[Radio Wrangler]

There is likely to be some monetary value, but how much depends on what types they are.

Some people bought new valves to fix things and slipped the old, part worn valve into the packaging to keep it safe in case it ever 'came in' So just being in the packaging is not a reliable indicator of condition, however, they can be tested.

Some valves sell for absolutely silly prices, but these are rather rare. Some are merely expensive, but these aren't so common. Most sell for a few to several pouds in as-new condition. Ones sought by audio aficionados can go into the few tens of pounds for what were once common types. Specialised types for TV sets don't fetch much at all.

Even the low value ones will have some people wanting them, and as these are things which won't be made again, it would be a shame to dump them when they could be used.

Your next step would be to build a list of their type numbers and post it on here. People will point out which ones are of interest and what range their value would be in - spanning the range untested used to tested and showing like new.

Some makes attract higher prices, while a lot of valves sold in the 60's and 70's were imported soviet ones marked with western type numbers. The maker's name and even the colour of the marking have snob and mythology value.

This is an open forum and is regularly indexed by the major search engines, so anything put on here soon appears on Google, etc. Please don't post anything personally identifying like phone numbers, email and addresses. If you then post anything about a sought after part, you can get troubled by unwanted attention as some people have perpetual searches going for things of value. The moderators are pretty brisk at removing such errors, but they can't always be quick enough.

Post a list and then you can get some guidance on what he has, then you can decide things based on some data.

David