EBAY:
the longer you are PREPARED to wait the better the deal is.
(the prepared is fat because it you don't necessarily really wait long,
but if you approach it with the attitude "i need it in 10 days" it WILL be
a medium deal.
if you think "in a few month i will need it" you may even get it tomorrow,
at a good deal ;-)
- It's like taking the umbrella along or not, you know you can modify the
weather this way ;-)
ST
On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:50:09 -0500, Alan King <alan@...> wrote:
> Dave Mucha wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am looking for plain PCB stock. In the United States.
>>
>
> This is one thing where Ebay can really be your friend. I've gotten
> some
> very good deals, and seen some even better ones that I didn't get. Like
> 40 12"
> x 16" double sided sheets for $10. It's not always that good but don't
> go nuts
> bidding high either, there will be more next week. The normal is more
> like 10
> or 20 sheets in the 12" x 12" range for $10-$20. Even after shipping
> it's far
> cheaper than a store, but you do have to be willing to wait a week or so
> if
> needed to see a reasonable deal, sometimes there's not much on for
> sale. Also
> pay attention to thickness, some are very thin lamination sheets etc.
> That's
> actually what I prefer for my mostly smaller SMT boards, but if you need
> strength then you have to watch for .050 or .069 etc. And more than a
> few of
> these deals have been brand new boards in retail packaging.
>
> Alan