Reliable and Unreliable Part Sellers (Ebay or Webstore)

Posted by rocket88 on Jun 12, 2017; 9:38pm
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This has been something that has been talked about for awhile, since there are so many sellers, especially on ebay that have taken advantage of people by selling faulty or counterfeit parts. So I figured I'll finally start it with the sellers i have personally used. the ones in the reliable sections, have not paid to advertise for them, but a satisfied customer. all in no particular order.

Reliable Web Stores

1 -  DIY Guitar Pedals: run by Paul in Australia, who's a pedal builder himself, youtube channel with the same name. his prices are more than fair, doesn't sell parts he doesn't use himself, and ships worldwide.

2 - Tayda Electronics: seller of damn near everything you need, best prices for pots.

3 - Bitches Love My Switches: run by Lawrence, who's also part of the diy community. great prices and flat rate shipping no matter how much you buy.

4 - Small Bear Electronics: run by Steve, who's another who's part of the diy community. a little on the pricer side, but has a lot of parts you don't really find easily.

Web Stores to AVOID

1 - Futurlec: while thought of as being in the same category as tayda i had nothing but bad experiences with them. shipping too over a month before they sent it out, parts were missing, and took them forever to send what was missing. the cost is not worth the aggravation IMHO, and with tayda i don't see a reason to deal with Futurlec.

Reliable eBay Sellers

1 - MW Electronics: for those that have seen posts mentioning our Bulgarian friend, this is one of his eBay stores. tons of soviet era parts, especially Germanium transistors and diodes. beyond reasonable prices. if you want things send him a message and tell him you're part of the forum here. he'll even put together a sample package for you if you want.

2 - ML Electronics: our Bulgarian friends other eBay store. similar to the first, but more NOS caps. if you want things from both let him know and he'll work on combining the shipping. again, let him know you're part of the community here.

3 - Joe Gagan Wah: people have asked where i get my inductors from, and other wah parts. we'll here's the man's store. he's a huge part of the diy community and been so for years. super guy, and best damn inductors and wah parts IMHO. if you need something special or have questions about wah builds, just message him and he'll help you out.

4 - Elena8913: seller of Germanium transistors and diodes, as well as other soviet parts at fair prices. if you want more than they show message them and they'll get you a better price.

5 - ELECEMENTS13: another seller of soviet parts, with good prices. if you want more than they show message them and they'll get you a better price.

6 - janeh2100: chinese seller that has a bunch of stuff. i buy my 3PDT switches from them, since i order so many i get an unbelievably low price.

7 - bird_sr71a: great prices on soviet Germanium diodes.

8 - ELE-Parts: chinese seller of many parts. while cheap, i've reliably ordered hundreds of ICs from them and they're all legit.

9 - dpi4parts: US seller that has great prices. you can message them if you are looking for more, and bulk prices. great guy to deal with.

10 - KIM Electronics: another Bulgarian seller. has lots of soviet parts and good prices.

11 - valtek_2005: another eastern european seller. good prices on soviet era parts.

12 - orpheus_2005: another Bulgarian seller. has lots of soviet parts and good prices.

13 - minifux1: german seller with tons of parts, and fair prices, but watch out cause they're all auctions.

14 - Thai-Shine: tayda's eBay store. seems more expensive then ordering from tayda, but that's cause they factor shipping into the price. one benefit is that you can get parts quicker then ordering from tayda's webstore.

eBay Sellers to AVOID

1 - polida2008: once reliable and dirt cheap, now well known for sending faulty/counterfeit parts. AVOID at all cost.

2 -  GOLDEN RULE: If you are looking for ICs or JFETS follow this Golden Rule:
Do not buy any out of production ICs or JFETS from any seller in China - you will almost certainly end up with a useless fake.