Just thinking, who really needs 100 of these. Now we are all waiting to see, who will start reselling these somewhere......Greed I guess, instead of just appreciating the offer for those that really would like, and have an actual need for them.
Quoted from lordloss:That guy is doing amazingly well selling lightbulbs on ebay, not just these ones for us either.
It still amazes me had these so long without anybody even knowing.
Quoted from TheMickster:Just thinking, who really needs 100 of these. Now we are all waiting to see, who will start reselling these somewhere......Greed I guess, instead of just appreciating the offer for those that really would like, and have an actual need for them.
I think some people are like myself and panic buy too besides the greed. Personally I have seen situations especially in this hobby where you feel like OMG if i dont buy a shit ton of these there is going to be a day when I run out and wish I had more, even though in all honesty I will probably die before I used all 100. this is probably one of the reasons why some parts are so scarce. I would gladly help out people on here if they need some and probably sell them for my cost not a fan of gouging people because some day I know I will need a part and hope that they do the same for me.
Quoted from LTG:Yes. You are a pro now. PM me your phone number so I can send tech support calls to you.
LTG : )
Hahahah no I will leave that to you but happy to help if i can 
Quoted from Billy16:If someone who has 100 wants to sell me 15-20 at their cost, that would be cool
porb can still grab them from him 14 bucks for 20
Not as spectacular as the original deal, but the 100's are $39 shipped now if you use code PREPSPRING (15% off)
Looks like he sold 77 boxes of 100. Only 5 left.
That's around $2700 for obsolete light bulbs. 
He probably got them for almost nothing too, lol
Quoted from ForceFlow:Looks like he sold 77 boxes of 100. Only 5 left.
That's around $2700 for obsolete light bulbs. He probably got them for almost nothing too, lol
He's gotta buy out a lot of obsolete stock though looking for that "gem" and hoping the appropriate buying audience for that gem finds him. 
Richard
Quoted from ForceFlow:Well, looks like the price jumped up again $44.95
He did he was going to raise it last week I guess when the frenzy slowed down he decided not to go any higher until now
Quoted from ypurchn:I hope mmr61184 has clued the seller in that he's was nice enough to advertise to his target audience. I'd imagine that at least 75 of the 77 orders are from pinside members...
Yup I did, I wasn’t trying to give away that he was selling them so cheap but it was hard to do. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing so I asked him if the prices were really per box and that’s what clued him in and he started asking questions. You would think he would have thrown one of the boxes in for nothing especially I made him all that cash overnight.
Quoted from mmr61184:Yup I did, I wasn’t trying to give away that he was selling them so cheap but it was hard to do. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing so I asked him if the prices were really per box and that’s what clued him in and he started asking questions. You would think he would have thrown one of the boxes in for nothing especially I made him all that cash overnight.
When you think the price is too good to be true, don't ask about it at all. 
A question like "is that price per box or per bulb" is kind of a big clue.
Quoted from ForceFlow:When you think the price is too good to be true, don't ask about it at all.
A question like "is that price per box or per bulb" is kind of a big clue.
Yes I know just wasn’t sure if I was buying the right thing. Good thing is the price still isn’t as bad as pinball life
Quoted from mmr61184:Yes I know just wasn’t sure if I was buying the right thing. Good thing is the price still isn’t as bad as pinball life
In the end you helped out a lot of pinball folk find a good deal. Thank you for sharing info.
I personally picked up a box beacuse i like them in older EM's.
Quoted from ForceFlow:I never liked the blink rate of the newer 455 bulbs. They don't stay lit very long, and the stay dark for a long period of time.
The GE 455 bulbs had a much better blink rate.
I just found my small stash of 455's; have had them in the drawer for probably 10-15 years or more. They're brass base, unlike the bright steel base of the Eiko's. They're not marked GE 455 in black ink though, just 455 indentation-stamped. These must be the CEC brand, gonna guess. Thoughts? Can only be so many makers for these...
On a side note, saw some GE's advertised on ebay as "NOS" when they look all the world to be pulls. Or, they sat "new" in somebody's drawer for a verrrrrrrry long time!
Another edit and of course this is an extremely small sample size, but the upper left corner of my Solar Fire has two GE 455's in it...and they have totally different blink behavior! They are right next to each other, I can clearly make out the GE 455 ink on them, one has a nice long "on" time, the other one is very brief! Just mentioning it since you had noted the blink rate.
Richard
That is a pretty good observation on the blink rate--it usually is what it is, no two bulbs are ever exactly the same. I believe it has to do with heating and cooling...
Quoted from Billy16:I believe it has to do with heating and cooling...
Pretty much. There's a connection point in the bulb somewhere that when it gets hot, it bends and breaks the circuit. When it cools down, it springs back into place and completes the circuit until it gets hot again.
So for bulbs that are off for a long period of time, that means this part takes a while to cool off and spring back into place.
Because this is a thermal process, yes, the blink rates will be different from bulb to bulb just because of the slight variations in each bulb and the environment the bulb is in.
Quoted from mmr61184:Have you guys noticed, pinball life dropped the price by .50 cents per bulb
I wonder how many they bought.
Quoted from lordloss:I wonder how many they bought.
I asked the seller if anybody bout a big quantity at once he said the biggest order was 300 so maybe that was them or a horder
No matter how many anybody bought, it's likely to end up being a lifetime supply. I know my box of 100 will outlast me...but then again the 6 or so that I already had probably will, too.
Richard
Quoted from mmr61184:Have you guys noticed, pinball life dropped the price by .50 cents per bulb
Quoted from TheLaw:Better buy them before pinball life does
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