Re: Nixie clocks: possibly an AH clock?

On 30 Jan 2006 02:35:03 -0800, "SWG" <swisswatchguy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>Guy Macon wrote:
>> Bo Williams wrote:
>>
>> >I think the cost of old nixies might surprise you. They haven't had any
>> >real practical application for decades (so no production of new ones and
>> >finite supply). Tough to keep costs down when that's the case, and
>> >plus, when all the nixies that do turn up are going into boutique items
>> >like watches and clocks, there isn't a lot of incentive to keep margins
>> >close.
>>
>> I just looked at ebay with the search limited to completed listings.
>> Nixie tubes are going for $1 to $2 each, and pre-built nixie-tube
>> clocks are going for $80 to $220.
>
>I would be willing to pay that amount of money for a nice Nixie AH
>clock! Who else?
>
Just you. ;-p
I wouldn't put anything like that anywhere in my house.
Kitch was never my style be it electronic or not and the only way i
can describe those clocks is as "kitch"..
No offence to nixie lovers. :)


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Regards, Frank
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