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In Reply to: GE list tube prices for 1959 posted by diamondsouled on May 15, 2008 at 15:24:43:
$1.00 in 1959 had about the same buying power as $7.28 in 2008. So the new price of a GE 12AX7 of $2.55 in 1959 is like $18.56 in today's money.
You can buy a NOS testing GE 12AX7 for about that today.
That RCA price lists shows a 6AS7G for $6.25 - in today's dollars that should cost you about $45, and yet you can but a NOS RCA 6AS7G for about $12.
It's only the crazy-popular tubes that are expensive. In general, tubes remain very fairly priced, often silly-cheap!
Rob"Let there be songs, to fill the air"
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Follow Ups
- Provides an interesting view on NOS tube prices... - Skylab 05/16/0806:03:37 05/16/08 (2)
- RE: Provides an interesting view on NOS tube prices... - nc 19:44:14 05/16/08 (1)
- It was a Buying Power Index number, not a real inflation nomber, that's correct - Skylab 05:56:10 05/17/08 (0)
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