My post may have been unclear, I am not talking about NOS tubes sold on Ebay....were talking stuff like Sovteks, Tesla, Svetlansa, Chinese stuff that are still made and sold by places like Tubeman, Tubestore, TriodeElectronics new for cheaper than what some ads here sell their used ones for.
I sometimes do feel that there are so many newbies or unscruplulous sellers who misuse the term NOS. It is my understanding, NOS means NEW OLD STOCK, if you find a 1950s 6DJ8 Amperex which has been used in a preamp, it is no longer NOS. It is USED OLD STOCK. It has gotten to the point where some people think anything other than a Current Prodcution stock tube is NOS. It just adds confusion and danger when buying tubes off places like Audiogon and Ebay.
just .02 more of thoughts
I sometimes do feel that there are so many newbies or unscruplulous sellers who misuse the term NOS. It is my understanding, NOS means NEW OLD STOCK, if you find a 1950s 6DJ8 Amperex which has been used in a preamp, it is no longer NOS. It is USED OLD STOCK. It has gotten to the point where some people think anything other than a Current Prodcution stock tube is NOS. It just adds confusion and danger when buying tubes off places like Audiogon and Ebay.
just .02 more of thoughts