Ebay Seller w/ 50's Valvo Long plates - BEWARE

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edited May 2016 in The Clubhouse
There is a seller on ebay right now (t$n) that is describing Valvo ECC82 tubes as 50's long plates made in Hamburg, but the photo's clearly show these are late 60's short plate Holland tubes.

I sent him a note, not sure if he'll change the description or not. I don't think he is purposely trying to deceive, but nevertheless there is an issue between the photo's and the descriptions.

He is selling a Siemens the same way, it's clearly a late short plate but his description is of 50's long plate.

Just letting anyone know who might want these. Bid accordingly.


H9
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!

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  • Posts: 25,310
    He has since changed the listing. He said he had no idea.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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    Brock is on the clock!
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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    Normally I don't post stuff like this because Ebay is littered with all sorts of inaccuracies. But I know a couple guys on here that are looking for 50's Valvo's and I didn't want them to be disappointed when they purchased these.

    The seller has changed all his auctions descriptions.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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    FWIW,

    I'm happy to help with any Ebay listings if anyone has questions, etc. I may not always be timely but if you are unsure or need to know what questions to ask the seller I am always ready to talk about tubes!

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!

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