FS UK many displays Nixie Panaplex TIL308 TIL311 3015 bulb projection etc - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: woodchips
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2016, 07:54:39 pm
content: More clearing out, my collection from the last 20 years of various displays.These are all pulls, some have been unsoldered, some, particularly the Nixie, Panaplex and 3015 still to be unsoldered. Came mostly from test equipment, some commercial, some specially made.Approximate quantities, carefully counted them but errors can always occur.All untested unless noted.3015 and similar filament type displays, filaments all look good, 58 ofPanaplex diplays, SP7xx and SP3xx mostly, many with driver chips, 43 ofNixie displays, side and end view, some with sockets, most soldered some with long leads, 180 ofIntelligent multi digit, HDSP type, few 1 digit, 4 digit, 8 digit, mostly socketted, 152 ofTIL308, all socketted, all tested with hex 8 and display and dp eyeballed, 79 ofTIL311, all socketted, all tested with hex 8 and display and dp eyeballed, 297 ofOthers, drilled perspex, lamp projection, linear LED bar graph, 60 ofA considerable pile. The Nixies and Panaplex are immune to EMC, socketted intelligent should all be good but I have found that the covering glass on HP displays sometimes falls off, and these were from military stuff.Price £4,000 plus post and insurance, and if you think it is too much then well done, a decision made, I don't need to be told about it.

author: Fred27
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 19, 2016, 09:54:14 pm
content: I can't wait to see what you list for sale next!Box of assorted screws (used). Various interesting sizes. Some rusty. Offers in excess of £1,000.

author: Dachpappe
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2016, 10:00:38 pm
content: Quote from: Fred27 on December 19, 2016, 09:54:14 pmWell I'm expecting something like used electrolytics, some leaking... over and out

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2016, 10:12:33 pm
content: Your best bet is to group by type, test, and sell in lots on ebay. Depending on exact types you could maybe get a few hundred.You stand zero chance of selling based on a description, especially if you can't even be bothered to include pictures.

author: jimon
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2016, 10:38:07 pm
content: To be fair, 3015 displays are around 20$/piece, and TIL308 is also around 20$/piece on ebay, not sure about market dynamics, but there is some market of watch builds and what's not. So maybe group them as 4\6 pieces and sell on ebay really? Might be a good deal.

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2016, 10:50:18 am
content: Quote from: woodchips on December 19, 2016, 07:54:39 pmAs others have been saying/hinting at.Why don't you split them up, into much smaller sets.E.g. 5 of a particular display type.Then photograph them, and include what details you can, then you can advertise them here and/or on ebay and maybe other selling avenues.You also need to realistically price things.E.g. If a single Germanium OC series power transistor, in brand new, guaranteed quality condition sells for £10 on ebay.Suppose you have a box of 2,000 of them.You can't expect someone to pay £10 x £2,000 = £20,000 without even a photograph or anything.Even £2,000 would probably be difficult to achieve. (Even with pictures and them being brand new).Used (rather than brand new, new old stock) components, get hugely devalued. If the legs are cut short and/or they have been soldered, that devalues them even more. Then adding the magic words "NOT TESTED" decreases their value to an all time low.tl;drI think you want someone to come round with 4 transit vans, and give you £50,000 so that they can take it all away.The reality may be that you need toPAYa recycling/scrap/waste company, £500, to take most of it away.tl;dr2If I buy a single transistor from an electronics supplier, it might be £0.20 each, for just one of them + £10 delivery charge.But if I buy a full reel of 10,000 of them. (I.e. Bulk price discount).The price would fall to something like 2p (£0.02) each, so it would be about £200 NOT £2,000 like you seem to think (apparently).

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2016, 12:16:20 pm
content: I'd love to play with the Panaplex displays, I'd buy some if they were in small lots and priced to reflect the untested pulled nature, pulled from working equipment a couple of decades ago is not good enough for me to chance my money on.I can buy from Ukraine or Russia and get guaranteed NOS units or tested second hand pulls for cheap enough to satisfy my urge to tinker so sorry Woodchips, I urge you to take the time to reconsider your decision to sell untested in bulk and then maybe I'd be happy to buy a couple.