Re: BARGAINS!

Posted by rocket88 on
URL: http://guitar-fx-layouts.238.s1.nabble.com/BARGAINS-tp3665p38544.html

Not trying to sound like a dick wil, but posting about a seller that's not really a bargain in the bargain area doesn't really make sense. It would be like posting about smallbear, which have good products and reliable, but are equally not a bargain unless you need something you can't find elsewhere cheaper or need a bunch of things, due to the high shipping cost.

While you're right that not everyone needs 100+ of a diode or transistor, there are many cheaper options and eBay sellers that have smaller amounts for a lot less that are reliable. Not to mention that having a bulk of diodes is great for swapping and testing them in different circuits, cause what sounds great on one may sound terrible in another. Germanium transistors are always going to be more expensive when you get a few that have been tested/sorted, verses in bulk and sorting yourself. This is one of the reasons a lot of people stay away from Germanium builds. Just food for thought.

There has been numerous mentions about reliable sellers, with good prices throughout the blog comments and forum. In fact I'm going to make a new sticky thread for people to post who's reliable and whose not, since some people seem to continuously miss it in comments and posts then complain that they got faulty/counterfeit parts and been ripped off. It would make more sense to post about this seller there when the tread comes up.