Source for Russian Components

[Nick]

Not sure about the IN18 Nixies - £142 for six. Yikes!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IN-18-NIXIE-TUBE-6ps-IN18-TESTED-NIXIE-CLOCK-/251201644955?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7cc8e99b

That's the going rate for IN-18s - they're pretty pricey...

A while ago, I fancied a challenge so decided to make a clock from mainly Russian components. I did not want to risk import taxes and VAT so buying from the Russian Federation was not an option.

I found this seller in Romania (now in the EU) and hope it will be OK to post the details on here without breaking any rules.

I've bought nearly 1000 items from the former USSR and similar Eastern block countries, both direct and via eBay, with no problems so far - many 1000s of tubes in total - audio, RF, CRTs & a whole lot of nixies...

Generally, the rule is "if a offer is too good to be true, it probably is"! Prices are normally fair - some, such as kwtubes (Gintaras) - have a long and honourable reputation with the audio & RF community...