Wow, everything posted for sale is ''light use''??

"I will share this with you that the best items I have received have this somewhere in their ad- "You will not be dissapointed"."

Thanks for the tip Mark, valuable info for buyers and sellers! I think another reason might be the fact that some components really don't work well in a given system, not that the product is bad but it just doesn't pan out for what ever reason. Often the owner may keep it around for a while with little use before finally deciding to sell. I myself have done that and it seems there may be hoarders among us that maybe want to clean out the closet especially in a depressed economy.

"It seems to be a law of the universe that all tubes have 200 hours on them"

Yes this is really funny but to me what's funnier still is "NOS" tubes with "low hours" being advertised as NOS. There should be two descriptions for the old tubes from days yonder that are coveted by audiophiles, UsedOS and NewOS. If it's used how can it be new? With the prices of some of these desirable tubes rising to ridiculous levels it will eventually get onto the radar of the professional scammers that are always looking for an angle to make a fast buck or has it already?:) Cavaet Emptor, especially with "lightly" used NOS tubes.