[sdiy] Hook up wire prices, WTF?

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Wednesday 02 January 2008 14:38, Sam Ecoff wrote:
> Hmm...
>
> I'm a bit baffled... about a year and a half ago, I ordered three
> reels of 24 gauge hook up wire from Unicorn Electronics (http://
> www.unicornelex.com/). It's GC Electronics wire, part number
> 14-424-1B41. A 100' spool was $4.42. Now, 25' is $3.05 (different
> brand). On the GC Electronics website, http://www.gcelectronics.com/
> order/product_search.asp, type in the product number and the price of
> the 100' reel I bought at Unicorn is now $23.86. What gives? Has the
> price actually increased by more than five times over in the space of
> a year and a half? What's going on here?

Two things:  The price of copper has been going crazy lately -- it's now 
costing the government about 1.8 cents to make a penny,  even with most of it 
being zinc these days.  And the dollar has been dropping in value like crazy 
as well,  relative to other currencies.

> Anybody got a good recommendation for 24 gauge hook up wire and a
> good place to buy it?

Nope,  but if you find some NOS someplace at a good price I'd be looking at 
1000' spools,  not 100'.

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