Big Tube Score! *New*

[Markedman]

Tubes by John Bazzano, on Flickr

List of tubes by John Bazzano, on Flickr

Good tubes by John Bazzano, on Flickr

Three with side getters by John Bazzano, on Flickr


$275.00 on CL

 

[psychodave]

Open the boxes to make sure what you are getting. I’ve seen Chinese tubes in RCA boxes.

 

[LP Freak]

Sweet!

 

[psychodave]

Awesome. I see a few black plates, a smooth plate Ei (unless there is a diamond on the bottom in the middle of the pins, then its a Telefunken.

 

[Markedman]

I looked at prices on these toobs, they're worth $$$$ if I list the whole box on eBay. Those prices are selling, not asking prices. Asking prices would take these into the $3,000 - $4000 range. Folks want $200 a pop for the 7025's, $100 for the 12AX7's, 7027A's and 6L6's. Those side getter 6L6's on eBay, old & used without the boxes, sold for $268 for a quad yesterday.

I'm going to test these and sell the ones I'll never use. That might pay for the ones I want to keep.

 

[311boogieman]

wonder if the seller knew what he was doing.
did you 'local pick up'?

was it a guitar player?
was it someone desperate for cash?
was it someone who maybe inherited them and didn't bother to research?

 

[psychodave]

I looked at prices on these toobs, they're worth $$$$ if I list the whole box on eBay. Those prices are selling, not asking prices. Asking prices would take these into the $3,000 - $4000 range. Folks want $200 a pop for the 7025's, $100 for the 12AX7's, 7027A's and 6L6's. Those side getter 6L6's on eBay, old & used without the boxes, sold for $268 for a quad yesterday.

I'm going to test these and sell the ones I'll never use. That might pay for the ones I want to keep.

Great to know. I have bunches of these tubes in my stash.

 

[apophis]

yeah, also have a bunch of the 12ax7 and 7027 that test NOS

 

[Markedman]

"wonder if the seller knew what he was doing.
did you 'local pick up'?

was it a guitar player?
was it someone desperate for cash?
was it someone who maybe inherited them and didn't bother to research?"

It was a local guy who posted them on CL. He did say he thought about opening an eBay account and said he might. He was a retired electronics repairman and drove an early sixties Ford Rambler, with a tube radio. He said he had other stuff for sale like testing equipment and other non guitar amp based tubes.

He asked why I wanted them and I said for my amps. He said he never played but loves music.

I'm warming my tube tester as I type this, I'll find out soon if I got taken for a schmuck. I'll list the odd ball tubes and I'll look for a 4th side getter 6L6 in the same shape so I can run those.

 

[JMP2203]

Beautiful!

 

[Riffraff]

Wow, that's a hell of a haul!

Congrats!

 

[Markedman]

I tested them and they all tested New! New!!!

 

[311boogieman]

"wonder if the seller knew what he was doing.
did you 'local pick up'?

was it a guitar player?
was it someone desperate for cash?
was it someone who maybe inherited them and didn't bother to research?"

It was a local guy who posted them on CL. He did say he thought about opening an eBay account and said he might. He was a retired electronics repairman and drove an early sixties Ford Rambler, with a tube radio. He said he had other stuff for sale like testing equipment and other non guitar amp based tubes.

He asked why I wanted them and I said for my amps. He said he never played but loves music.

I'm warming my tube tester as I type this, I'll find out soon if I got taken for a schmuck. I'll list the odd ball tubes and I'll look for a 4th side getter 6L6 in the same shape so I can run those.

Excellent. That's the kind of seller you want. Glad they all tested as actual New Old Stock and Used New Old Stock

 

[blackba]

Nice pickup. wish the RCA 7027A tubes in the Gretsch 6163 I am fixing were good. Didn't get a cap job in time and one replated, so hoping the NS Tung Sol 7027A are decent.

 

[CornNutz]

damn, nice score!

 

[Markedman]

New score, I got these from a retired amp maker. I will test them all, match some and sell, sell, sell, so you can buy, buy, buy, send me money. The list is only partial, there' a couple grand in NOS 12ax7's, etc.

Tubes by John Bazzano, on Flickr

Kt88 by John Bazzano, on Flickr

Tube lisr by John Bazzano, on Flickr

Tube list by John Bazzano, on Flickr

 

[psychodave]

Cool stuff. Those look like old Svetlana Winged C’s. Matched quads will sell quickly and for like $300 to the right buyer.

 

[bwgintegra]

I tested them and they all tested New! New!!!

What kind of tube tester do you use?

 

[Markedman]

I have a this old dog

What kind of tube tester do you use?

I just ordered a ma. meter from Stewart Mac. I debated buying the MaxiMatcher for $800.00 and may still, but the $100.00 ma. meter will help me sell the tubes.


12ax7 by John Bazzano, on Flickr

 

[psychodave]

I use the maxi matcher testers. They work great.