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

wpc1896 on eBay is vacuumtubevalue.com…

if that is the case, I would trust him. He lives in my city, in a very nice section/house near the Lake. I’m very familiar. I purchased my Gold Lion 12AX7’s from him. Asked if I could come pick them up, but he went ahead and shipped them literally across town anyway. I can understand his need for privacy, but bottom line, a good guy, fast response, and received what I ordered. I would not hesitate to buy from him again.

Just bought a NOS Mullard  6201/12AT7 from Upscale for a pre I just picked up .   I selected "Kevin's Stash"  and it was worth it. Matched triodes , super quiet and big open sound .   

Bought a few NOS from Brent Jessee in the past and they were the premium tubes described...   

I think its wise to buy power tubes from a place that burns them in and matches.    I did this with the KT88 Gold Lions in my mono amps.  I can't even tell you how old they are.... they were in use a few years, then became the "back up" set .  I had a matched quad of EL 34 where one failed, the KT 88 back in,  eventually got KT 77 quad , one red plated . Then the KT went back in... have been in a few months and still sound great, match pretty tight still.   The 34 and 77 were "matched" at time of mfg. 

I have used them. They are a good source for either KT88 or KT77.

I have a pair of V-12 monos. Am quite happy running EH KT88s in them.

so while not answering your Q, gave you another option to consider. 

good luck 

Hi all,

Just offer an update I did finally choose the Golden Lion kt77 tubes. My initial impression is I made the right choice is they sound pretty good right out of the gate. Everything I read about the tubes say they need to break in for a while to sound their best so I can only imagine them getting better from this point. Thank you for taking the time to offer your help! It was very helpful and is much appreciated!