Who would like to see a "Tube" section

With all the varieties of tubes and their various operating conditions, this may be a can of worms that Audiogon doesn't want to deal with. I have already seen disputes regarding tubes that were purchased and advertised here on A-gon. As with any other used item, one must proceed with caution when buying a product. I think that is is even more true with used tubes. Sean
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Records can easily be inspected for major damage and typically don't cost that much.

In comparison, putting ONE faulty ( budget or expensive ) tube that looks "brand new" into your system can short out power supplies, do damage to other support components within that device, blow up other electronics further down the chain, melt cabling, blow speakers, start fires, etc... If you doubt this, try talking to guys that work on tube gear for a living. This is besides the fact that performance can vary DRASTICALLY from tube to tube that came off the same production line.

If saving a few bucks and buying from an "unknown" source with individual satisfaction / return policies is worth it to you, so be it. The safety of my equipment is not worth pinching pennies when it comes to buying tubes. As such, i typically buy from reputable sources and then have them tested by one of the world's foremost tube experts ( in my opinion ). Luckily, he just happens to live nearby.

After all, tubes are not the sturdiest devices and they do get shaken up in transit. It is QUITE possible for an internal short or open circuit to occur AFTER the tubes were "tested" or "matched". Even if this was done by an expert. Who's fault would it be if you bought something like that off of Audiogon and then your gear went "ka-blooey" ???? As far as the "audiogon advertiser" was concerned, they sent you a known good product that tested fine or worked okay in their gear. It must have been YOUR "faulty" gear that caused the problem. The whole "mess" is now thrown at Audiogon to sort out as names and reputations are smeared. Is that worth $2 an ad ????

Like i and others have said, pay your money and take your chances. If there is enough of a demand for it, i'm sure that Audiogon will respond accordingly. There are enough dealers that sell tubes that commercial interest in such a category might be a money maker for Audiogon in terms of ad's placed and revenue. Then again, would that amount of money be worth the amount of potential hassle and bickering that could arise out of such a category ? Only time and trying something like that out would tell. Sean
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