The panic selling of tube audio had begun.

I ordered 4 tubes from The Tube Store on 3/11 and they shipped that day. Got them on 3/14. They were certainly efficient. I guess this was just before the panic buying. I already had replacements for my preamp. These were for my phono preamp. FYI these were Gold Lions. The day after I ordered, the price went up from $53.95 to $79.95 per tube. 

I think that's why The Tube Store website really went down for "maintenance". Not because of too much traffic on a poor web server, but to give them time to raise their prices. I don't support businesses that price gouge.   

Yes, seems silly to be talking about tubes when people are being murdered by a mad man who has something against “oysters and gender freedom”. Suspect someone will put a bullet in his head at some point…and the world will be a better place.

but back to tubes… I will never buy a Russian tube again, or any other product.

There is a 24 hour sale at Tube Depot today.

Coincidently, I was at The Tube Store today to pick up some GL  KT 77 tubes that I ordered over this past weekend. (In the last 6 weeks I have had two fizzle out on me... bummer). I was told that they had received a Month's worth of orders over that Saturday and Sunday. They were so overwhelmed, the website crashed and I had to wait 4 days to do a Pick Up of an In Stock item!

Poor website support, lack of reliable supply (Parts Connexion was all out of KT 77) or panic buying? Who knows? Whatever ... I can go back to enjoying my system.

PS... The Tube Store was great to deal with despite the delay and will use them in the future.

The gouging has begun!

https://www.vivatubes.com/