17-05-2018, 02:28 AM
This is an issue with eBay's Global Shipping program.
I run the Google NEONIXIE-L group which concentrates on cold cathode displays and CRT clocks etc.
Nixies contain Hg doping - a tiny amount - to control digit sputtering and thus prolong the life of the display from maybe 5 or 10,000 up to typically 200,000 hours. All but the earliest nixies are Hg doped with a few uGrams.
Nixies can be very expensive - some cost up to USD 1,000 or more but Global Shipping will just send them for destruction.
As a group we've avoided Global Shipping for a long time...
I run the Google NEONIXIE-L group which concentrates on cold cathode displays and CRT clocks etc.
Nixies contain Hg doping - a tiny amount - to control digit sputtering and thus prolong the life of the display from maybe 5 or 10,000 up to typically 200,000 hours. All but the earliest nixies are Hg doped with a few uGrams.
Nixies can be very expensive - some cost up to USD 1,000 or more but Global Shipping will just send them for destruction.
As a group we've avoided Global Shipping for a long time...
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