Is there a book out that has pictures of each tube with a description of what to look for to definitively say what you are buying? If not, why? I want to know when I pay a few hundred for 50's Mullards that I'm actually getting 50's Mullards and not being scammed because of my ignorance (which is epic). And this is doubly true when you have no clue if they are actually new tubes and no way of testing them yourself.
It seems buying NOS tubes is a great way to blow a lot of money and never know what you actually bought. Frankly they all look alike to me -- a tube with some plates inside.
Selling 1,000 counterfeit tubes at $100 each nets you $100,000 profit and probably no one will ever take the time to hunt you down for a couple of hundred dollar loss, especially if you are overseas.
When I read that someone has come across this magic stash of NOS tubes that someone had stashed in their uncle's garage for 70 years I immediately think scam. It's too easy.
It's like buying fancy fish in your supermarket -- I read that most of the time even the stores don't know what they are buying. A fillet looks like a fillet to most everyone, even the experts.
It seems buying NOS tubes is a great way to blow a lot of money and never know what you actually bought. Frankly they all look alike to me -- a tube with some plates inside.
Selling 1,000 counterfeit tubes at $100 each nets you $100,000 profit and probably no one will ever take the time to hunt you down for a couple of hundred dollar loss, especially if you are overseas.
When I read that someone has come across this magic stash of NOS tubes that someone had stashed in their uncle's garage for 70 years I immediately think scam. It's too easy.
It's like buying fancy fish in your supermarket -- I read that most of the time even the stores don't know what they are buying. A fillet looks like a fillet to most everyone, even the experts.