Looks like they are on TaoBao, Also a colon tube: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z2k.11010449.931864.2.526c509dYvJNWn&scm=1007.13982.82927.0&id=619674326437&last_time=1591073932
A lot less money there. > On Jun 2, 2020, at 1:11 AM, Kevin A. <ka...@scarletmail.rutgers.edu> wrote: > > > I thought it might be interesting to ask the seller about the origins of this > tube, the MX572. I also asked about whether it is mercury doped for long > life, how many have been made, and what the anticipated production is. > > The seller responded that the tube is a joint venture between himself and a > friend who has the tooling to make it happen. It is mercury doped and > according to the seller, 3 years in the making with lots of testing. > Apparently 8 have been produced so far as proof of concept and for > evaluation, and the project has reached a point where they are gauging > outside interest. > > Personally I think it is worth giving these guys a chance. I know the pricing > is not competitive at all, but sometimes art isn't about the price right? And > I'm sure that a lot of effort, more than usual, always goes into the > prototypes and first batches. It is amazing what Dalibor has been able to > achieve and I can only hope that others gain as much traction in their > pursuit of neon. I'd love to see different styles of tubes emerge and nixie > production flourish with the variety that once existed. But that won't happen > if creators aren't given a chance to prove their worth. > >> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020, 8:37 PM Jon Jackson <jondad...@gmail.com> wrote: >> He only offered me $300 mid-afternoon.... >> >>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 6:33 PM Mac Doktor <themacdok...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Jun 1, 2020, at 10:52 AM, Robert G. Schaffrath >>>> <robert.schaffr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The price is crazy. Especially for a new manufacturer on the scene with no >>>> history. Dalibor is definitely a better value and I like his anode design >>>> too. if it was a CD47 clone it might be worth the risk but for $300 you >>>> might as well get two new DF tubes or some B-7971's. >>> >>> >>> I just received a private offer of $260. It pays to put things on your >>> watchlist. 8D >>> >>> >>> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >>> "The Mac Doctor" >>> >>> "You'd Pay to Know what you Really Think"—Dobbs >>> >>> -- >>> 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/4D9C94D4-3E58-421C-A12A-55A6F7F0136D%40gmail.com. >> >> -- >> 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/CAC%3Dcyqcxb8hMAKXKHHcVzHCYWP%2Bj6%2Bu1a4_-X_Ew-6MxyxHJrQ%40mail.gmail.com. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/ucLF7DygP8k/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/CALcVLK%2B2RR5Kx9wSP7vrek%3D5h6sYfNCacPNuNu-eWHdwdJVNAg%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/AC8E7F09-CB8D-4D5B-B9B4-54D9745F5E76%40gmail.com.
