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Originally Posted by ProfChaos
The greedy people who now sell NOS tubes online--for wayyy too much money--went around like pack-rats and collected them from the drawers below those tube testers, out of old TV's, from drawers in grandpa's garage, etc.  |
I wouldn't call every person who went tube hunting greedy. A lot of us have been on tube hunts. I personally sell tubes and I don't think any of my customers would call me greedy. I hope that they would call me fair.
There are sellers that are off the charts, but no one forces you to buy from them. I shop around and buy smart. The price of tubes varies greatly. Right now, tubes are on the upswing and have gone up by around 30 per cent. There are many reasons for this. The bottom line is there is a demand and there are a lot of buyers. The average selling price on EBAY has spiked, especially on choice tubes, Black Plates, old RCA's, Telefunkens, Mullards, Amperex and such. These sellers aren't greedy, they are just benefiting from the active market.