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by dogma1138 3553 days ago
He is getting money, he started the business with a loan IIRC, he's located in the Czech Republic which means that the cost of some of those things isn't as high as you would expect.

He's selling them at around 150$ per tube, his complete Nixie tube clock sells for 1700-1800$ and he's shipping these units about as fast as he can make them.

The volumes aren't high but like with any other artisan crafted item they are making money of it.

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Great to hear, after watching the video (I recommend 2x speed) it feels like he very much earned it, but starting this business with a loan, wow..
On the contrary - I recommend watching it at 1x for the pleasure of discovery. What's with the rush?
I watched it at 4:30 in the morning and it almost put me back to sleep.

That's not necessarily a bad thing.