maxg Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 Missed that exchange - work gets in the way sometimes. Of course it's midday here so I suppose I have the advantage as Kelly says and you wont find me on here in the early hours... In the bathroom changing diapers - yes but not on here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clipped and Shorn Posted October 11, 2002 Author Share Posted October 11, 2002 did we ever find out who and why the forum format got messed with in the first place.....if it wasn't broke why did they "fix" it, and do they really care about our feedback? How long will it take them to "fix" again in response to our suggestions?.....got to go now, I have some ****ake mushrooms on the stove. -c7s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 I can live with it now that they've got the "jump to" box at the bottom of the screens. not having that really bugged me. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 C&S, can you post that ebayers name or handle? Do your fakes have the <> diamond mark in the center bottom? I'm concerned about a couple I got too. Mine were not represented as NOS, tho', just good used with big tube tester numbers. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clipped and Shorn Posted October 12, 2002 Author Share Posted October 12, 2002 Tom, The criminal who was ripping people off on eBay started out at "keith*richards" was booted off by eBay, but he came back as "univoxman", but now is unregistered status again. He kept using the same bogus photo of some NOS Telefunkens and sending out crap. I would recognize that fake photo if I saw it again, and I have been scouting to see if he has crept back onto eBay with a new name. Meanwhile eBay makes it a big hassle to collect on the refund from them. They did admit that the seller was a fraud. The only name I have for him is Keith Vanderschaegen, but who knows if this is true. The guy is an outright crook, a real fraud con man. A couple of the fake had <> and a couple did not, all were labelled Telefunkens and all were DEAD TUBES! -c7s -c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 well good. turns out I bought from "lowtechelec@speakeasy.org". I did the BIN thing since I got tired of waiting for something to come along. One pair was like this for $77: This matched pair of ribbed plate Telefunken 12AX7 / ECC83 preamp tubes was tested on my newly-recalibrated Hickok 600A for shorts, gas, and transconductance. There were no shorts or gas. Transconductance was 1190/1240 for Tube One and 1250/1300 for Tube Two (new/nominal is 1250 -- a match within approximately 5%). And, of course, they have the Telefunken <> in their bases. I have played them throughout the day in my Dynaco PAS3 Version II; they sound excellent and are dead quiet when the preamp is muted. the other was these for $55: This matched pair of smooth plate Telefunken 12AX7 / ECC83 preamp tubes was tested on my newly-recalibrated Hickok 600A for shorts, gas, and transconductance. There were no shorts or gas. Transconductance was 1250/1125 for Tube One and 1100/1220 for Tube Two (new/nominal is 1250). This is nearly a perfect match when used in series-gain circuits and is OK for phase splitting as well. Naturally, they have the Telefunken <> in their bases. I have played them throughout the day in my Dynaco PAS3 Version II; they sound excellent and are dead quiet when the preamp is muted. so far so good, the 81 sounds great, but I'm still having issues with balance or one side is just stronger than the other. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clipped and Shorn Posted October 12, 2002 Author Share Posted October 12, 2002 Tom, That dealer you got them from is all over the place on eBay. He seems reputable. He is the guy that bids on every old Eico, Dynaco, Heathkit, and on every tube deal which could be a bargain. He then parts the stuff out. He is easy to outbid on items because he is a lowballer and when he resells he usually does not get top dollar because people know that he just pulled thoses tubes out of some old unit he just bought on eBay. Myself, rather than buy tubes from him, I see what tubes he is excited to bid on, then just outbid him. -c7s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 Me? I'd start collecting those Vanderschaegen tubes. Maybe try to get him to sign 'em. Sounds like he's on his way to becoming a legendary eBay criminal. fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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