Has anyone ever used a company called vacuum tube values to purchase vacuum tubes?


Hi. I need to purchase 36 Golden Lion kt88 tubes. It looks like the average cost for that would be about $1,600. I ran across a company called "Vacuum Tube Values" where I can get them a couple hundred bucks cheaper. Has anyone had any experience with this company? I have seen discussion to be careful about buying from a non reputable dealer because you can get less than top-quality tubes?
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I've bought some small signal tubes from Vivatubes and the pair was not matched and test measurements were off. The Gm and Ip of a single 12AX7 did not match the stated values.
I know Viva is a popular dealer, but that's my experience.