Wow have the prices of everything at Partsconnexion gone way way up! Mills resistors have over doubled in price since last week. Alps pots have gone up by a third. That is a crazy amount of increase. Anyone else found their parts are going through the roof?
Monopoly?
See if the same owners run many similar companies...RS seems to have the same owners as Farnell and element14, they cater to different segments... I may be wrong on that.
Wages, labor shortages and shipping costs are another set of factors...
See if the same owners run many similar companies...RS seems to have the same owners as Farnell and element14, they cater to different segments... I may be wrong on that.
Wages, labor shortages and shipping costs are another set of factors...
Supply and demand. Some components in the larger stores (as they reach <5 stock level) end up at 10-100x the normal price. If you need that thing and nothing else matters you'll pay that price otherwise it's the price of redeveloping to use an alternative.
The same is going on in wood merchants, and even in PVC tubing. A PVC-U 4" ball valve went up 37% in 4 months (I have two on the pond).
Now try to get a through hole low noise regulator.. they're now extinct or ridiculous prices.
The same is going on in wood merchants, and even in PVC tubing. A PVC-U 4" ball valve went up 37% in 4 months (I have two on the pond).
Now try to get a through hole low noise regulator.. they're now extinct or ridiculous prices.
No increase here to any wild extent.
From old 15 to new 20 Rupees for odd items in retail...not in bulk
UK packaging is too much, I think.
Individual packs...stupid for the most part.
Adds to cost and also litter.
From old 15 to new 20 Rupees for odd items in retail...not in bulk
UK packaging is too much, I think.
Individual packs...stupid for the most part.
Adds to cost and also litter.
Same here over the last two years prices have gone through the roof. I'm in Northern CA. I'm not so sure what went up other than the cost. A lot of prices doubled and some newer products started out that way and went up even more. You would think that parts in the EU would have a lower price with the exchange rate. I hope it's not based in the EU being shipped to Canada and the consumer paying both ways into the US. I can't see the 2-4 X increase either. I didn't get a 10% raise much less 400% over the last 2 years in some cases. Something is hinky.
Parts Express is running a close second on increases too.
Regards
Parts Express is running a close second on increases too.
Regards
Time to quit DIY and just use and maintain carefully what you have. Simple.
Letting yourself be fooled and pay too high prices is not a solution but an endorsement.
Letting yourself be fooled and pay too high prices is not a solution but an endorsement.
It's called crisis.
At least for 2 years everybody (not really) "enjoyed" "working from home" with paper with dead presidents printed on being printed at will. Silicon (components) shortage was well in place before the thing that can not be even called.
Unexpected indeed.
Been going on for a lot longer than two years. Anyway this thread isn't long for the world.
I’ve never seen things that were not cheap to begin with over double in price in one jump. Yes things have been going up but by much smaller increments. It’s hard to justify a $5.95 resistor going to $13.95 in one shot. I think the market won’t bare that for long and recession will build until it collapses and prices fall due to lack of demand. I can afford it but it’s hard to feel like I’m being taken advantage of when I do buy them. Now if is sell something I’ve built a while ago I have to factor in current replacement costs and that makes things way to expensive for the average guy to buy.
The best inflation hedge you can purchase are US Postal Service "Forever" stamps, now $0.60 each.
It is an auction / crisis situation, a lot of factory workers went back to their 'native' places, and stayed there, found other work. Not coming back, ever.
Add to that, a lot of them died, or are handicapped, as in not fully functional or recovered.
So the factories are not fully staffed, and the customers are thin on the ground.
Enjoy what you have, and buy scrap / poor units to work on.
Now, as a starving person, be prepared to pay for food, choice is bread or truffles.
I would stick to bread...
Add to that, a lot of them died, or are handicapped, as in not fully functional or recovered.
So the factories are not fully staffed, and the customers are thin on the ground.
Enjoy what you have, and buy scrap / poor units to work on.
Now, as a starving person, be prepared to pay for food, choice is bread or truffles.
I would stick to bread...
All I know is my 1st mortgage carried a 13.5% APR back in the 80's. I think I saw it is up to 6.5%. And I've seen inflation levels like we have now. Given the conditions, not really surprised, no one should be too shocked if you think about it.