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hiyu64

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Buying tubes...off of craigslist
« on: March 18, 2013, 07:01:33 PM »

Has anyone tried buying tubes off of craigslist? :-Z

I found this ad as I was browsing through my local classifieds
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ele/3573292598.html

Hmm...I'd probably have to buy some kind of portable tube tester to make the most out of this.
I was actually Looking to buy some tubes for a near future Super 7 purchase.
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Re: Buying tubes...off of craigslist
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2013, 07:31:56 PM »

A tester only tells you so much; to be honest if he was local I'd ask if you could hear them in an amp...
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Re: Buying tubes...off of craigslist
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2013, 07:54:00 PM »

It's no worse than buying from e-bay, in fact it's probably better. 

Just make sure you know the market price for anything you're looking at before you settle on a price.
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Re: Buying tubes...off of craigslist
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2013, 01:30:10 AM »

It's no worse than buying from e-bay, in fact it's probably better. 

Just make sure you know the market price for anything you're looking at before you settle on a price.

Are there any websites that list market prices for tubes?
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Re: Buying tubes...off of craigslist
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