[sdiy] ODP: Buying directly from Texas Instruments

[Ben Bradley]

Does TI send these parts directly from its own stock, or are the orders
fulfilled through distributors? Are there other manufacturers that
similarly do low-quantity "retail" sales? How do distributors feel about
manufacturers offering direct sales? It would seem distributors would see
this as unfair competition unless the manufacturer charges higher prices
than distributors.

As for Paypal, I agree that just about any business that sells online
"should" accept Paypal, but without ordering huge volumes there's not much
chance of changing such a policy, A "friend" discovered over a year ago
that Digikey will only accept Paypal if the account is connected to a
"real" credit card (a Visa or Mastercard debit card doesn't count!), but
Mouser accepts Paypal with no restrictions. I, er, my friend wondered why
the difference.

On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 9:41 PM Peter Pearson via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> With the global parts shortage being what it is, I recommend focusing on
> the positives.
>
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 9:23 PM David G Dixon via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>
>> It sounds as if it is really great.
>>
>> However, in my humble view, the owner of any business that doesn't accept
>> Paypal should be flogged in the public square.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] *On Behalf Of
>> *Roman
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 04, 2021 9:12 AM
>> *To:* synth-diy at synth-diy org
>> *Subject:* [sdiy] ODP: Buying directly from Texas Instruments
>>
>> [*CAUTION:* Non-UBC Email]
>>
>> Yes, this is great service. You can also sign up for notification when
>> out of stock part becomes available. I have spent thousands o dollars there.
>>
>> Unfortunately they don't accept paypal anymore.
>>
>> Roman
>>
>>
>> ---- Użytkownik David G Dixon via Synth-diy napisał ----
>>
>> Hello SDIY team,
>>
>> I'm in the market for various ICs, and a recent visit to Octopart.com
>> suggested that I could buy directly from Texas Instruments.  Looking at
>> their website, it would appear as if their prices are very competitive with
>> the lowest prices I'm finding anywhere else.
>>
>> I'm just wondering, have any of you ever ordered directly from TI, and if
>> so, was it a good experience?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dave Dixon
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