Why are people paying these stupid tube prices?

The two dealers mentioned above are included in what I would call price gouging.

One is 2/3 cheaper (tube store) would not call that gouging man. The Viva guy is out of this world high, price and I think on dope too. 

With fuses available retailing for 10K this don't seem so bad.

$184 at Upscale, not to terrible. I think most tube users know it cost more to run tubes.

@music_is_life your post doesn't make sense.  Did you pay $139 or $350 each?

And then there's your question "why are people paying these stupid prices?"  Perhaps you should ask yourself?