Depends on where you are... DigiKey has over 22,000 in stock, about $10.75 in singles, about $5.50 ea in full reels. (in US dollars) Are you sure the Element 14 price is the part or could it be a breakout/dev board price? (Nothing useful to add to the counterfeit question, sorry) -Denny On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Lee Mulvogue wrote: > > G'day all > As many here would likely know, the Invensense MPU-6050 > gyro-and-accelerometer is getting to be a very popular little beastie. > Problem is, it seems to be very hard to find a "reputable" source that > isn't charging insane prices ($6+shipping direct from Invensense, $130 > from Element14!!!). There is a plethora of sources on ebay selling them > for about $3 shipped, but are there any known bad batches or outright > fakes that I have to be wary of? > > Was previously designing for an accelerometer, but for the minimal price > difference I figure it's worthwhile getting the extra gyro data. > > Thanks > Lee > > -- > 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 .