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Be Careful what questions you ask this guy...

post #1 of 11
6/5/08 at 7:22pm
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On the advice of TomB I was looking for a set of 12fm6 tubes, so I checked ebay. Found a seller and simply asked, "Are the tubes the same brand? Which brand? Are they side or top getters?"

Here is the reply I received (I found it rather amusing)

"YES THESE ARE 7 PIN TESTED TUBES,A PAIR OF THE SAME BRAND,GETTERS,I HAVE NO TIME TO LOOK FOR THAT,THESE ARE A FEW BUCKS A TUBE,AFTER PAY PAL AND EBAY FEEs,I MAKE NOTHING.NO-ONE IN THE WAREHOUSE WILL LOOK OR OPEN BOXES,THEY ALL PRETTY MUCH DO NOT CARE ABOUT AUDIO THINGS,these are car radio tubes."

I guess this guy was having a bad day. I think I'm going to go ahead and order a set. Afterall, his response was timely and he did answer my questions to some extent.
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post #2 of 11
6/5/08 at 7:36pm
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Originally Posted by djbob View Post
On the advice of TomB I was looking for a set of 12fm6 tubes, so I checked ebay. Found a seller and simply asked, "Are the tubes the same brand? Which brand? Are they side or top getters?"

Here is the reply I received (I found it rather amusing)

"YES THESE ARE 7 PIN TESTED TUBES,A PAIR OF THE SAME BRAND,GETTERS,I HAVE NO TIME TO LOOK FOR THAT,THESE ARE A FEW BUCKS A TUBE,AFTER PAY PAL AND EBAY FEEs,I MAKE NOTHING.NO-ONE IN THE WAREHOUSE WILL LOOK OR OPEN BOXES,THEY ALL PRETTY MUCH DO NOT CARE ABOUT AUDIO THINGS,these are car radio tubes."

I guess this guy was having a bad day. I think I'm going to go ahead and order a set. Afterall, his response was timely and he did answer my questions to some extent.
Well, at the prices, they don't want to waste their time on checking boxes. They did say they're the same brand and tested. I don't think those kind of things matter much on Max tubes, they're pretty much the same. If unsure, spend $20 and buy 5 pairs of tubes and test , I'm pretty sure you won't even tell them apart in sound.
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post #3 of 11
6/5/08 at 7:51pm
A straight-shooter, sounds like my kinda vendor.
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post #4 of 11
6/6/08 at 2:05am
He seems a little gruff. I get kindof tired of people pulling the "I make nothing" comment. Why on earth would you do it then?

Ah well, some people just don't understand what we all here know about getting matched tubes and all that...heh... Customer service be damned!!!
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post #5 of 11
6/6/08 at 2:41am
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Originally Posted by bhjazz View Post
He seems a little gruff. I get kindof tired of people pulling the "I make nothing" comment. Why on earth would you do it then?

Ah well, some people just don't understand what we all here know about getting matched tubes and all that...heh... Customer service be damned!!!
He may not make nothing, but he definitely doesn't make enough to go rooting through tube boxes for a customer who is buying one pair of cheap tubes. Seems legitimate to me.
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post #6 of 11
6/6/08 at 2:45am
You get what you pay for. It is a crap shoot on customer service on cheap prices for stuff. I love dealing with guys like that. Everything is up front and not personal.
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post #7 of 11
6/6/08 at 2:55am
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Originally Posted by djbob View Post
...AFTER PAY PAL AND EBAY FEEs,I MAKE NOTHING.
This wouldn't be at a car dealership, would it?

From what I've been told at every dealer I've been to, they never make money on anything.
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post #8 of 11
6/6/08 at 2:57am
Part of the game! sympathy card.
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post #9 of 11
6/6/08 at 3:26am
Unfortunately, you'd be surprised at some of the answers I've gotten that have been much worse. That guy is typical, unfortunately. Many of them think the idea is to sell a few 300B's then retire in comfort. There are some sellers who just happen to come by them and might be helpful - but then they won't know anything about tubes anyway.

The truth of the matter is that this is what you have to expect for these kind of tubes. You kind of have to roll the dice: buy whatever you can find then compare them yourself. I would try to offer that service if I could, but there's just not enough 12FM6's left in the world.
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post #10 of 11
6/6/08 at 5:13am
He obviously had a bad day, or just bad temper in general.
No other reason to should like that!
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post #11 of 11
6/6/08 at 9:55am
You will get similiar service from most tube dealers, these radio tubes are not given much attention by dealers. Best bet is Bezar.com
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