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That's so BS, but it may be a cultural thing. A friend was in a taxi
in
Vietnam and a cyclist was hit. The two drivers started haggling and
bystanders joined in to mediate. In the end it was decided that the
cyclist should get $50. They said my friend should pay.
On 2/23/2017 5:50 AM, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On 23 Feb 2017 05:49:24 GMT, the renowned Jasen Betts
jasen@xnet.co.nz> wrote:
You don't have to agree to pay shipping on "faulty product" or "not as
described". If the vendor can't make an acceptable offer in the time
allotte aliexpress will take interest in the deal.
I still lost $120 US or so, even after they took interest.
Their argument was that it was a relatively large amount of money so I
should lose half. If it was $5 or $10 they probably would have made
the dishonest vendor pay 100%. So, caveat emptor.
That's so BS, but it may be a cultural thing. A friend was in a taxi in
Vietnam and a cyclist was hit. The two drivers started haggling and
bystanders joined in to mediate. In the end it was decided that the
cyclist should get $50. They said my friend should pay.
What is the best place for a hobbiest to buy small amounts of electronic
parts?
I am looking for an online source where I can place orders for a handful
of parts at a time, which does not require $50 or more orders, or charge
huge shipping fees. I am also looking mostly for parts for antique tube
equipment. My typical order would likely be $20 or less of caps,
resistors, and maybe some solder or a tool, and so on....
From what I've seen, Mouser, Digi-Key and Allied seem to be the
biggies... But I have to admit that they have so much in their websites
that I almost feel overwhelmed. And I hear they have large minimums and
shipping, but I never got that far on their websites.... (I have to go
to a public WIFI to use those sites, since I only have dialup at home).
I know ebay is an option too, but ordering each item separately can be a
pain too.
I have been out of this hobby for around 40 years and am getting back
in, but only working on old tube stuff. I remember this stuff like it
was yesterday, but back then, I lived in a city, and there were many
"brick" electronics stores nearby. Now, I live in a rural area, and
aside from the very limited parts at a Radio Shack, (25 miles away)
there are no longer any "brick" stores. Not to mention that much of not
most places seem to cater to solid state devices now. [Times have
changed a lot].
What (if any) online stores will fit my needs?
Maybe its none of these huge stores, but something smaller...
Thanks
On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 05:32:13 -0600, oldschool wrote:
What is the best place for a hobbiest to buy small amounts of electronic
parts?
I am looking for an online source where I can place orders for a handful
of parts at a time, which does not require $50 or more orders, or charge
huge shipping fees. I am also looking mostly for parts for antique tube
equipment. My typical order would likely be $20 or less of caps,
resistors, and maybe some solder or a tool, and so on....
From what I've seen, Mouser, Digi-Key and Allied seem to be the
biggies... But I have to admit that they have so much in their websites
that I almost feel overwhelmed. And I hear they have large minimums and
shipping, but I never got that far on their websites.... (I have to go
to a public WIFI to use those sites, since I only have dialup at home).
I know ebay is an option too, but ordering each item separately can be a
pain too.
I have been out of this hobby for around 40 years and am getting back
in, but only working on old tube stuff. I remember this stuff like it
was yesterday, but back then, I lived in a city, and there were many
"brick" electronics stores nearby. Now, I live in a rural area, and
aside from the very limited parts at a Radio Shack, (25 miles away)
there are no longer any "brick" stores. Not to mention that much of not
most places seem to cater to solid state devices now. [Times have
changed a lot].
What (if any) online stores will fit my needs?
Maybe its none of these huge stores, but something smaller...
Thanks
I'll add Allied Electronics to the list
www.alliedelec.com
Also for odd parts and such try Electronic Gold Mine
www.goldmine-elec-products.com
Avnet was a good place to order from but they have really messed up their
web site now, but they did have $9 fedex ground shipping.
I think Mouser still has $8 USPS shipping for small orders.
SparkFun has been mentioned in another post. Lots of great
experminter boards and break out boards.
I would start with Digi-Key. IMHO they have the best search
engine. Once I find the part(s) I plug them into other web sites
to check availability, price and shipping cost. It also depends on
where you live. I'm 4 hours driving distance from Mouser so normal
UPS ground is "next day" for me.
On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:49:23 -0500, the renowned rickman
gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/23/2017 5:50 AM, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On 23 Feb 2017 05:49:24 GMT, the renowned Jasen Betts
jasen@xnet.co.nz> wrote:
You don't have to agree to pay shipping on "faulty product" or "not as
described". If the vendor can't make an acceptable offer in the time
allotte aliexpress will take interest in the deal.
I still lost $120 US or so, even after they took interest.
Their argument was that it was a relatively large amount of money so I
should lose half. If it was $5 or $10 they probably would have made
the dishonest vendor pay 100%. So, caveat emptor.
That's so BS, but it may be a cultural thing. A friend was in a taxi in
Vietnam and a cyclist was hit. The two drivers started haggling and
bystanders joined in to mediate. In the end it was decided that the
cyclist should get $50. They said my friend should pay.
Yes, typical Asian logic and I'm all too familiar with it- if the
foreign devil wasn't there the taxi wouldn't have been carrying him,
and thus the cyclist wouldn't have been hit.
You can see a smidgeon of that in some of the anti-immigrant rhetoric
on this side of the pond.
On 2/23/2017 11:24 PM, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:49:23 -0500, the renowned rickman
gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/23/2017 5:50 AM, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On 23 Feb 2017 05:49:24 GMT, the renowned Jasen Betts
jasen@xnet.co.nz> wrote:
You don't have to agree to pay shipping on "faulty product" or "not as
described". If the vendor can't make an acceptable offer in the time
allotte aliexpress will take interest in the deal.
I still lost $120 US or so, even after they took interest.
Their argument was that it was a relatively large amount of money so I
should lose half. If it was $5 or $10 they probably would have made
the dishonest vendor pay 100%. So, caveat emptor.
That's so BS, but it may be a cultural thing. A friend was in a taxi in
Vietnam and a cyclist was hit. The two drivers started haggling and
bystanders joined in to mediate. In the end it was decided that the
cyclist should get $50. They said my friend should pay.
Yes, typical Asian logic and I'm all too familiar with it- if the
foreign devil wasn't there the taxi wouldn't have been carrying him,
and thus the cyclist wouldn't have been hit.
You can see a smidgeon of that in some of the anti-immigrant rhetoric
on this side of the pond.
From what my friend says, there is no small element of "the money comes
from the one most able to pay". We get that here sometimes.