The World is with a growing number of individuals with savvy in EE matter and are also wanting to get in on the experiences of Vintage Equipment.
Shipping and Issues related with transport does not phase certain types, they are risk takers and take pride in being tinkerers with obsolete electronics.
I have a friend who is a Valve Collector who will inform when a box with a substantial quantity of Valves from a Vintage Era Production were available as a Military Surplus, and was able to be purchased at £00.50p - £1.00 per Valve.
15 Years on and the same Valves with an unknown background are commanding £100+ per valve.
The current situation is quite straight forward when sale items are on offer.
One either chooses to attempt to become the Customer, if buying through an Auction or becomes the Customer if the sale is not an Auction.
Alternatively, one passes over the sale option, as they have their own reservations about the condition and cost to be incurred.
In the past months, I have overlooked a large selection of Valves from a Vintage Era, that I have seen as an Auction Sale and as an immediate purchase option. I can't justify the asking price where models supplied with a Measurement are near £200 per Valve. Even though I am fully aware of what a good sample of the Valve is able to create when it is used in my systems circuitry. Knowledge is already gathered of how desirable the Valve is for creating an End Sound that is wanted.