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Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « on: October 08, 2020, 03:42:25 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I just found three auctions for rare pearl MB/U lamps on eBay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-1950s-CROMPTON-80w-Pearl-3-PIN-BAYONET-MERCURY-LAMPS-B22d-3-CAP/264889531229?hash=item3daca57b5d:g:RPEAAOSwLAlffKG-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-1950s-Mercra-BTH-80w-Pearl-3-PIN-BAYONET-MERCURY-LAMPS-B22d-3-CAP/264889537310?hash=item3daca5931e:g:MKoAAOSwMjVffKTT

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-1970s-EKCO-125w-Pearl-3-PIN-BAYONET-MERCURY-LAMPS-B22d-3-CAP/264889540846?hash=item3daca5a0ee:g:w58AAOSwtjtffKa9

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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! « Reply #1 on: October 13, 2020, 01:27:43 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Update: somebody won the auction. Hopefully a collector or two won all these lamps due to their rarity.
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #2 on: October 13, 2020, 01:44:01 PM » Author: SilverRay
I have a strong doubts about the biddings... The bids raising was too high. Especially for the EKCO lamp, imho.
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #3 on: October 13, 2020, 01:54:32 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I have a strong doubts about the biddings... The bids raising was too high. Especially for the EKCO lamp, imho.

If I would have won one of those lamps, it would probably become the first time a British 3 pin BC mercury lamp has ever been lit up on 60hz mains.
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #4 on: October 13, 2020, 02:32:51 PM » Author: funkybulb
I just won the 80 watt Pearl Merca  on here.   It coming home to Texas.
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #5 on: October 13, 2020, 03:15:23 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I just won the 80 watt Pearl Merca  on here.   It coming home to Texas.

Hopefully you can light it up on a H38 ballast  and make a video of it so that people can see it running on 60hz since I have never seen anyone running a 3 pin BC mercury lamp on 60hz mains.
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #6 on: October 13, 2020, 03:36:29 PM » Author: funkybulb
@ WorldwideHidcollectorUSA.

  There no need tell me how to run my Mercury lamp
  I will light it right off my fluorescent ballast.

  Second Why are u posting Auction style ebay on
 LG?   Some it has cause problems in the past
 
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #7 on: October 13, 2020, 03:52:52 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
@ WorldwideHidcollectorUSA.

  There no need tell me how to run my Mercury lamp
  I will light it right off my fluorescent ballast.

  Second Why are u posting Auction style ebay on
 LG?   Some it has cause problems in the past
 

I was at first interested in getting people to be aware of these listings. I did eventually find out that it probably is not a good idea.
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #8 on: October 13, 2020, 03:55:11 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
@ WorldwideHidcollectorUSA.

  There no need tell me how to run my Mercury lamp
  I will light it right off my fluorescent ballast.

  Second Why are u posting Auction style ebay on
 LG?   Some it has cause problems in the past
 

It would at least be cool to see it lit up on whatever ballast you choose. The idea of running these lamps on H38 ballasts is just my personal preference.
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #9 on: October 23, 2020, 04:49:15 PM » Author: Rommie
I just won the 80 watt Pearl Merca  on here.   It coming home to Texas.
Great news, I just got the Crompton one today, it's lit as I type this, photos to come soon, we have a lot of lamps to photograph  ;D  :mv:
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #10 on: October 23, 2020, 06:24:00 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Great news, I just got the Crompton one today, it's lit as I type this, photos to come soon, we have a lot of lamps to photograph  ;D  :mv:
Boy, do we ever, I've just counted up the amount of lampses that we scored in our mega haul... :wndr:

Seventy two plus the three that we actually paid for is over a week's worth of uploads.!  8)
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #11 on: November 05, 2020, 08:47:30 AM » Author: funkybulb
 It finally Arrived here in Texas,   I was packed in Fiberglass insulation as packing material. 
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #12 on: November 05, 2020, 08:51:07 AM » Author: Rommie
It finally Arrived here in Texas,   I was packed in Fiberglass insulation as packing material.
Yay..! Glad it made it ok, look forward to seeing pictures  :mv: :mv: :mv:
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #13 on: November 05, 2020, 09:44:28 AM » Author: HPS_250
It finally Arrived here in Texas,   I was packed in Fiberglass insulation as packing material.

Glad it arrive safely, you really don’t want anything to happen to a rare lamp like that!
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Re: Pearl MB/U lamps on eBay!!!!!! (listing ended) « Reply #14 on: July 20, 2021, 08:58:40 AM » Author: Rommie
It finally Arrived here in Texas,   I was packed in Fiberglass insulation as packing material.
Still waiting to see this lit, Jeremy  :mv: :bulbman:

Give us a call sometime  :love:
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