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In Reply to: Re: Amperex KT88 on Ebay posted by Jim McShane on December 10, 2006 at 13:54:19:
This is a "knowledgeable" seller, he has sold thousands of items and it seems he specializes in tubes, so I do believe he has to know.When I say "we all know" I mean those of us who have been in this hobby for many years which is mainly what the asylum members are.
When the chinese KT88's came out in the late 80's nobody knew how good or bad they would be. So we bought them and I can say I liked their sound then. The problem was they were poorly made and self destroyed quickly. These are obviously of that era and a person who specializes in tubes and tube related items has to know at first glance these are chinese tubes.
I don't believe every seller is there to screw every buyer, I have dealt with many honest people in the business. You have a good reputation for honesty so I don't see why you get so angry.
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"You have a good reputation for honesty so I don't see why you get so angry."Thank you for the kind words, but the reason it bothers me so much is that it really could be an honest mistake. It's happened before on eBay and it'll happen again. I've made similar mistakes on my own site (I don't sell on eBay) on occasion despite my knowledge of tubes and my best efforts to avoid misidentification. I just hate to think that it could be me or one of the other good tube guys here that make a mistake - an honest, well-intentioned mistake - and it is immediately assumed we were trying to screw somebody. I can tell you I've NEVER tried to screw somebody - but I've made plenty of mistakes!
I do know this seller from having bought tubes from him(or her ) several years ago.The tubes were sold as Mullard Orange Globe 6dj8 made in Great Britain.They were neither Mullard nor Amperex but did have the standard (Mullard ) Made in Great Britain that you find on so many relabeled tubes sold here in the US during the 50's-60's.The date code on them had a faint V2 so I took them to be from India(?) and honestly labled as sold.I do own both Mullard and Amperex Orange Globe tubes so I am certain the labels are real and the tubes do resemble both tubes mentioned. I emailed the seller. He apologized, and offered to buy the tubes back.
It was an honest mistake and I felt no need to ask for a refund.The mark of an honorable man is to acknowledge a mistake and try to correct it.I need say no more.
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