US source for germanium

[jwin615]

Stumbled across this site today. Mzentertainment.com May be of use to those just getting into germanium. Has some gain tested pairs as well.
Says they're tested for leakage but doesn't post leakage...
Not bargain bins prices but not pedalhacker prices either.
Anyway, hope it helps someone out just looking for an odd pair or two.

 

[keevohn]

Digging this back up. A lot of the germanium transistors on this site are marked "Used. Removed from retired equipment." Are there any drawbacks to not getting NOS transistors?

 

[jwin615]

No downside.
If anything it's a possible upside as they used ones may be handpicked and NOS may have already had the best specimens picked out. That's my opinion anyway...
I've yet to run across dud used t transistors but plenty of dude that were NOS.