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. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/3d5f2377-c101-48fd-a416-d26fb6cebeb6n%40googlegroups.com.
