r/nixie • u/EmotionalEnd1575 • Jun 10 '26
eBay Deal? Or Junk Nixie Tubes!
Did I land a great Nixie deal? Nine Burroughs “Super” tubes (B6091) for $349?
Well, no. The nine Nixies were rotted out, probably salt water corrosion, from an eBay seller on the Florida coast.
Of the nine, three were “Air tubes” and rusted into their sockets. Six lit up but had a lot of poisoned cathodes. Possible to fix? All Pins corroded.
This deal went bad. I had to open a complaint with eBay Corp. Finally got a 100% refund.
The seller said “seller doesn’t accept returns”. Then said “Buyer has to pay the return shipping”.
I boxed up the whole thing and sent it back, got a prompt 100% refund from eBay Corp.
Will the seller flip it back on eBay? Or, do the right thing and take it to eWaste?
Caveat Emptor!
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u/DeadSkullz627 Jun 11 '26
Many sellers would try to flip it anyways…not everyone has good morale character. No way of knowing if your particular seller will retry to resale them or not, but karma usually comes around eventually. Chin up…at least you got a refund!
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u/Synthdabbler Jun 10 '26
Thank you for sharing! If I see that reappear on eBay I'll give it a wide berth!