[TriLUG] Intrex going out of business 15 Dec

[Wes Garrison via TriLUG]

I mostly agree with you Steve, but regarding Newegg you can check the box
to only show you stuff sold by Newegg.


On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 8:51 PM Steve Litt via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:25:57 -0500
> John Franklin via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> > I used to get stuff there when I lived in Cary and Apex back in ’00
> > through ’03.  They were a great place to get both solid home and data
> > center gear.
> >
> > What happened?
>
> You know all these people who use real stores as a showroom, and then
> buy online to save 5% and illegally not pay sales tax? They happened.
>
> Special credit to the guys who go to the store with their camera, scan
> the barcode, find the lowest price, and order online right then and
> there.
>
> A couple weeks ago I needed a couple 1 amp fuses. 3 years ago I would
> have driven 3/4 mile to Radio Shack and snagged them. Yeah, they'd have
> cost a buck and a half each, but I'd have had them instantly, with no
> hassle. As it turned out, I had to visit Lowes AND Home Depot, and
> ended up having to buy a variety pack to get my 1 amps.
>
> Have you shopped at Newegg lately? You order it, they break up your
> order and ring toss it to various other vendors, who ship to you and
> give you paid invoices. When all's said and done it's up to you to
> reconcile the order, as to whether everything was delivered (in five or
> six different shipments over a week or so). I'll no longer shop Newegg.
>
> Lately I've had pretty good luck with parts-express.com, for the stuff
> that they sell. And of course Ebay's always good, if you're willing to
> deal with its hit-and-missedness.
>
> Once upon a time a guy named Ral Donner sang a song called "You don't
> know what you got, til you lose it." Once upon a time I had a couple
> cheap, dedicated electronics parts places and several radio shacks
> within a 10 mile radius. Once upon a time I had five or six local
> computer stores from which I could buy components. I took the situation
> for granted. I didn't know what I had til I lost it.
>
> SteveT
>
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