Mine all came from Jim Scutio at usmintquartets man years ago- several crates at under usd 20 each. he had about 900 and just wanted rid of them.
On Thursday, 3 December 2020 at 21:45:50 UTC gregebert wrote: > 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/40b6bb2f-e751-4f27-83b2-8a706fa40789n%40googlegroups.com.
