:

Unclear photos of front and back

One auction I asked the seller about the markings on the back, and he replied there weren't any, implying aggressive acetone or 100% IPA cleaning of the tubes somewhere in their life.

as well as the usual eBay warning signs of poor feedback etc.

I now have two spare Ultronics 

one spare Burroughs late model without the alignment pin

eBay is very mixed in my experience. If you want the one in Europe, I'd say grab it fast. 

(p.s. the box underneath *full* of B7971s in polystyrene made me cry. I want that box)

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