Not sure if my original comment made it, Neil....but I also suggest Alibaba (Aliexpress is the store front for Alibaba). Do be wary of copies/fakes. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. I have an agent (Canadian guy relocated to SchenZen), but likely Alibaba's escrow service is all you need right now. -m On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Steve Smith wrote: > Second that on aliexpress.... 3k of parts this year one packet went missi= ng > about $60 and it was refunded when the time ran out no problem. And all b= ut > a box of led fluorescents missed the VATheft. Nominal time is 10-15 days > but > one or two bits have taken 30 days... > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf > Of > Bob Blick > Sent: 03 September 2013 04:42 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT] Purchasing components from China > > aliexpress.com does that, see if your supplier is registered with them. > When I've used them, they start nagging me as soon as the box arrives, so > they can give the money to the seller. > > Bob > > On Mon, Sep 2, 2013, at 07:58 PM, Neil wrote: > > This is for a very specific lite-on numeric LED, and I've only found > > two suppliers for this. I have no Chinese contacts to assist, so I'm > > really looking for a trustable third-party service that will handle > > the money until I verify the parts are not counterfeit, etc. > > > > Cheers, > > -Neil. > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change > your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclis= t > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .