Re: Reliable and Unreliable Part Sellers (Ebay or Webstore)

Posted by Beaker on Jun 14, 2017; 2:50pm
URL: http://guitar-fx-layouts.238.s1.nabble.com/Reliable-and-Unreliable-Part-Sellers-Ebay-or-Webstore-tp38548p38583.html

"eBay Sellers to AVOID

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

2 - Anyone that sells for way below normal price. if it seems too good to be true, and way too cheap it is. "


If you are making this a sticky post Zach, you should add the following caveat in big bold letters for the benefit of the new guys, and anyone else who may not still be aware.

"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."

If the part is a cheap, currently in production item, then you should be absolutely fine, but in my (and many others) experience, avoid the above items like the plague or you will be dissapointed and you will have wasted your money. They are either unwittingly selling fakes (they have been scammed themselves), but don't seem to care, or they are knowingly selling fakes and don't care.