17 Aug
1999
17 Aug
'99
4 a.m.
I couldn't help but wonder: Will the fact that you
can buy a new one for
$995.00 finally curb the pricing on places like ebay for the vintage ones do
you think?
No, not at all. People will pay for the history.
Look at the old Western Electric 300B audio tube (valve). These things
skyrocketted to several hundred dollars each. A few years ago, Westrex
decided to tool up and make them again. They produced 300Bs that are
_identical_ to the old ones. What did the price of the old ones do? Well,
not much. A little bump, thats it.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org