Pile of Tubes found at old closed shop. Any Interest?

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I was helping clean up a shop that was open for 49 years and it had boxes of tubes there as well as a large tester device. I can make a list of the tube numbers and then list them if there is any interest- I would like to sell them in bulk packages.
There could be item there that are discontinued and not available anymore. There was certainly a lot of old reel decks there even a Roberts box of parts.
Let me know.
 

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6D10 is the only Compactron type tube that is worth keeping. All the audio tubes and rectifiers are worth something if not big money. if most of the tubes are TV related stuff like 25L6 can be sold. Just a bout any 2 number antique tube (#45) and 4 number tube is worth something.
 

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I just finished the putting away of many boxes of parts- belts, Idlers, 100K pots by the hundreds, but to have time to go through and write down all the numbers on them that could take a while. I think there are 500 or 600 tubes in the one box. There may have been a thousand tubes there. I will sell them for not a lot of money- I can't think that he kept bad tubes but you never know.
I can get some numbers and list them here in a bit.
 

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Well the guy I was helping clean the place up called and there was a guy who paid $2000 for all the junk in the place. I do not know the model or what it was but it was a very heavy metal built like item. If I go there again to get more stuff I will see if it is still there. It will be a pain to get that thing out. I could see 4 guys needed to carry it up the stairs.
I will get some tube models number to go further on this- no profit is guessing.
 

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Here are some from a box-
MfgPart
RCA35L6GT
Delco12V6GT
GE25L6
Delco12V6GT
Westinghouse25L6GT
GE50L6
Delco12V6GT
AdmiralCDC6GT
Zenith5U4G
Hydron 35Z4GT
GE12SL7GT
RCA50L6
Crosley6SL7
Philco50L6
Sylvania5U4
Ken Rad35L6G
Westinghouse6V6GT
NEC6AU6A
6GM6
Sylvania3SZ5
3SZ5
Motorola12AX4
There are three I can not see a number on.
 

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Mfg Part # 83 tubes so far in three boxes.
RCA
35L6GT
Delco
12V6GT
GE
25L6
Delco
12V6GT
Westinghouse
25L6GT
GE
50L6
Delco
12V6GT
Admiral
CDC6GT
Zenith
5U4G
Hydron
35Z4GT
GE
12SL7GT
RCA
50L6
Crosley
6SL7
Philco
50L6
Sylvania
5U4
Ken Rad
35L6G
Westinghouse
6V6GT
NEC
6AU6A

6GM6
Sylvania
3SZ5

3SZ5
Motorola
12AX4
Magnavox
6DW4A
Westinghouse
6AX4

35V4
Zenith
C9
Zenith
38HK7

6CG3
Zenith
19DQ3
GE
VBQ1

11BQ1
Zenith
12J7
Sylvania
6AH4

22BH3
National
12AQ7
RCA
8BM11
Sylvania
21LR8

6CD6

35Z5

22JF6
Sylvania
6CJ3
Sylvania
6AV8A
Zenith
8BA11
Zenith
13Z10

5V3

6DQ5

35Z5

6AV5
RCA
6AU4

19CG3

17AY3A

17BE3
GE
6CG3

6AU4

21BH5A

22KM6

6Y6

6AV5

6BS3

13GF7A

6U10

17JZ8

12AX4

19CG3

6LR6

6JU8

7A7

1Q5

11C6

35Y4

1A7

35Z5

12AX4

10JT8

1K3

50GY7

6AY3B

17AY3A

6DT3

6AW8A

6BX

8GB5
 

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I would be interested in any 12AX7, 12AX7A, or 12AX7WA (these are variations of the basic 12AX7 tube) tubes. Also the 12AT7 or the 12AU7 tubes.
And the rectifier tubes like 5AR4, GZ34, 5U4G, and 274B they are pretty much all the same as far as how they work.
I didn't see any of the power tubes listed such as 6L6 (6L6GC/6L6GT), 6V6, EL34, EL84, 5881, KT66, 6550, so if you find any of those, I would be interested, too.
My son uses these tubes in his guitar amplifiers and he occasionally breaks some.
 

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Well the guy I was helping clean the place up called and there was a guy who paid $2000 for all the junk in the place. I do not know the model or what it was but it was a very heavy metal built like item. If I go there again to get more stuff I will see if it is still there. It will be a pain to get that thing out. I could see 4 guys needed to carry it up the stairs.
I will get some tube models number to go further on this- no profit is guessing.

The TV7 is a smallish table-top tester. Used them in the Nav and they work excellent. They are popular
 

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Sam, don't spend the time posting all the tube numbers. From you rpost last week, I'd say this is a typical tv shop assortment with some console and table radio tubes.
 

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Any local pickup people want these three boxes? First come first serve. I can collect some number if you want but most all of then are shrink wrapped in boxes so as to not take on more dirt.
 

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Three more boxes of Tubes exist and are ready for pickup- I did not catalog the numbers but for the price they must be worth something. I do not sell them but want to just get rid of them- they are all cleaned off of the dirt that was on them. Come get them!
 
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