"Gray Shockley" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:44:01 -0600, Charles Hawtrey wrote


I'm in the middle of slightly rebuilding a couple of old radios and I
need a
very few parts (our only electronics store is gone because of the
health of
the owner [sigh].


What are y'all's recommendations for a component mail order house?

I'm specifically looking for one where there won't be a $15 shipping
charge
on five dollars worth of parts.

As always/Thank you very much.



Gray Shockley

Here's a few places I've done business with:

http://www.danssmallpartsandkits.net/

Dan has great prices and usually has a good turnaround time. I've been
100% satisfied. However, it's a one man operation, and there have been
times when he's been so backlogged that there have been newsgroup
threads wondering if Dan is still in business or even still alive.

http://www.oselectronics.com/

Ocean State Electronics offers a huge stock of odd hobbyist/repair
items. Unfortunately, sometimes they are out of stock of the things
they offer. I also had one of my orders delayed for no known reason.
But, overall, they're not bad. They offer the stuff I wish Radio Shack
would have carried.

http://www.digikey.com/

Excellent service. Their web order page shows how many of a particular
item they have in stock. Very quick turnaround. $5 fee if the order is
under $25, if I recall.

http://www.partsexpress.com/

Great for speakers. Some of their other parts such as electrolytics are
a pretty good deal. More excellent service.

Frank Dresser