Antique GE transistors

[Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su]

I've been checking ebay for about a year now, and I've seen auctions for
the venerable CK722, with some fairly pricey auctions. But I can't
remember ever seeing an auction for the two GE trqansistors if the same
vintage, the 2N107 and the 2N170. Both of these were heavily promoted
as hobbyist transistors, and many projects using these were in the
electronics magazines.

Is it because there is no damand for them, or are they just not as
common as the CK722s, or what?

Here are a couple old GE transistors, up for auction right now. I'm
hoping that the 2N167s are in demand, 'cause I have several of them.
It's nice to know that one has a drawer of old parts that is worth a
couple hundred dollars.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2273700870&fromMakeTr
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Hey Watson,

I watch these type auctions too. I have seen 2N107's sold in groups
and also as singles in the package within the last year. Saw a 2N107
in the experiments kit (GE carded package) that went for the starting
price of $4.99 and one in the little plastic tube that they put them
in for so long go for around $12.00..this is just vauge memory so
might have been little more or less. I saw a pair of GE square can
2N35's-no package w/ full leads sell for around $50.00 about three
months ago.

Here is a completed auction for four crimp tops 2N107's that did not
even sell.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7275&item=2270249211

Also there is an auction up right now for a small lot of 1970's era
2N107's that has no bids.

Seems like package is a big factor. Also, I think there were many
more 2N107's sold than CK722's but could be wrong about that. They
made 2N107's into the 70's and until about 6 months ago, you could
still buy them from a online electronics store 1977 date codes- for
about a buck each. Haven't seen any 2N170's sell.

A poster was asking about CK722's a while back and I saw one of them
go for $106.00 about 4 months ago on Ebay. It was nice example
earliest silver package in mint paper envelope with very early date
code. I think you posted that auction. From what I have observed on
Ebay the blue ones generally go for less than the other colors. Maybe
blue ones are more common or maybe it is just the phase of the moon.
who knows?! The package seems to increase the value a bunch.

I also watch vintage processors. There seems to be a big collector
market for those in ceramic white and purple packages with visible
gold pin connections and also vintage very early tubes seem to have
quite a collector following. Some huge prices for very early tubes.
One last thing I watch is vintage light bulbs some of them are pretty
neat. Geisler - Crookes ?sp? discharge tubes are also very cool and
the vintage ones bring insane prices. I guess people collect
pretty much everything. It is as they say..one mans trash is
another's treasure.



On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 02:09:16 -0700, "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote:

I've been checking ebay for about a year now, and I've seen auctions for
the venerable CK722, with some fairly pricey auctions. But I can't
remember ever seeing an auction for the two GE trqansistors if the same
vintage, the 2N107 and the 2N170. Both of these were heavily promoted
as hobbyist transistors, and many projects using these were in the
electronics magazines.

Is it because there is no damand for them, or are they just not as
common as the CK722s, or what?

Here are a couple old GE transistors, up for auction right now. I'm
hoping that the 2N167s are in demand, 'cause I have several of them.
It's nice to know that one has a drawer of old parts that is worth a
couple hundred dollars.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2273700870&fromMakeTr
ack=true


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that will give you a choice and save you money(up to half).
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Hey Watson,

I watch these type auctions too. I have seen 2N107's sold in groups
and also as singles in the package within the last year. Saw a 2N107
in the experiments kit (GE carded package) that went for the starting
price of $4.99 and one in the little plastic tube that they put them
in for so long go for around $12.00..this is just vauge memory so
might have been little more or less. I saw a pair of GE square can
2N35's-no package w/ full leads sell for around $50.00 about three
months ago.

Here is a completed auction for four crimp tops 2N107's that did not
even sell.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7275&item=2270249

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Also there is an auction up right now for a small lot of 1970's era
2N107's that has no bids.

That's odd. But if you look atthe above URL you'll see that it was in
the collectibles category, not the biz-industrial category. I don't
check collectibles often, might be why I never saw them. And it might
also be the reason why sellers didn't get a bid. They should _not_ put
transistors in the radios and CBs,v tubes, other category.

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