> > > The limit one prevents me from buying enough to spread the shipping out > > over enough to bring it down to what I consider reasonable. > > What limit would make it reasonable? I know for a fact if there isn't a > limit on bare boards, they will be bought in large quantities and then > resold on the tertiary market. > > >From a purely economic standpoint, I'd like to see shipping under 10% of product price. $0.50 on a $5 item may be a bit unreasonable but $5 on a $50 order is more acceptable, or even $10 on a $100 order. Obviously that's not always reasonable (especially on small orders) so, for some things, I'm willing to go 20-25%. As it stands, I can buy a $5 Pi zero and shipping is 200-300% and I choke on that. And buying more of them to spread the shipping cost over a larger order is "prohibited". I have a (hobby) project idea that would require at least 30 nodes. Pi Zeros might be a good fit, but as it stands, I can buy them one at a time for about $20 shipped, or I can buy multiple "kits" at about $45 shipped (or much more, depending on the "kit"). Or I can order as many Pi 3b's as I want on Amazon for $35.69 with free shipping. At $5-$10 per node this is very interesting to me, at $30-$50 per node, not so much. -Denny --=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 .