[sdiy] Need advice some diy advice as a beginner

[David G. Dixon]

> On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 02:25:51PM -0700, David G. Dixon wrote:
> > Benjamin,
> >
> > I know that Small Bear is probably only paying about $0.25 for those
> pots,
> 
> He's paying more then you might think.  When I did the tapped pot order I
> got a quote directly from Alpha and from SmallBear.  SmallBear's price was
> close enough that I just ordered from him as it saved *A LOT* of hassle.
> 


I was basing my number on what he declares as the value for customs, which
is about 1/3 to 1/4 of the actual resale price.  Perhaps he just does that
as a favour to his Canadian customers (notice the "u" in favour?).  In any
case, he gives a very good deal; I've put in some fairly large orders with
him, and I plan to continue to do so into the foreseeable future.  He's even
offered to bring in some stuff I wanted which was not on his stock list
(have I mentioned how very very useful DPDT On-On-On switches are -- this
week?).  I'd be very happy if we all ordered from him, since his stock list
is very near to a "one-stop shop" for synth DIY (even though that is not his
intended market), and this might convince him to carry even more of the
things we like.