In message <20040922140142.89875.qmail@web51902.mail.yahoo.com> alan smith wrote: > Over the years I have collected alot of samples, and > even asked the vendors/reps...do you want these back? > The answer is always no, so I have ebay'ed quite a few > things and nearly given them away, made a few dollars > for my trouble but not like trying to make money off > it. I've often even thrown in stuff, after finding > out the buyer is stocking up on things for projects, etc. The only time I've ever sold (or rather given away) samples was when someone bought a SCSI card from me and I included a bag of TI samples in case any of the parts on the board failed. I didn't charge any extra; it was more a case of "Hey, I just found these, want me to put them in the envelope for you?" Now if only Mchip would hurry up and send me the dsPIC samples I ordered. ETA is 11th of October, though I bet that'll get pushed back :( Later. -- Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB, philpem@philpem.me.uk | ViewFinder, 10BaseT Ethernet, 2-slice, http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | 48xCD, ARCINv6c IDE, SCSI ... If there was a nuclear bombing, would I be alive to care? _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist