Tubes


I have been a tube gear aficionado for almost 40 years. I have accumulated an enormous number of small tube and power tube tubes. I am getting out of the hobby, Happy with the tubes that I do own, not needing most of the rest of them, but not sure how to dispose of the rest of them. I don’t really have enough documentation to sell the tubes that I have. I’d appreciate any advice.

dshuler

I would list the inventory on AudioMart for free, no reasonable offer refused.  Buy one or buy them all.  People in the tube game should know what you have and what they want.  Nothing to lose but some tubes?  Just a thought.  Cheers.

What do you have in the purest of Telefauken 12AT7 for a Raven Audio amp ??

What do you have in power tubes KT88  4 needed?

Thank You

There are a lot of tube aficionados here too who'd probably love to pick up some cool tubes for not insane prices.  ( I know I would!)  It seems that avid collectors and re-sellers grab most of the deals.  A list would be great. 

 

I have sold close to $20,000.00 worth of new & used tubes on eBay and have 50 ads on currently.

I was going to say Audiomart, but since you don’t really know exactly what you have, and if you are asking this question I suppose you are not familiar or inclined to selling dozens/hundreds of small parcels and shipping them around the country, I would call up the people who do this for a living, and unload them all at once.

give Brent Jessee a call, or Vintage Tube services- they will buy them.

Tubesandmore.com  Antique Electronic Supply will gladly buy bulk tubes.  I've sold to them by the box.  Email them and offer a list of tubes and they will tell you if they want them.  Check out their tube list to get an idea of values.  Obviously tubes that test new in boxes are worth the most.

@elevick , thanks for that info ...never heard of them.  I have a drawer full of unused tubes.

@dshuler   Also, you might find pretty reliable vendor on EBay who may be open to buying.

Thank you all very much for your responses - very helpful. Yes, I am in NYC - UWS, 10025. mclinnguy, you are right that I don't have the wherewithal to send a lot of small packets around the country. So finding someone to purchase the entire lot I think will be the answer.

 

In case anyone on this thread is interested, the power tubes that I have are:

Mullard EL34 (new) - 8

Sovtek KT88 - 4

Black Treasure KT88 - 8

Electroharmonix KT88 - 6

 

I am leaving tomorrow for a two week trip out of the country. I will pick this up again when I return.