Guest
Back when I was young, I lived in a big city where there were stores
that sold electronic parts. Whether I needed a 50 cent capacitor or a
$2 box of resistirs, I just went and bought them.
With the exception of the "overpriced" Radio Shack stores (which have
become very lacking in many parts), there are no stores to buy parts
anymore. From what I have heard, even the big cities lack these stores
anymore. And I now live in a rural area. There is NO place to buy
electronic parts around here. Even the old TV-Radio repair store went
out of business several years ago, and he used to sell me a capacitor or
whatever I needed while he was still in buisiness.
I'm not in the electronic business. I'm just handy with repairing some
electronic items, and occasionally I am somewhat of a hobbiest.
But it seems that most of the mail order electronic parts companies have
a minimum of at least $50, or if they do not have that minimum, they
will charge an outrageous shipping fee, (like $10 for a one dollar
capacitor). At those rates, it's just nopt practical or even possible
to fix stuff. I just threw a farily decent flat screen computer monitir
in the junk pile in my garage, because it has a bulged PS capacitor.
Getting this cap. would have cost me close to $15, and there is no
guarantee that is the reason the monitor quit working. IN the old days,
I would have paid $2 for the cap, replaced it, and if that did not work,
then I would have either done further testing, or junked it, and would
only be out $2.
But for this monitor, risking spending $15 did not seem practical, when
I found (and bought) an identical monitor on Ebay for $30 (shipping
included). At least that was a sure bet that it would work, since the
seller had a guarantee.
Anyhow, does anyone of here know of any mail order company that will
sell small orders, without any minimum order size, and charges ACTUAL
(or at least FAIR) shipping fees? I have my doubts that any place like
that exists, but I thought I'd ask!
Thanks
that sold electronic parts. Whether I needed a 50 cent capacitor or a
$2 box of resistirs, I just went and bought them.
With the exception of the "overpriced" Radio Shack stores (which have
become very lacking in many parts), there are no stores to buy parts
anymore. From what I have heard, even the big cities lack these stores
anymore. And I now live in a rural area. There is NO place to buy
electronic parts around here. Even the old TV-Radio repair store went
out of business several years ago, and he used to sell me a capacitor or
whatever I needed while he was still in buisiness.
I'm not in the electronic business. I'm just handy with repairing some
electronic items, and occasionally I am somewhat of a hobbiest.
But it seems that most of the mail order electronic parts companies have
a minimum of at least $50, or if they do not have that minimum, they
will charge an outrageous shipping fee, (like $10 for a one dollar
capacitor). At those rates, it's just nopt practical or even possible
to fix stuff. I just threw a farily decent flat screen computer monitir
in the junk pile in my garage, because it has a bulged PS capacitor.
Getting this cap. would have cost me close to $15, and there is no
guarantee that is the reason the monitor quit working. IN the old days,
I would have paid $2 for the cap, replaced it, and if that did not work,
then I would have either done further testing, or junked it, and would
only be out $2.
But for this monitor, risking spending $15 did not seem practical, when
I found (and bought) an identical monitor on Ebay for $30 (shipping
included). At least that was a sure bet that it would work, since the
seller had a guarantee.
Anyhow, does anyone of here know of any mail order company that will
sell small orders, without any minimum order size, and charges ACTUAL
(or at least FAIR) shipping fees? I have my doubts that any place like
that exists, but I thought I'd ask!
Thanks
