Re: Cheap Canadian source for Amplifone tubes

John Robertson wrote:
>
> I don't mind acting as a go-between here, the only question is customs
> clearance, there might be taxes/duties charged crossing the border as these
> tubes are NOT made in the US. I am also not sure if there are going to be
> special papers on these items, for example when we ship video games (vector
> or otherwise) we MUST fill out a couple of forms, one for FFC, the other
> for Radiation (colour games only). So, there might be a good reason these
> folks in T.O. (Toronto) don't ship to the US...Have you a phone number?

Cathray Electronic Trade Supply
1552 Weston Rd., Toronto
phone (416) 241-1106

> Heck maybe they have cheap 19VLUP22's!

They said they didn't when I spoke to them 6 months ago. But it
couldn't hurt to ask again..

Thanks!
Noel

>
> John :-#)#
>
> At 02:07 PM 10/18/00, Noel Johnson wrote:
>
> >Hello folks,
> >
> >I've been keeping a secret from y'all (that's texan for you all).. :-)
> >About 6 months ago I spoke to someone at Cathray Electronics in Toronto,
> >Canada. He said that he had M48AAW00X tubes for only $79.95 Canadian
> >(about $55 US!!!!) Unfortunately I couldn't talk him into shipping to
> >the states, but he would ship within Canada. I planed to have a friend
> >in Canada order a couple and then ship them to me. Even with double
> >shipping, it still would have been a hell of a deal. I planed to post
> >this info to the list once I had grabbed a couple, but I never got
> >around to ordering any. Since my need isn't all that great, I've
> >decided to pass on the info. Perhaps there is a Canadian vectorlister
> >(John Robertson?) that would be willing to order several of these and
> >pass them on at a reasonable markup? Or maybe Cathray would now be
> >willing to ship to the states (especially if we could put together a
> >bulk purchase). Who knows, we might even get a cheaper price if we
> >purchased in quantity. In any event, here is the info on Cathray (no
> >website), if anyone wants to give them a call. :-) I could still use
> >maybe one tube if someone can work out a deal.
> >
> > Cathray Electronic Trade Supply
> > 1552 Weston Rd., Toronto
> > (416) 241-1106
> >
> >Oh, and BTW, I asked about the 19VLUP22 tubes for the WG6100 and they
> >said they do not stock those.. :-(
> >
> >Noel
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Received on Wed Oct 18 09:37:11 2000