Ebay, ebay, ebay.  But seriously, where *are* you located?  Doesn't make
much sense to ship to the other side of the world.

Do you have a standard email address from your ISP?  If so, you won't have
any issues getting samples from Microchip.  Besides, it's not like you
should really have use for more than a few uCs.  One man can only prototype
so fast, and if you get reasonably powerful chips, you could opt to reuse
them.


On 1/26/06, R. I. Nelson <rindesigns@charter.net> wrote:
>
> Bob Blick wrote:
>
> >>I would like to buy in quantities of more then one chip to keep the cost
> >>down on postage.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >So perhaps you should, at the very least, specify where in the world you
> >live, and why buying PICs from a mail-order house won't work?
> >
> >
>
> What does where I live have to do with it.
>
> I just thought that some of the piclist people might have some extras
> left over from a project, over ordered or something like that and would
> like to turn them into money instead of dust collectors or taking up
> space. Not that they take up that much space.
>
> I have also heard that some people have alot of samples that they may
> wish to get rid of.
>
> Also most of the mail order houses tack on minimum order, handling fees,
> etc.
>
> The local sales rep for Microchip told me they are trying to cut down on
> FREE samples to non bussiness people.
>
>
>
> John
>
>
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