[Boatanchors] [Milsurplus] This time it's not about ebay

[Greg Mijal]

Ebay has been alot of help in the parts department for me.  Tons of 
electronic parts and there always seems to be that one reasonably priced 
seller that has exactly what I need.  If you can find a Ebay store that 
stocks alot of what you need you can save money on the shipping too.The last 
good Ebay parts buy for me was 100 1N4007's for $5. Shipping included and 
the seller was in California.  Here in the state of NC the flea market rate 
is gone from 10 for a dollar to 8 for a dollar for the exact same part.
73's
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Haynes" <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
To: "Larry WA9VRH" <wa9vrh at dishmail.net>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] This time it's not about ebay


> On Thu, 7 Apr 2011, Larry WA9VRH wrote:
>
>> Let's be fair... If I want ten 3/4" grommets how many packs would I have 
>> to
>> buy at RS vs buying ten at
>> Lowes??
>
> You might need 2 or 3 packages from Radio Shack, for, say, $6.00.
> But then you would have 83 grommets in other sizes for the times
> when you need those.  I can't argue with R.S. selling you an assortment;
> that's a convenient way to buy them.
>
> Ten from Lowe's would be $12.70.  But if I need ten and am willing
> to mail order them then they would cost about 80 cents.  (Plus $10
> shipping, since these companies can't seem to think there is any way
> to ship but UPS or FedEX, even for tiny items that could go by first
> class mail.
>
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