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In any case, I was hunting for replacement septa to hopefully recycle my screw-cap AS vials, but came across an appealing option.
There are several offerings on Amazon for autosampler vials at very attractive prices-around $25 or a little less for a pack of 100, or even less if you buy in bulk(~$160 for 1000). I've a few different brands, but they all seem pretty similar-9-425 screw cap with a silicone/PTFE septum, and available clear or ambler. All have .5/1/1.5mL markings and a frosted label patch. For all intents and purposes they look a lot like the Fisher or other "house" brand vials I've been buying, usually at $60-80/box.
Here's one example, although not the only one https://www.amazon.com/Autosampler-Lab- ... 161&sr=8-3
I've been looking for other vials as well, and there are a lot of options on Amazon, including headspace vials and the like.
As perhaps a bit of an unconnected question, though, it's been a while since I used 9-425 capped vials. From what I remember, the caps are relatively tall especially compared to the screw cap "GC vials" I normally use. The last time I used 9-425 vials, it was with an Agilent 7693 ALS tower only on a 6890(with a 16 position tray) under the syringe, so there's no picking up and moving involved. Now, I'll be using it with a 7673 ALS on a 6890, which of course has a robotic arm to pick up and move the vial to the turret of the sampler tower. Does the 7673 have issues with 9-425 vials? I'd think not, but would hate to buy a bunch and find that they don't work.