I certainly didn't buy all the 900 - I bought a few hundred, but so did others on this group - he wanted USD 20/tube - you could negotiate on bulk.
Tubes were not Jim's business - I think he acquired a warehouse for his coin business and these were in there in crates, wrapped up in old newspapers. He just wanted them gone and shipped them out rammed into thin cardboard boxes with just the couple of sheets of newspaper between tubes - it was the same for everyone who ordered from him. He added 10% typically to compensate for losses - I had a load of shattered tubes (and the photos should you wish to cry a bit!). Nick On Thursday, 3 December 2020 at 22:24:35 UTC Pramanicin wrote: > 900 Nick?? REALLY?? > > Got any you want to offload for a couple $ each? LOL. > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 2:06 PM Nick <gerbilp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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+...@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 >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/40b6bb2f-e751-4f27-83b2-8a706fa40789n%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/e82b1552-e033-4c7c-a279-f0009d3edcb9n%40googlegroups.com.
