Afaik Bill the story is just that those are very early tubes, 70s I believe, the cathodes are also differently shaped I believe.
On Sat, Jan 29, 2022, 9:51 AM Bill Notfaded <notfad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well I bought some tubes after searching high and low. That's what it > takes these days. I love z1000R tubes they're much rather it seems but > check this! Have you seen IN-18 likes these before? > > Bill > [image: s-l400 (1) (12).jpg] > [image: s-l400 (1) (11).jpg] > Check out the grid have you seen anything like it? What's the story > behind these? > Some of the other recent cops: > [image: s-l400 (1) (13).jpg] > I'll still always be on the lookout even if the pickens are thin! > > Best Regards, > > Bill > On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 2:20:37 PM UTC-7 artgod...@googlemail.com > wrote: > >> I assume it's to try to generate a panic to make you buy it rather than >> scam you for multiple postages. But it often causes me to avoid them >> because I want more than one, or want to come back for more if I like it. >> >> On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 8:56 PM Nick Andrews <nickja...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Sellers on Amazon have been doing this lately too. I ordered a 2" rod >>> of UHMW plastic for $12+ and said they only had one. Next day they had >>> more, but at $18. Bastiches. Another seller had more at the lower price >>> so I ordered some from them. >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 6:45 PM Michail Wilson <m...@michail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I always check the price history to see when and how much. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I know of sellers selling something for a normal price, then after I >>>> buy and get it, they change their auction to a completely different cheaper >>>> item so it appears to new people that the cheap item sold for a higher >>>> amount. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Michail Wilson >>>> >>>> 206-920-6312 <(206)%20920-6312> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* neoni...@googlegroups.com <neoni...@googlegroups.com> *On >>>> Behalf Of *Bartek Ogryz >>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 24, 2022 1:39 PM >>>> *To:* neonixie-l <neoni...@googlegroups.com> >>>> *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Is it just me? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Do you know how eastern sellers (Ukrainians, Russians, etc) are >>>> uplifting the tubes prices? It's a very simple trick :) >>>> >>>> I had bought many IV-25 about a year ago for funny money. It was a real >>>> catch! After a few days, the seller had raised the price 10x. From that >>>> moment on, every next person, who had found that auction, could think, that >>>> so many tubes had sold for that high price :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Tubes prices increased twice last year. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Bartek. >>>> >>>> poniedziałek, 24 stycznia 2022 o 20:40:32 UTC+1 nickja...@gmail.com >>>> napisał(a): >>>> >>>> That's just crazy talk. Glad I picked up some IN-9 and IN-13 a while >>>> back, but wish I'd bought a lot more. I think IN-9 should be about $5-6ea >>>> and the 13s what, $10? I wish, not any more! I think it's awesome that >>>> some folks are being inventive and making things, but it really sucks when >>>> it ruins the market for specific items which haven't been made in decades. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 4:39 PM Mac Doktor <themac...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Some blathering... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 23, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Bill Notfaded <notf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Perhaps for some of us collectors we now sit on a gold mine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Everything I've bought in the last five years seems to have turned into >>>> a good to excellent investment. IN-13s have of course gone up in price at a >>>> steady pace but over the last year or so IN-9s have absolutely >>>> *skyrocketed*. For example: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/223870481127 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> That's $14.36 apiece including shipping but not taxes—for a lot of 25! >>>> If you click on the number of lots sold you'll see that last February the >>>> BIN was only $179. o_O >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ridiculous asking prices are nothing new on eBay but I've bought from >>>> this seller in the past and he/she/it was reasonable then. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The pandemic is the major factor in all of this but we all know that >>>> stocks of Soviet surplus are dwindling as well. Also, a certain Chinese >>>> "VU" meter with two IN-9s suddenly turned up everywhere in the last year. >>>> The typical price is something like $109. Could that be factor #3? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Forget about hoarding IN-14s, I should have borrowed some money and >>>> bought every IN-9 in sight a year ago. 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