MATCHED PAIR NOS/NIB 274A WESTERN ELECTRIC VACUUM TUBES Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 1,247.00 Time Left - Bid Count 20 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, October 02, 2008 End Time Sunday, October 12, 2008 Location Bellflower (next to Long Beach), California See more about 'MATCHED PAIR NOS/NIB 274A WESTERN ELECTRIC VACUUM TUBES' Description Tested Matched Pair NOS/NIB Western Electric 274A Full Wave Rectifier Vacuum Tubes   →PAYPAL NOT ACCEPTED!←   Here we have a matched pair (with the same date code) New Old Stock/ New In Box Western Electric 274A shoulder-type full wave rectifier vacuum tubes (also known as valves to the Brits).  The date code on the tubes is 7526.  The boxes are in good condition, considering that they hail from the mid-seventies.   They tested strong on Western Electric Model #KS 15560-L1 tube tester.  274A tube to show minimum transconductance of 1600. Tube #1 measured at 3800/3500. Tube #2 measured at 3800/3400.   The bases are tight, the getters are good and there are no loose parts.   →PAYPAL NOT ACCEPTED!←   The WE 274 tube is probably the most sought after rectifier in the high-end audiophile world, and so to have offered up a matched pair of new ones doesn’t get much sexier, unless you’re talking engraved bases.  The 274 is famously known for its lack of noise and longevity. The 274A and 274B are electrically the same, however have completely different bases, and therefore are not interchangeable.    →PAYPAL NOT ACCEPTED!←   Widely used since the early 1930’s to supply high voltage requirements for various pieces of equipment where reliability, quality and consistency were important and where cost was not necessarily an issue (such as the Bell system and the movie industry).   →PAYPAL NOT ACCEPTED!←   If you are at all interested as to how I was able to obtain these rare beauties, please check out my “ME” profile.   Sorry, Paypal or any other form of electronic payment will not be accepted on this auction.  PLEASE DON’T ASK IF I TAKE PAYPAL, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU HAVE WON THE AUCTION, because the answer will be an emphatic and resounding NO!  Personal checks are acceptable, but must clear before item is sent out (ten business days).  Postal money orders are preferred over a cashier’s check, especially from eBay members overseas or who have a feedback rating of 25 or less.  If you wish to pay by cash, you may deduct a 5% discount, rounded up to the next U.S. dollar.  Cash should be sent through Registered Mail.   Payment can be sent to: Tom Webb P.O. Box 848 Bellflower CA 90707   Domestically the tubes will be sent out Priority with insurance, while international will go Global Express with insurance from 90706 at four pounds.   →PAYPAL NOT ACCEPTED!←   Satisfaction guaranteed, less shipping and a 10% restocking fee.   And just as a reminder, no Paypal.  Did I mention no Paypal?  By the way, NO PAYPAL!   Thanks for taking the time to look in, and e-trade on! Place a Bid!