FS: GEC U52 - $225 - Other tubes available too!

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    Branded Cossor but you can tell from the pics what it is

    Gibosi from head-fi id'd it

    "You are correct in thinking it is not a Cossor. While the pictures aren't great, it certainly looks like a GEC U52.
    And you are also correct in thinking that Cossor didn't make the U52. Legally, GEC owned the name "U52" so they were the only company that could use that label. And Cossor owned the name "53KU", and so in the same way, they were the only company that could use that label. These tubes are almost identical, electrically, and back in the day, they were considered interchangeable in most applications. So I am surprised that the U52 is OK in the Stratus, but the 53KU is not...."

    Also available: Ken Rad VT244, Brimar and RCA 5R4GYs, RCA 5U4GB, Westinghouse 6BQ7, Cryoset and Pearl Cryo Reflektor 6N1Ps, and a Mullard AND Brimar 6BQ7
     

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    How much did you pay for it?
     
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    Ebay doesn't let me go back that far in purchase history which is why I based on current going rates. I wish I knew. It lets me go back to 2018, I got this a year or two into owning the Stratus which I've had for 5-6 years. All I can say is that I rotated tubes often and used this mostly as a special treat.
     
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    Since I don't have the info for how much I got it for, I'll put it this way, a SW51 is $315 shipped to me. If I can make enough from this that after shipping/paypal, I have $315 to get a SW51, I'm ok with the deal so there's some wiggle room here since I don't know what I paid/how many hours/have a tube tester. I just want to be as honest as possible in terms of stating my intentions and I know that the tube is worth at least enough to get the SW51 that I want.
     
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    In good faith since I dont' know what I got it for gonna price drop to $350 including paypal and shipping which should put me right around the $315 number for the SW51
     
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    Not sure this is relevant since U52 prices about doubled on ebay since 4 years ago to the point it's 422A money.
     
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    We dmed he was just trying to make sure I wasn't breaking the no flipping rule. I honestly don't know what I paid because transaction history doesn't go that far but I also want to be fair which is why I'm stating that the only thing I want out of this sale is to raise enough funds for a shortest way. I don't even care about maximizing value I could get on the tube.
     
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    Price drop to 300
     
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    Bump
     
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    Bump with price drop and addition of other tubes
     
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