neon prices?

[POO-ON-YOU 10+ year member]

I was wondering why neons are so expensive? There are 9" ones for $21 and 20" ones for $28. It just doesn't make any sense to me, can anyone explain? Thanks in advance.

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[maniackilla 10+ year member]

dunno ..... i post at computer forums and cold cathodes and neons can be had for fractions of the price. you can get 2 cold cathode tubes *thinner, brighter, no converter thingy attached to the end* for 13 bucks.

i cant find the site, but heres one place

http://www.newegg.com/ - search for cathode

edit: i found the site, heres blue

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3865077

and in general what they have

http://shop4.outpost.com/search?search_type=regular&sqxts=1&query_string=cathode&cat=

the only thing that ***** is sizes. for my interior dash lighting i needed a 6" and a 3"