Saying that every tube seller on ebay is bad is a bit of a head scratcher. I bought two matched quads of KT120’s back in October from ebay for my Rogue Audio monoblocks and no issues whatsoever.
I just biased my amps today and the tubes in one amp had not drifted at all, and in the other amp, a couple of tubes were just a hair off. That particular seller has about 19000 transactions and 100% feedback. I would keep an eye on those numbers when considering making ANY purchase from ebay.
I’ve bought tubes from Brent Jessee and a couple have had had issues. That doesn’t make him a bad seller. He arranged to get me new ones pronto and was super helpful when I had questions about the best tubes for my gear, listening preferences, and budget. I recommend him highly.
I’ve also had issues with Sophia Electric tubes. Same thing, they got me new ones quickly and were easy to deal with. I’d also recommend them.
I don’t know how the other seller would have responded if I had problems, since I haven’t.
Exercise common sense and good judgment when buying from ebay, the same as you should when making any online purchase. Don’t lump all sellers into one bucket because of a couple of bad ones.
I just biased my amps today and the tubes in one amp had not drifted at all, and in the other amp, a couple of tubes were just a hair off. That particular seller has about 19000 transactions and 100% feedback. I would keep an eye on those numbers when considering making ANY purchase from ebay.
I’ve bought tubes from Brent Jessee and a couple have had had issues. That doesn’t make him a bad seller. He arranged to get me new ones pronto and was super helpful when I had questions about the best tubes for my gear, listening preferences, and budget. I recommend him highly.
I’ve also had issues with Sophia Electric tubes. Same thing, they got me new ones quickly and were easy to deal with. I’d also recommend them.
I don’t know how the other seller would have responded if I had problems, since I haven’t.
Exercise common sense and good judgment when buying from ebay, the same as you should when making any online purchase. Don’t lump all sellers into one bucket because of a couple of bad ones.