| Telefunken VF14 "M" Tube On Ebay [message #267293] |
Sun, 19 August 2007 23:20  |
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 Mike Cleaver
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Registered: August 2004
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The original wording below taken from the auction description:
Original VF-14 Tube for Neumann U47 Telefunken VF14
Item number: 130144114603
Starting bid US $1,000.00
Buy It Now price: US $1,995.00 Buy It Now >
(Approximately C $2,121.68)
End time: 22-Aug-07 17:27:50 EDT (2 days 17 hours)
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Item location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
History: 0 bids
Starting time: 15-Aug-07 17:27:50 EDT
Starting bid: US $1,000.00
Duration: 7-day listing
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Description (revised) Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item.
You are bidding on a VF-14 Original Tube for a Neumann U47 the grand-daddy of microphones. (Frank Sinatra's favorite). You can see from the pics that this tube has the "M" stamped on the case indicating the tube had been factory tested and selected for low noise. A VF-14 is more rare than an honest politician. No VF-14s were made after WWII which is why they are so rare and so expensive. It is serial number 339 as you can see from the pics. We have no way to test the tube but do know that it was in working condition when it was removed and has been carefully stored in a climate controlled environment. We never kept bad tubes around. We guarantee it to not be DOA (Dead On Arrival).
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Mike Cleaver Broadcast Services
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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| Re: Unobtainium available on Ebay [message #267295 is a reply to message #267293 ] |
Sun, 19 August 2007 23:50  |
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Klaus Heyne
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Registered: April 2004 |
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Let's look at this eBay auction of a used VF14 tube a bit closer:
1. The fine print:| Quote: |
If this item is used, we do not have the resources to test every possible jack/function/feature of the products we sell, therefore, we are selling it "as-is" with no warranties or guarantees expressed or implied...
We consider all sales as final with No returns, No refunds, and No exchanges.
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2. No mention is made of the noise floor or microphonics of this specific used VF14 tube- information vital for the tube's usefulness in mic applicctions.
3. The "M" stamp on the tube. I don't like it.
I have copied the auction's close-up of the stamp, and posted below a couple of M-stamps on factory fresh/Neumann-delivered VF14s. You decide.
Klaus Heyne
German Masterworks
www.GermanMasterworks.com
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| Re: Unobtainium available on Ebay [message #267369 is a reply to message #267342 ] |
Mon, 20 August 2007 10:00 |
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J.J. Blair
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Registered: May 2004
Location: by the sea & sand |
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Jerry, good eye!
Here's the one for sale superimposed over one of Klaus' tubes, with the size of the tube adjusted proportionally. You can see that the letters are a completely different size.
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| Re: Telefunken VF14 "M" Tube On Ebay [message #267591 is a reply to message #267293 ] |
Tue, 21 August 2007 07:27 |
maxdimario
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Registered: December 2004 |
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well now we know how!
I would never buy such an expensive tube without checking it out and having the possibility of return..
actually I would never buy it unless I KNEW exactly where it came from!
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| Re: Telefunken VF14 "M" Tube On Ebay [message #267670 is a reply to message #267591 ] |
Tue, 21 August 2007 12:11 |
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J.J. Blair
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Registered: May 2004
Location: by the sea & sand |
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Now I know what the "M" stands for: "Moullah"!
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They say the heart of Rock & Roll is still beating, which is amazing if you consider all the blow it's done over the years.
"The Internet enables pompous blowhards to interact with other pompous blowhards in a big circle jerk of pomposity." - Bill Maher
"The negative aspects of this business, not only will continue to prevail, but will continue to accelerate in madness. Conditions aren't going to get better, because the economics of rock and roll are getting closer and closer to the economics of Big Business America." - Bill Graham
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