im so sick of being out bid on ebay.. I dont have alot of money right now.  I just want something vintage looking. Halfpiper or straight i dont care, i just want something vintage looking at a reasonable price.  Just missed one at 25$  damn.

I know the feeling, I have been out bided on a lot of things before.

I know the feeling too, I've been trying to find a /C merc for a good price.

At Joseph-125 your in luck with those C merc as i got a some kicking around
 mostly in 175 watts.

Not super vintage, but I do like this 3x20 light that also has sockets for incandescents.  I have been "watching" these for a while, but have not purchased one yet.  Would be fun for incandescent ballasted experiments too.  Seller has seven remaining.  http://www.ebay.com/itm/120757838691?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

Dieselnut I have two of those Incandescent/flurescent fixtures above they take 15 watt lamps
 and A15 shape lamps,I ask the seller to ship me the tubes, and i got 6 GE inside etch Daylight with them
and one of the ballast is EOL so I decided to incandescent  ballast one of them, I remove the wire grate as it
look better with out them. that same fixture I tested my 1940s GE Mazda and sylvania brass capper tubes
 with. so all together for two fixtures and lamps cost me about 50 bucks with shipping. These Fixture are from
 the 1980s. and they orginal came from Austin Texas as well.