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Derward,

I met Dan Derf (not his real name) of Derf Electronics back in
late 80's when I was going to SE Asia Electronic shows every October.

He was buying large quantities from some of my suppliers.
So some times I use him for some relays.

I even bought some Omron G5V relays from Singapore for half the price in =
USA
(2amp DPDT 12vdc) Dip spacing relays. (about $0.50)
Now buying dupes from Hong Kong at $0.25 each. (but I have to buy 2,500)

Have you tried Peter Parts? Sometimes good.

Purchased 0.24 ohm 5 watt cement resistors direct from Royal Ohm in Thail=
and
for $0.022 each at 2,000 pcs.

Never purchased from Ebay.
Have to look.
Thanks,
Ray
=20

On Thu, 6 Jul 2006 15:06:53 -0500, w d myrick wrote:
>=A0RAY,
>
>=A0Good advice on Surplus Traders. =A0I just bought 200 of the 13 VAC @
>=A0800 Mils for $0.39 Ea. and they had some 20,000 more. Harry Krantz
>=A0in NY is another good one. I have a small Co. that does from 10 to
>=A05,000 unit of =A0a kind and I get most parts from
>=A0Surplus suppliers. =A0I have been in business for over 50 years and
>=A0there has always been a supply on the surplus market.
>=A0One more I bought some 5,000 + =A010 watt 30 ohm resistors from
>=A0Hosfelt Electronics in Steubenville, OH. for $0.05 ea.. =A0I also
>=A0have bought large quantities of ICs and Passive parts on ebay,
>=A0just know what you are doing when you bid.
>
>=A0Derward
>
>
>=A0----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Newman"
>=A0<list@microdesigns.biz>
>=A0To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
>=A0Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 8:48 AM Subject: RE: [EE] : Component
>=A0sourcing
>
>
>>=A0If you live in Hong Kong there are a
>>
>=A0million shops that are supplied from mainland China.
>
>>=A0Will blow your mind.
>>=A0Each country has a number of
>>
>=A0"official" suppliers and some gray market suppliers.
>
>>
>>=A0Like I purchase wall adapters from
>>
>=A0Surplus Traders =A0in USA
>>=A0U/L 12VA as cheap as $0.39. Compare that to Digikey @ $9 each @
>>
>=A0100pcs.
>
>>=A0Ray
>>
>>
>>=A0On Thu, 6 Jul 2006 15:28:25 +0200,
>>
>=A0Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>>>>=A0Thanks Xiaofan. I am particularly
>>>>
>=A0interested in small companies
>
>>>>=A0because I am
>>>>=A0from one. We have FAE contacts but
>>>>
>=A0I am wondering what other ways
>
>>>>=A0are out there.
>=A0SNIP
>
>>>=A0When I need one or two pieces of a
>>>
>=A0component, and/or I need them *
>
>>>=A0quick* farnell will do the job, but
>>>
>=A0their prices are often 2x ...
>
>>>=A010x higher than my 'best buy'.
>>>
>>>=A0Wouter van Ooijen
>
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