My two cents…. I purchased all mine via ebay. Many good and some I was scammed.
The best batch I got was wrapped in old newspapers dated back to 1968. Seller poorly packaged and several broke. I opened the box on video camera cause I could hear the broken glass as soon as I received the box. He refunded me for the broken ones. I still have many of the newspaper pages. 29cent burger or 39cent cheeseburger, etc. In all, I got over 100 from auctions over a 5+ year span. Made clocks, traded, and sold most back on ebay. My guess is that I paid an average of not much under $100 each. Michail Wilson 206-920-6312 From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of gregebert Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2020 1:46 PM To: neonixie-l <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: B7971 Did anyone in this forum get their 7971's from PolyPaks a long time ago (1970s/1980s) ? I recall they were inexpensive, and many were sold in pairs along with the socket/driver board after being scrapped from Lectrascan units. Just curious how some of you acquired a large stash. On Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 11:15:03 AM UTC-8 Pramanicin wrote: They're currently going for anywhere from 160 to 200 dollars on eBay. Pictures of them being tested will help. Too rich for my blood at the moment, but I have enough of them already.... :) Best of luck selling them! Cheers Nick Sent from my iPhone On Dec 3, 2020, at 10:32, Wo Tu <wtu...@gmail.com> wrote: I‘ve built 2 clocks using B7971. But now I dont have space for more. gregebert schrieb am Donnerstag, 3. Dezember 2020 um 19:26:41 UTC+1: If you dont already have a clock or other device with 7971's, I suggest you make one. Even though these tubes are a bit ugly, they are so enormous and versatile that you will be pleased with it. And keep a few spares. I built an 8-tube clock with 7971's a few years ago and I still like it, and wish I had time to add more features via software (it's RasPi based, so I'm limited only by time and creativity). If you decide to sell, I've seen a lot of these being sold on Ebay for well over 100 USD, especially if you can show they are tested. You probably already have several messages from other neonixie members who want to buy some. On Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 10:11:26 AM UTC-8 Wo Tu wrote: I sorted out my collection of tubes and was surprised , how much B7971 I own. Would like to sell some of these tubes. What do you think is a fair price for one tube , or for six tubes ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/231b9139-ea65-42d7-849c-e0041145d9can%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/231b9139-ea65-42d7-849c-e0041145d9can%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/3d5f2377-c101-48fd-a416-d26fb6cebeb6n%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/3d5f2377-c101-48fd-a416-d26fb6cebeb6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/SN6PR0102MB344041B92A27C744D1084F6282F20%40SN6PR0102MB3440.prod.exchangelabs.com.
