BRENT JESSEE RECORDING & SUPPLY, INC. www.audiotubes.com BRENT JESSEE RECORDING & SUPPLY, INC. 1590 West Algonquin Road #111 Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 Voice Phone 847-496-4546, Monday-Friday 8AM to 4PM USA Central Time If busy, during Weekday business hours only, alternate phone 847-345-8046 FAX only PLEASE: 847-963-1568 (no voice on this number), FAX your order 24 hours a day, 7 days a week e-mail: brentjes@audiotubes.com VACUUM TUBES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT WE ARE BUYING This page lists tubes we are BUYING and current bidlist prices we are paying. This is not a page of tubes we have for sale. Did you get to this page by mistake? Return To Vacuum Tubes Main Page This is a list of vacuum tubes and related tube equipment I am currently buying. It is a long page, use your scroll button and scroll down the page to see it all. These are the tubes I need the most, and I will consider any quantity you have to offer. I mainly need new old stock in original box, but whiteboxed and bulk packed NOS are acceptable too. If I am accepting used tubes, it will be noted in the chart. We must test and evaluate all tubes and equipment prior to accepting them for purchase. This page details the terms of selling tubes to us. By sending us your tubes, it will be mutually understood that you agree to these terms and conditions set forth on this page. Before you read any further, please understand that we are RESELLERS and these are WHOLESALE prices based on our recent purchases from other vendors, and the demand of these tubes in general. If you need retail prices for your tubes, you should not sell to a reseller, but instead list your tubes on eBay or Audiogon. Please read the following information, and then scroll down on this page to see our complete bidlist. Prices listed are for new old stock (NOS) in their original boxes. If a used tube is accepted, it will generally be priced at approx. one half the price of NOS listed, depending on how the tube tests. Tubes without original boxes are generally considered used, except for some military types and those in bulk trays. Especially fine NOS and used tubes of types in high demand, and very rare tubes, sometimes can be paid at premiums above these listed here, and will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Prices for out-of-production tubes are unstable. Depending on our stock and market conditions, these prices are subject to change without notice! If a brand is listed, the price applies to that brand. Other brands are accepted, but may be at a lesser bid price, or at a "used" price. Tubes may also be downgraded to "used" pricing due to poor or missing labels, manufacturing defects, or late (after 1977) production versions. We suggest you check tubes for country of manufacture, as often listed on the tube itself. Tubes made in China, Russia, Yugoslavia, Japan, or Taiwan are generally not acceptable, or will be downgraded to used rates at best. We suggest you check even premium brands, as production after 1977 was sometimes outsourced to these countries. Tubes made in USA, Great Britain, Germany, Holland, France, Canada, or Australia are usually what we need the most. We try to keep this list up to date, therefore these prices are current and are not negotiable. The tubes listed here are the types I need most often, but I am interested in ANY tubes you may have to sell. I am also buying tube testers and vacuum tube equipment. I have brands listed I need the most, but will consider any brand you may have. I believe these are fair, and very competitive wholesale bid prices, and can offer you a much simpler, and far more pleasant selling experience than selling your tubes on eBay or Audiogon. I can also usually meet or beat any bid prices from another vendor who is offering to buy your tubes. PLEASE E-MAIL ME WITH YOUR LIST OF TUBES OR EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE TO SELL BEFORE SENDING ME ANY! HERE'S HOW TO SELL YOUR TUBES OR EQUIPMENT: Please e-mail me your tube inventory list first. This is very important, as any tubes we don't need that are sent to us without our approval will have to be returned to you at your expense, or else disposed of here. Please email your tube list as a simple text file or rich text format (.rtf) as my virus checker does not allow e-mailed Word or Excel documents. I will give you shipping instructions. Pack the tubes carefully, with an inch or two of packing material around the tubes. Double boxing large tubes is suggested. I cannot be responsible for any shipping damage or lost packages, so shipping insurance and parcel tracking is recommended! PLEASE include your name and return address on the outside of the parcel and on a note inside. ALWAYS REQUEST A SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION FROM THE POST OFFICE, OR UPS, AND A TRACKING NUMBER SO YOU WILL KNOW WHEN THE PARCEL IS DELIVERED!! IMPORTANT: We cannot be reponsible for any tubes received without identification of the sender. Unidentified parcels of tubes having an incomplete, illegible or missing return address will be held for 30 days. If unclaimed after 30 days, they may be disposed of or sold for storage fees. Tubes are tested in order received, and a check is cut as soon as possible after testing and will be sent to you with a tube test report. If you requested rejected tubes to be returned, your check will be sent in the same box as the returned tubes. Sorry, we are now so busy with tube testing that we can no longer call or email you with a test report or value estimate before we cut the check. All of this information will be contained in the tube test report we send to you with your check. We do not call or email to negotiate prices, what we pay per tube type is listed on this page. We must approve any other pricing in advance and must be notified regarding this when the tubes are shipped. IMPORTANT: •Please call, FAX, or e-mail us with your list of tubes first. •Please include a note packed inside with the tubes when sent indicating your name and full mailing address. Parcels with no identification of the sender are held for 30 days only, then disposed of if unclaimed. •We are resellers, and so these are WHOLESALE bid prices. They are as good or better than what you would be offered from any other online reseller. •If we have previously agreed to bid prices that differ from this list, you MUST indicate this in your note packed with the tubes! •You also must indicate in writing if you wish any rejected tubes returned to you, otherwise rejected tubes are disposed of and NOT returned. •Packages should be sent surface, economy, UPS ground, or parcel post. We recommend insurance and tracking services be included, and we will pay those fees. •ALWAYS request a delivery confirmation, tracking, or a signature confirmation number so you can track your parcel shipment to us! WE CANNOT be responsible for parcels of tubes lost during shipment to us! •I will examine and test the tubes, and cut you a check usually within a week. If we receive heavy volume of tubes this process can take longer. My payment will include economy shipping charges. •We can no longer call or email you with an appraised value of your tubes before cutting your check. We will pay you the best prices based on this bid list. •Please don't send tubes by priority mail or any express or premium shipping method as we will not reimburse shipping beyond that of parcel post, international surface, or UPS ground published prices. Shipping services such as Mailboxes, Etc. charge higher rates than if your package is taken directly to UPS or the post office. We cannot pay these extra shipping charges. •We do not pay handling charges of any kind. •We are currently VERY busy testing and evaluating incoming tubes. PLEASE, your patience is greatly appreciated! •If you wish your rejected tubes returned, your payment check will be packed with them when they are returned to you. The return postage fee will be deducted from your check. •Once again, REJECTED TUBES ARE NOT RETURNED UNLESS YOU REQUEST US TO DO SO! Tubes sent without original boxes or bulk trays (i.e. if sent loose or individually wrapped by you) will be considered used. All NOS tubes and tube boxes must be marked with the tube type and brand and, of course, must correspond with each other. Tubes in boxes with a different tube type listed on the box, or a different brand (example: a GE tube in an RCA box) will be considered used. High demand or rare tubes that are used MAY still be paid at NOS prices depending on condition and test. Any tubes not passing testing or visual inspection will be disposed of. You must indicate in advance, or in a note packaged with the tubes if you want any weak/bad/unacceptable tubes returned to you. We normally throw out bad tubes since packing them for return takes a good deal of time, but we will do it for you if you request them back. We will automatically return any bad tubes if more than 30% of what you sent us does not pass our inspection. Any tubes returned will be sent by surface parcel post and the shipping will be deducted from your check. Our agreement to evaluate your tubes does not imply we will purchase all of them, they must be evaluated and tested first. We reserve the right to return most of, or the entire lot if more than 30 percent of the tubes do not pass our inspection. We also reserve the right to return any tubes that, upon our inspection, prove to be of Russian or Chinese origin, or rare/valuable tubes that may be of questionable origin, even if you have not requested rejected tubes to be returned. The cost of these returns will also be deducted from your check. Don't forget to indicate in an included note if I have spoken with you or e-mailed and quoted you prices that may be different from those on this page! If you have not received a quote from us in advance and include it with the tubes, we will price them based on this bid list. We can no longer call or email you to negotiate prices for individual or lots of tubes, sorry. Please do not send tubes until you have received my reply from your e-mailed list! Check this list often, I am continually updating it. I believe these are fair wholesale bid prices. Thanks for your interest! Questions? Call us at 847-496-4546 from 8 AM until 4 PM, Monday through Friday, USA Central Standard Time. Or, e-mail us. Tube Brand/Style Needed NOS Bid Price Each NOS/used Hickok, B&K, Western Electric, Avo, RCA, Sencore, Eico, Heathkit, Knight, Triplett, and other brands of Tube Testers Currently buying used, working tube testers. Above brands, or dynamic mutual conductance types of any brand preferred. Also buying certain brands and models of emissions testers. Top dollar paid, price depends on brand, model, and condition. Please e-mail brand, model, and description of your tester. Currently buying Dynaco, Dynakit, McIntosh, Western Electric, Eico, Knight, Heathkit, Scott, Fisher, Leak, Grommes, and other brands of vacuum tube amplifiers and preamps. Buying used, working or non-working vacuum tube amplifiers, preamplifiers, and other tube hi-fi equipment. Top dollar paid, depending on brand, model, and condition. Please e-mail brand, model, and description. Western Electric brand Tubes We are currently buying many types of Western Electric brand tubes in addition to those listed on this page. Highest wholesale prices paid for many types of W-E tubes. Please call or e-mail us your list of Western Electric tubes. 01A Globe shape, any brand $8.00 NOS & used, call or e-mail first, limited stock needed. 1L6 Any brand $15.00 NOS 1P39 Phototube Any brand $15.00 NOS EL34/6CA7 USA/ W. Euro made only (no Russian/Chinese/Japanese) $35.00 NOS & used EL34/6CA7 Mullard xf1/Telefunken/metal collar types $50.00 NOS & used 2A3 grey or black dual plate Any USA brands $45.00 NOS or used 2A3 black single plate Any USA brands $99.00 NOS or used 2C51 or 396A Western Electric $9.00 NOS or used 5AR4/GZ34 Metal base types or Mullard Shield Logo fatbase, W. Euro made only (no Russian/Chinese) $75.00 NOS & used 5AR4/GZ34 W. Euro made only, Amperex smooth plates, Mullard 4-notch plates (no Russian/Chinese) $35.00 NOS & used 5AR4/GZ34 W. Euro made only, Mullard made 7-notch plates (no Russian/Chinese) $25.00 NOS & used 5AR4/GZ34 USA brands full octal base (no coin base) $20.00 NOS 5R4GY RCA, GE, KenRad brownbase ST shape only, or any brand JAN military types $5.00 NOS & used 5U4G RCA or Tung Sol ST shape only, or any brand JAN military types $10.00 NOS & used 5U4GB RCA or Tung Sol tubular shape only, or any brand JAN military types $4.00 NOS, call, limited quantity needed 5Y3GT RCA only, full octal base (no coin base) $5.00 NOS 5Y3WGT Any brand, brownbase only, full octal base (no coin base) $4.00 NOS 6AN8 / 6AN8A Any USA brands $2.50 NOS, call, limited quantity needed 6BQ5/EL84 RCA/ W. Euro made only (no Russian/Chinese/Japanese) $10.00 to $25.00 NOS 6BQ5/EL84 Other USA brands $8.00 NOS 6C10 compactron Any brand $5.00 NOS & used 6CA4 / EZ81 Mullard, Amperex, Siemens, or Telefunken only. $10.00 NOS & used 6CG7/6FQ7 RCA only, blackplate $5.00 NOS or used 6CG7/6FQ7 RCA only, clear glass top with silver getter spot on side. $3.00 NOS or used 6DJ8/ECC88 Amperex BugleBoy/Telefunken/Mullard/Amperex orange or white label $15.00 NOS or used, call first as limited quantity needed 6EU7 RCA, Mullard, Amperex, or Telefunken only $6.00 NOS or used, call first as limited quantity needed 7308 or 6922/E88CC/E188CC (6DJ8/ECC88 premium type) Mullard/Siemens/Amperex/Telefunken/6922/7308 or gold pin type any brand $35.00 to $50.00 NOS or used Cca (6DJ8/ECC88 premium type)OR ANY "PINCH WAIST" 6922 / 7308 Mullard/Siemens/Amperex/Telefunken/gold pin, Cca label. Any West Euro. brand 6922 or 7308 with pinched glass waist molding flaws. $50.00 NOS or used 6JS6C USA brands only $13.00 NOS, call or e-mail, limited number needed 6K11 or 6Q11 Premium paid NOS in original boxes, and will accept used. $4.00 NOS or Used 6L6GC USA brands, or Mullard/Brimar brands only, full octal base, add $30 if RCA blackplate $20.00 NOS & used 6L6WGB/5881 TungSol or any brand, brownbase, full octal base $15.00 NOS & used 6L6 Metal type Any brand $5.00 NOS & used, call or email, limited number needed. 6LB6 USA or Japanese brands $1.00 NOS, call, limited number needed 6LF6 USA or Japanese brands $14.00 NOS 6LQ6/6JE6C USA or Japanese $14.00 NOS, call or e-mail, limited number needed 6SC7GT or 6SC7GTY, glass types only Tung Sol or other brands, black or brownbase $4.00 NOS & used 6SL7WGT/A or VT-229 JAN types only, full octal base/black or brownbase. See also ECC35 below. $8.00 NOS & used 6SL7GT RCA or Sylvania only, full octal base/black or brownbase $4.00 NOS 6SN7WGT/A or VT-231 JAN types only, any brand, full octal base/brown or blackbase. See also ECC32 and ECC33 below. $20.00 NOS & used European type 33S30B (6SN7WGT/A or VT-231) Western Europe types only, any brand, full octal base/brown or blackbase. See also ECC32 and ECC33 below. $50.00 NOS & used 6SN7GT/A/B General Electric, Sylvania, RCA, or Tung Sol types only, full octal base. Call with quantity you have of GE or RCA GTB types first. Premium paid for greyglass or metal base types. $3.00 NOS 6SN7GT/A RCA, Sylvania, Ken-Rad or Tung-Sol blackplate types only, full octal base, top, side or bottom mounted getter. Premium paid for Tung Sol blackglass types or Sylvania metal base types, and will accept used. $5.00 NOS 6SU7GT/A/B/Y Premium paid for Tung Sol blackglass types and will accept used. $6.00 NOS 6T5 Premium paid NOS in original boxes, and will accept used. $35.00 NOS or Used 6T9 Premium paid NOS in original boxes, and will accept used. $8.00 NOS or Used 6U5 or 6G5 Premium paid for ST shape, NOS in original boxes, and will accept used. $9.00 NOS or Used 6V6GT/A/Y RCA, Bendix, or National blackbase, brownbase or (tan base) only, full octal base, greyglass or clearglass $18.00 NOS or used 6X4W Any military type 6X4. Premium paid NOS in original boxes, and will accept used. $2.00 NOS or Used 7DJ8/PCC88 Mullard/Siemens/Amperex/Telefunken $5.00 NOS or used 12AT7 RCA blackplate ONLY, W. Euro brands $8.00 NOS 12AU7/A W. Euro brands $10.00 to $25.00 NOS or used 12AU7/A RCA clear top (side getter), blackplate or Tung Sol blackglass types ONLY. Premium paid for any brand blackglass type. $5.00 NOS 12AX7/A , ECC83 W. Euro brands(no Russian/Chinese/Japanese) $15.00 to $30.00 NOS & used 12AX7/A , ECC83, E83CC, ECC803S Telefunken Smoothplate, Mullard LongPlate, Genalex, Amperex Bugle Boy $35.00 + NOS & used 12AX7/A RCA USA made $15.00 NOS and used 12AX7/A RCA blackplate USA made $20.00 NOS & used 12AX7/A Any other brands, USA made $9.00 NOS 7025 RCA/GE/Sylvania USA made or West Euro made, premium paid for blackplate types $15.00 NOS 12AY7 Any brands, USA made $5.00 NOS 12BH7 / 12BH7A RCA brand ONLY, or military blackplate any brand $3.00 NOS 12DW7 / 7247 Any brands, West European or USA made $5.00 NOS 12SX7GT Any USA brands $3.00 NOS 227 or UY227 globe or "S" shape Any USA brands, premium on Arcturus blue glass or mesh plate types. $5.00 NOS or used, call, limited number needed 45 ST shape Any USA brands $15.00 NOS or used 50 ST shape Any USA brands $50.00 NOS or used 250 or 350 S shape Any USA brands, premium paid for mesh (screen) plate types. $80.00 NOS or used 80, 280 or 380 S shape Any USA brands, premium paid for mesh (screen) plate types. $10.00 NOS or used 101D through 101M types Western Electric only call/e-mail NOS & used 211 or VT-4-C Any USA brand, or military type $50.00 NOS & used 245 or 345 (usually prefixed by UX, CX, SX or other two letters), 45 globe shape Any USA brands $40.00 NOS or used 250 or 350 (usually prefixed by UX, CX, SX or other two letters), 50 globe shape Any USA brands, premium paid for mesh (screen) plate types. $80.00 NOS or used 274A/B Western Electric or Western Electric made $199.00 NOS & used 300A Western Electric or Western Electric made, engraved base type $600.00 NOS & used 300B Western Electric or Western Electric made $500.00 NOS & used 348A Western Electric only 50.00 NOS & used 349A Western Electric only $45.00 NOS & used 350B Western Electric or Western Electric made, other USA brands. $115.00 NOS & used 396A Western Electric $10.00 NOS or used 412A Western Electric Western Electric brand preferred, but other brands acceptable. $12.00 NOS & used 417A or 5842 Western Electric or any brand with gold pins, and will accept used. $15.00 NOS 421A Western Electric Western Electric brand preferred, but other brands acceptable $35.00 NOS & used 422A Western Electric Western Electric brand preferred, but other brands acceptable $30.00 NOS & used 572B Cetron brand only. Extra paid if still in original dated military box. $25.00 NOS 845 Any USA brand $125.00 NOS or used 5687 RCA with bronze colored plates, or TungSol, Sylvania brands ONLY. $5 premium paid for Sylvania with gold pins. $9.00 NOS & used 5691 RCA redbase RCA with red bases needed, but other redbase brands accepted. $10.00 NOS & used 5692 Redbase type only, RCA, GE, TungSol $38.00 NOS & used 5692 Brownbase or blackbase, any brand $12.00 NOS & used 5693 RCA red metal types $4.00 NOS 5751 RCA/GE, Sylvania with blackplates USA made. Add $2 if triple mica. $10.00 NOS & used 5881 or 6L6WGB Tung Sol or brownbase, USA brands $15.00 NOS & used 5886 or CK5886 Electrometer tube, solder in, any USA brand. $10.00 call, limited quantity needed 5965 GE cleartop, Telefunken, or RCA blackplate ONLY. $10 premium paid for Telefunken. $2.00 NOS 5992 Bendix, tan base Bendix made only, or tan / grey base with military markings. Some may be labeled for Eclipse or Sperry. $50.00 NOS or used 5993 Bendix made, may have Sperry or Eclipse labels. Bendix brand only, or various with military markings. $10.00 NOS or used 6072 / 6072A Any USA brand. $5 extra paid if blackplate with 3-mica. $15.00 NOS and used 6106 Bendix made, tan or grey base Bendix made only, or tan / grey base with military markings. Some may be labeled for Eclipse or Sperry. $10.00 NOS or used 6267/EF86 USA or W. Euro only. $5 per tube extra bonus paid for EF806 or Genalex, Telefunken, or Emitron brands. $15.00 NOS, please call as limited quantity needed 6336A Bendix, Tung Sol, Chatham, or other USA brands including military types. Extra paid if still in original dated military box. $15.00 NOS 6185, 6385 Bendix or other USA brands only. Extra paid if still in original dated military box. $15.00 NOS 6386 Any USA brand. Extra paid if still in original dated military box, or manufacturers box. $30.00 NOS 6550 USA ST shape (TungSol type) or GE tubular type. Premium paid for Tung Sol type with black or grey plates with no holes in the plates. $35.00 NOS & used 6900 Bendix brand only $75.00 NOS & used 7247/12DW7 USA/ W. Euro made only (no Russian/Chinese/Japanese) $9.00 NOS, call first as limited quantity needed 7308 or 6922/E88CC/E188CC (6DJ8/ECC88 premium type) Mullard/Siemens/Amperex/Telefunken/6922/7308 or gold pin type any brand $35.00+ NOS or used Cca (6DJ8/ECC88 premium type)OR ANY "PINCH WAIST" 6922 / 7308 Mullard/Siemens/Amperex/Telefunken/gold pin, Cca label. Any West Euro. brand 6922 or 7308 with pinched glass waist molding flaws. $60.00 NOS or used 7189 or 7189A USA or W. Europe brands $15.00 NOS & used 7199 Any USA or West Euro brand $10.00 NOS 7408 Any USA brand $5.00 NOS & used 7581A / KT66 Any USA or $10 premium paid for West Euro brand $30.00 NOS & used 7591/A USA made brands, full octal base (no coin base) $25.00 NOS & used 7721 / D3a Any brand, most of these have gold pins but standard pin OK too. $7.00 NOS & used 7728, 7729, 7730 Any brand, most of these have gold pins but standard pin OK too. $20.00 NOS & used 7868 Any USA brand $14.00 NOS & used, call, limited number needed 8417 USA brands only (Sylvania, RCA, etc.) $20.00 NOS call or e-mail, limited number needed B759 Genalex, GEC, Gold Lion, Marconi, M-O and other brands, most made in England. $50.00 NOS & used ECC32 or ECC33 W. Euro made only (no Russian/Chinese/Japanese), any brand $30.00 to $50.00 NOS & used ECC35 W. Euro made only (no Russian/Chinese/Japanese), any brand $20.00 NOS & used E80CC Mullard, Amperex, Telefunken. Premium paid for pinch waist types. $5.00 NOS & used E180CC Mullard, Amperex, Telefunken. Premium paid for pinch waist types. $5.00 NOS & used EF806S Premium paid for Telefunken types and will accept used. $20.00 NOS EL37 Any European brands $32.50 NOS & used EM34 and EM35 European eye tube, any brand. $10.00 NOS KT66 W. Euro only $50.00 NOS & used KT77 W. Euro only (Genalex or Gold Lion) $50.00 NOS & used KT88 W. Euro only $70.00+ NOS & used VF14 Premium paid for Telefunken types and will accept used. $150.00 NOS and Used Any two-digit types (45, 50, 10, 42, etc.) Any USA brands Please e-mail your list NOS & used Any three-digit types, beginning with letters UX, CX, SX,