Thanks all. Received several suggestions and found a wide range of prices (below and above the standard Mouser/DigiKey).
I decided to pay with American Express, so, if any are a scam, I will be covered and the hassle will not be that bad. The example part I mentioned was SDM40E20LS-7-F … Standard pricing around $0.23 each plus shipping. I ordered 1000 from: Arrow.com for a total of $223 (includes fedex 2 day shipping, tax, import, parts). They shipped ‘something’ the same day and fedex shows I will have it Monday. Once tracking had shown something being shipped, I checked the site again to see the 1000 were gone, and another 500 gone. So, I placed an order for the last 790 today for a total cost of $200. We will see. I had never heard of LCSC (Thank you newxito). Searching my email for it,, I found that JLCPCB has referred them several times. So, I placed an order with them as well. I ordered 3000 for $305. That’s only $ 0.1019 each. Less than half Mouser/Digi-Key. Amazing. While on the site, I also ordered 50x ESP32-WROOM-32@ 2.43. Again, nearly half of Mouser/Digi-Key. Amazing DHL shipping for all of that is only $31. Will get it within a week. And, lastly, I ordered from: SymmetryElectronics.com 100x CP2102N-A02-GQFN28 @ 1.36 Parts+tax+shipping for: 163.77 Again, about half the price of Mouser/Digi-Key. I was not looking to get cheaper pricing as I have always been happy with Mouser and Digi-Key. The only reason this came up is that neither of them have many of the parts available that I was looking to get and showing up to 11 months of lead time. Michail Wilson 206-920-6312 From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of David Forbes Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2021 5:46 PM To: NeoNixie <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Utmel.com Rather than going to dodgy vendors, I have been able to find a similar part from a different manufacturer that meets my specs and is in stock at Digikey. Is there anything in the BAT series? On Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 11:55 AM Michail Wilson <m...@michail.com<mailto:m...@michail.com>> wrote: I have been trying to buy components for a while, but it seems almost nothing is available. After using Mouser and Digi-Key for years I now see items with 11 months lead times, so I am on the hunt to find others. Now, people that do have the items in stock are charging outrageous amounts. Ie… SDM40E20LS-7-F should be around $0.22 each. I found a seller that has them, but wants $5.00 each. WTF Basically, has anyone purchased from Utmel.com (and received their items)? I have been searching through scam and review sites, but find nothing or simply a couple of fake reviews. Michail Wilson 206-920-6312 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/MW2PR0102MB3435BA50325D0B52B79D478882E69%40MW2PR0102MB3435.prod.exchangelabs.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/MW2PR0102MB3435BA50325D0B52B79D478882E69%40MW2PR0102MB3435.prod.exchangelabs.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPbqtveZtz731nxZAxYo9oWMkjwtATXNTEcfTBPy9%2BtCQyVcVg%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPbqtveZtz731nxZAxYo9oWMkjwtATXNTEcfTBPy9%2BtCQyVcVg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/MW2PR0102MB34355F8BA92A3C89C862902782E79%40MW2PR0102MB3435.prod.exchangelabs.com.
