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THIS AUCTION IS FOR A MATCHED PAIR OF NEW OLD STOCK Ei ELITE 12AX7/ECC83 TUBES. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF YOU ARE NOT PLEASED.

These tubes have smooth gray plates with low microphonics.

NOTE: I BELIEVE THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE VERY LAST TUBES TO LEAVE THE Ei FACTORY BEFORE IT CLOSED. THE IMPRINTING ON THESE TUBES IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE! BUT THE SOUND OF THESE TUBES IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!

NOTE: THESE ARE THE VERY WELL RESPECTED Ei "ELITE" VERSION OF THESE TUBES. Ei tested and chose the best performing tubes and labeled those tubes "Elite".

NOTE: I WAS FORTUNATE TO FIND A NUMBER OF THESE BRAND NEW TUBES FOR MY CUSTOMERS. THE Ei COMPANY IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND NO MORE OF THESE ARE AVAILABLE.

SOME BALANCED SINGLES, SOME MATCHED & BALANCED PAIRS MAY POSSIBLY BE AVAILABLE. IF YOU NEED MORE THAN IS ON EbAY AT THIS MOMENT, PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA eBAY AND I WILL LIST WHAT YOU NEED ON eBAY FOR YOU.

THESE MAY ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON ANOTHER OF MY eBAY AUCTIONS AS BALANCED TUBES, SINGLES, AND MATCHED PAIRS. I MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY ADDITIONAL MATCHED PAIRS SO PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND I WILL LIST WHAT YOU NEED ON EbAY FOR YOU.

Gm READINGS WILL BE ON EACH TUBE BOX

THESE ARE VINTAGE Ei ECC83/12AX7E ELITE TUBES. WE HAVE VERY CAREFULLY TESTED THEM WITH CALIBRATED TEST EQUIPMENT AND MATCHED THEM UP INTO MATCHED AND BALANCED PAIRS.

I MAY NOW ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL BALANCED TUBES, MATCHED AND BALANCED SETS, AND INDIVIDUAL NON-BALANCED TUBES. CONTACT ME VIA EBAY FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Please look at my feedback. I am known during 17+ years on eBay for honesty and accurate descriptions.

Please contact me via the eBay Contact Member link any questions.

Please read some comments I have received from folks who have purchased these tubes from me:

Audiophile Raul Rodgriquez emailed me after purchasing these tubes from me:

"Hi, these tubes are identical in sound to my NOS Telefunken smooth plate ECC83 tubes. Thanks for letting me pick up at your warehouse. I am delighted!"

Raul Rodriguez, Miami, FL

Conrad Williamson from the UK emailed these comments after receiving these tubes:

"Hi Sandy & Barbara,

"These Ei 12AX7s are spectactular! My vintage Mcintosh equipment never sounded better!".

Conrad Williamson, London, UK

KNOW YOUR SELLER! WE GUARANTEE ALL OF OUR TUBES ARE GENUINE, PLEASE CHECK OUR FEEDBACK.

NOTE: Unlike some other sellers, ALL SHIPPING/INSURANCE/HANDLING charges for 2-3 day delivery service in the US as well as International Delivery options are stated up front in our auctions.

This bid price is for one factory New Old Stock VINTAGE MATCHED AND BALANCED PAIR OF BRAND NEW OLD STOCK Ei Elite E88CC/12AX7E TUBES. These tubes are from a bulk-pack and will be supplied to you in white boxes. Your bid price is for one MATCHED AND BALANCED PAIR of these tubes. If you need more than one matched and balanced pair, just contact me an I may be able to even supply what you need. These tubes are brand new old stock and are supplied in white boxes.

THESE TUBES WERE MANUFACTURED IN YUGOSLAVIA ON THE SAME IDENTICAL MACHINES USED TO MAKE THE LEGENDARY TELEFUNKEN TUBES. THE Ei COMPANY HAD PURCHASED THIS EQUIPMENT AND USED THIS EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE Ei FACTORY CLOSED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

Feel free to check my feedback and bid with confidence. Please email with any questions before bidding. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express through PayPal. We reserve the right to reject bids from those with negative or hidden feedback. If you fall into this category, please email before bidding! We also reserve the right to declare this auction null and void if eBay is not accessible during the last three hours of this auction.

SHIPPING COSTS-DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL

(Effective Jan. 27, 2013)

SPECIAL NOTE ON SHIPPING COSTS: I ship within the US via Priority Mail. My actual out-of-pocket cost to ship even one tube within the US is $5.60 for Priority Mail plus an additional expense for the private shipping Insurance plus $.65 for the Delivery Confirmation Number (that I will email to you after shipping). This totals over $6.00 postage you will find on your package shipped to the US, plus the cost of private shipping insurance, packing materials such as bubble wrap and plastic "peanuts". I then need to carefully pack the tubes, make out the shipping label and Delivery Confirmation form and wait in line at the post office to ship. I am certainly not making a profit on shipping these tubes.

VERY FAST domestic shipping and insurance for the 1st pair of tubes, using USPS Priority Mail (2-3 Day Service) with Delivery Confirmation and extremely careful packing is $9.60 within the US including Alaska and Hawaii. Insured Priority Mail shipping to Puerto Rico is also $9.60. Extra matched pairs shipped together are only $2.00 extra per additional pair for shipping and insurance within the US. 98% of our items are shipped the same day or next business day after payment is received.

One International Shipping Option would be USPS First Class Mail International (4-7 days transit time) Insurance is NOT available with First Class Mail International but the cost is $13.55 and this cost includes the additional time required to fill out the customs forms. Again, extra pairs shipped internationally together in the same package via Airmail Letter Post cost only $2.00 extra for each additional pair. Although I have had excellent experience shipping via First Class Mail International, please understand that I cannot be responsible for the safe arrival of an uninsured package once it leaves my control.

Our MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED International Shipping option is USPS Express Mail International at a cost of $52.00. Express Mail International is the ONLY international US Postal Service shipping method that can be tracked and if desired we can request that the USPS email you and me with updates as this package travels to your country. Extra pairs shipped internationally in the same package via Express Mail International cost $2.00 for each additional pair.

IMPORTANT SAVINGS SAVINGS ON SHIPPING COSTS: If purchasing multiple items, please email me at the end of this auction and I will also combine shipping on mulitple items to help offset the cost of Express Mail International.

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IMPORTANT: I have a special favor to ask of our buyers: eBay has a new rating system called Detailed Seller Ratings or DSRs. It's those little *****s you click on when you leave feedback.

Here is the problem, and therefore the favor that we ask: When you give 4 ****s, it may seem like a great score, for instance 4 ****s in Shipping Time means "Quickly” eBay, HOWEVER CONSIDERS 4 ****S A SUB PAR MARK!!! WE ARE ACTUALLY PENALIZED WITH HIGHER EbAY FEES IF WE GET 4 **** RATINGS INSTEAD OF 5 ***** RATINGS!

eBay standards require sellers to maintain 4.8 & above or be penalized with higher fees & more.

And when rating us for "Shipping and Handling Charges" we ask that you please consider that insurance service is included that does not show in the postage cost on your package, so please consider that we have paid this additional shipping cost that is not visible on the postage on your package.

I strive for 5 ***** service by stating upfront my policies, my shipping rate & my shipping frequency.

If you were pleased with this transaction, please respond with all 5 *****s! If you are not, please let me know via email and I'll work to make it that way.

Please help us work to make eBay an even greater community. The more “5 *****” ratings we earn, the lower our eBay fees are, thus enabling us to offer our items at the lowest costs possible. We respectfully ask that you please take this into condideration when deciding if our services are excellent and how many "*****s" to leave in your ratings. eBay does not consider 4 *****s good enough to grant us a discount on the eBay fees to us, only 5 *****s is good enough!

Thanks! Sandy & Barbara

ATTENTION: ITALY / ITALIAN BIDDERS:
Due to NUMEROUS AND REPEATED problems with the speed of Italian Customs & Post Office, we cannot respond to questions about shipping via First Class International to Italy for SIX FULL WEEKS after the ship date. If your item is being shipped to Italy via First Class Mail International, please do not email asking about delivery until 6 weeks have passed from the date of mailing. We have had repeated problems with Customs in Italy and buyers in Italy then email us that they have not received their goods. Then...after many emails back and forth during several weeks, the item always shows up. This delay is not caused by us and even though we would love to help, there is truly NOTHING we can do about it. It is the Italian Postal System & Italian Customs that are causing these delays! Other sellers are simply refusing to sell to Italy. We do not want to do that, although we will be forced to if there are consistent problems. We sell many items to customers in Italy! We love our many friends and customers in Italy! You are WELCOME to bid on our items, but please understand and abide by these terms. If you need your item sooner than 6 weeks, please ask us for the cost to ship via Express Mail International which takes about 8-10 days to Italy. Thank you for your understanding!

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