What is going on with IN18 tubes?

[Nicholas Stock]

Anybody else noted that the prices of IN18's are going north in a hurry?

[Mich...@aol.com]

Yeah!

 

The problem is that the value of the dollar is going down faster than the price of the tubes going up.   So, it's about the same.   :)

 

Michail

 

In a message dated 2/1/2016 1:04:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, nick...@gmail.com writes:

Anybody else noted that the prices of IN18's are going north in a hurry?

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[chuck richards]

Yep, it's currency devaluation. Welcome to hyperinflation.
Weimar Republic, ca 1935, here we come!

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>>Yeah!
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[Dylan Distasio]

Actually, if we're talking about US dollars, it has been going up against other currencies for the most part.

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[Nicholas Stock]

I haven't noticed a similar increase in other tubes from Russia/Ukraine....it's more than just currency fluctuations perhaps?

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[Instrument Resources of America]

A wheelbarrow, full of $$$$$$, just might buy you one loaf of
bread!!!! Ira.

[gregebert]

On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 1:15:30 PM UTC-8, William Lee wrote:

Actually, if we're talking about US dollars, it has been going up against other currencies for the most part.

I think it's more a matter of supply vs demand; people are apparently willing to pay $350 US for six IN-18's on Ebay. There has been a roughly 20% drop in the value of  Hryvnia versus the dollar over the past few months, so the cost of IN-18's should actually be decreasing rather than increasing.

[Greg P]

Or maybe the supply is finally drying up after all these years?  I doubt it as there seems to be unlimited supply of these.  I'd assume it's more price fixing by the (to quote the late Jeff Thomas) "Ukrainian Tube Cartel".

[Terry S]

Actually, if you watch ebay, very few are selling. Lots of auctions but few close with a sale. The price may come back to something more reasonable.

The dollar is very strong right now, it should translate to lower prices.

And of course, the IN-18 is not a commodity. It's a scarce resource that is not in production. Over time the price can only average up. Demand can drive the price up, but supply can never really drive it down, unless a huge hoard is revealed.

I started designing my Arduino based IN-18 clock a year ago. Tubes were about $30 then. I took a hiatus from that design and recently picked it up again, but it may not be worth finishing. I have my own personal stash of tubes, but not enough to sell kits. Do I make the PCBs and write code for just a few clocks? I'm not sure if the market will bear the cost of clocks with a $350 tube price.

Terry

[kosbo.com]

On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 9:34:02 PM UTC, Greg P wrote:

Or maybe the supply is finally drying up after all these years?  I doubt it as there seems to be unlimited supply of these.  I'd assume it's more price fixing by the (to quote the late Jeff Thomas) "Ukrainian Tube Cartel".

Yes, looks like you are right. I regular buy IN-18 tubes for my clocks, but within last 3-4 month, I can not find good  (NOS) IN-18 tubes in Russia or Ukraine, spoke to a few Ukrainian  suppliers, they said IN-18 tubes are not easy to find...

[Mich...@aol.com]

Wow,

 

Guess it's time for me to start posting them although I only have a box.  :)

 

RE: Few being sold?

I see one auction that has sold 4 sets of the $350 batch and another sold 18 sets at the $350 price.  So, seems strong the price has gone up.

 

Michail

[Greg P]

Make your clock, Terry.  IN-18 prices haven't stopped Pete of PV Electronics from selling a boatload of his kits.  And Dieter has sold out of his IN-18 clock as well.