Electronic stores that sells all items directly unlike Amazon and Newegg with some

[Red Squirrel]

Digikey, Mouser etc as mentioned. You will have a hard time buying directly from the manufacturers unless you want to make very large orders but those places are as close as you'll get. But buying from those places you are buying from a real retailer unlike Amazon and Ebay where you don't really know what you're getting till you get it. Also watch out with Amazon when it comes to electronic parts. I've seen Atmega chips (single, not bundles) go for like $100 when they cost like $4 on Digikey. I guess sellers hope they can pull a fast one and get newbies to buy stuff thinking that's really the going price. On the other hand there are some "bundle packs" of stuff like LEDs that end up cheaper than if you bought of Digikey. But they're probably Chinese rip offs too. Depends what you're going for. If just learning electronics you don't need the super high end stuff. So really you have to shop around.

Also watch out with books, there are actually fake books, even. There's some fake copies of Art of Electronics floating around Amazon. It's actually kinda hilarious the work that went into it TBH, it's not exactly a verbatim copy, as some of the stuff is different. Someone actually took the time to type up an entire book and publish it. I almost have to give them some credit for that. lol.

It's sad to see that Amazon is basically just Ebay now.

 

[pcslookout]

Digikey, Mouser etc as mentioned. You will have a hard time buying directly from the manufacturers unless you want to make very large orders but those places are as close as you'll get. But buying from those places you are buying from a real retailer unlike Amazon and Ebay where you don't really know what you're getting till you get it. Also watch out with Amazon when it comes to electronic parts. I've seen Atmega chips (single, not bundles) go for like $100 when they cost like $4 on Digikey. I guess sellers hope they can pull a fast one and get newbies to buy stuff thinking that's really the going price. On the other hand there are some "bundle packs" of stuff like LEDs that end up cheaper than if you bought of Digikey. But they're probably Chinese rip offs too. Depends what you're going for. If just learning electronics you don't need the super high end stuff. So really you have to shop around.

Also watch out with books, there are actually fake books, even. There's some fake copies of Art of Electronics floating around Amazon. It's actually kinda hilarious the work that went into it TBH, it's not exactly a verbatim copy, as some of the stuff is different. Someone actually took the time to type up an entire book and publish it. I almost have to give them some credit for that. lol.

It's sad to see that Amazon is basically just Ebay now.

Bingo!

 

[herm0016]

electronics gold mine is my favorite place for components. sometimes you can get a whole box of asst. stuff for the price of a single item on another site.

 

[John Connor]

https://www.nzxt.com/categories/cpu-gpu-coolers

http://store.antec.com/cpu-liquid-cooling/kuhler-h2o-650.html

 

[Carson Dyle]

ProVantage.

But all you really need to do is NOT buy those items from 3rd parties. Even without them, I think you'll find that Newegg's computer parts selection is much larger than most other online sellers. Not sure how much behind Amazon is, but I haven't had to buy anything from Newegg in years just because Amazon didn't carry it. I've only bought a handful of items where Amazon couldn't match the price.

 

[destrekor]

Derp?

Derp indeed.

 

[destrekor]

What makes you think another online retailer is going to have more parts to sell directly from their warehouses when compared to Newegg and Amazon? If you ignore the third-parties on those two sites, they still have a massive selection. That massive selection is what attracted enough business to even entertain the idea of providing third-party sales.

Outside of those two, a lot of the other parts sites start to become more specific. Frozencpu.com has a lot of good parts but a very narrow band of categories in comparison.

And what are you looking for exactly? Computer parts? Or electronic components? Mouser and Digikey appear to be great for electrical components, but not computer parts.

BH.com and adorama.com are the next best thing when it comes to a large variety of parts, but they are not often price competitive with newegg and amazon. Sometimes, but not exceptionally often.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I do that on Amazon and Newegg but the disadvantage is then you don't get as many options.

Uhm, ... duh!

So, let me get this straight. You want a hypothetical online store, that sells as large a variety of item as Newegg or Amazon does, WITH their third-party sellers, BUT you want that selection as a first-party seller.

Sorry, not going to happen.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Wait, Newegg does the third party crap too now? Been a while since I ordered from there, is this something new? Why is this a trend now? If I want to buy stuff from random people I will go to Ebay or buy/sell sites. When I buy from a retailer I want to buy from a trusted source where I am willing to pay a bit extra knowing that there is a warranty, that the item I am getting is genuine etc.

 

[destrekor]

Wait, Newegg does the third party crap too now? Been a while since I ordered from there, is this something new? Why is this a trend now? If I want to buy stuff from random people I will go to Ebay or buy/sell sites. When I buy from a retailer I want to buy from a trusted source where I am willing to pay a bit extra knowing that there is a warranty, that the item I am getting is genuine etc.

I don't get the comparison with ebay. I mean yeah I do, but that's a bit extreme.

At both Amazon and Newegg, all it takes is a mouse-click to enable a filter, and now, BAM, no more third-party listings.

And at Amazon, if it's a product that qualifies for Prime, guess what, it's held at their warehouse, and likely intermingled with the same stock Amazon sells. If you use or have Prime, or not, if it's available for Prime shipping, it's a safe buy. Buying from Amazon isn't an absolute guarantee of a product being authentic, because of that same reason: stock is intermingled with what third-parties decide to use for Amazon Fulfillment. If they send Amazon 200 of any item, and Amazon already sells that item, those 200 simply get put into the same pile as all the other. So now there may be 300 of Item X, but in inventory Amazon knows that 200 belong to someone else and they only have 100 to sell. But both will pull from the same pool.

If there was an authenticity issue with those 200, an Amazon-direct buyer may likely receive that same product. But if/when discovered, it's a quick call to Amazon. I think Amazon even has you covered if you bought from a third-party fulfilled through Amazon. They hate products that aren't authentic just as much as the next guy, and would love to know if they might have a problem on their hands.

Newegg doesn't do that fulfillment trick, so there's no worry there. Just don't list products from third-parties, it's stupid simple.

Guess what - Bestbuy has been doing it for ages if you look online. Granted, most people probably aren't often looking online at BestBuy at the same time they are looking at Newegg or Amazon, but for big ticket items it can be worthwhile for price matching purposes. I'd rather pick up a TV locally, that's for damn sure.

 

[x26]

No I am talking computer parts.

Go back in time to 1998--And buy From TC Computers--Treasure Chest.

Newegg put them and their business model out of business.

 

[destrekor]

Go back in time to 1998--And buy From TC Computers--Treasure Chest.

Newegg put them and their business model out of business.

Oh man I miss Googlegear /zipzoomfly.

 

[shortylickens]

Googlegear had better prices but Newegg was MUCH easier to navigate.

 

[destrekor]

Googlegear had better prices but Newegg was MUCH easier to navigate.

It was half and half. I remember with my first complete build, half the parts came from Googlegear, the other half from Newegg.

Funny, it was back in a time that Google wasn't exactly a big name, so they could get away with a name like that. Once Google could throw their weight around, they changed to the more ridiculous ZipZoomFly - not as catchy lol.

But yeah, both places had competitive prices, just for any given product one was likely cheaper.

 

[Gunbuster]

Guess what, if they warehoused all the stuff 3rd party's sell you wouldn't buy it. Why? Because it's mostly grey market or plastic junk that comes out the back door of the factory in china.

Fast, Good, Cheap. Pick two. You don't get all three.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Aside from Mouser, we used to order a lot from MCM Electronics too.

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/

 

[drebo]

Electronics as a consumer but from a online store that sells them without a third party seller.

Unlike Amazon and Newegg does sometimes with some items.

Go to Amazon and select only Prime Eligible.

But, seriously, who the fuck cares?

 

[Ferzerp]

Amazon 3rd party sales that are fulfilled by Amazon might be a useful way to get Amazon shipping and still dodge sales tax. Not that I would know anything about that of course.

 

[olds]

I guess we don't understand what you are going for. Is this some sort of protest against online stores with third party sellers?

I buy stuff for my employer. But I can't use third parties. So if I have to use Amazon, Best Buy (online) or New Egg, I have to make sure it's not a third party.

 

[13Gigatons]

I buy stuff for my employer. But I can't use third parties. So if I have to use Amazon, Best Buy (online) or New Egg, I have to make sure it's not a third party.

That explains it, I hate that Amazon sneaks sales tax on items at the last minute during checkout. I look for third party items now or just buy at the store since I have to pay sales tax anyway.

 

[pcslookout]

Go to Amazon and select only Prime Eligible.

But, seriously, who the fuck cares?

I care.

 

[ElFenix]

Amazon + proper use of the filter tool:

now if only i could filter out dog food when i'm searching for cat food (and it actually work)

 

[John Connor]

Oh man I miss Googlegear /zipzoomfly.

Zipzoomfly was where I bought my Logitech Z-5300 5.1 THX certified speakers from. They were the cheapest! I wanted to do more business with zipzoomfly, but I discovered they were no more.

Wait, Newegg does the third party crap too now?

Yep! And I think it totally sucks! I just bought a Blu-ray burner that was sold from a third party at NewEgg. The drive is giving me problems which according to the thread I made about the burner it could be the controller so I will try the other controller. But in the mean time I sent three messages to this seller on NewEgg's website. Never heard from them to initiate the RMA.

Hopefully this is indeed a controller issue and it works. Otherwise I have a felling I'll be out some $53. If push comes to shove I'll find a phone number, Fax and call/E-mail Newegg. Then I'll post a message on my blog and write a review on NewEgg about this third party seller. Seller is R2B2 Buys.

 

[MrSquished]

It was half and half. I remember with my first complete build, half the parts came from Googlegear, the other half from Newegg.

Funny, it was back in a time that Google wasn't exactly a big name, so they could get away with a name like that. Once Google could throw their weight around, they changed to the more ridiculous ZipZoomFly - not as catchy lol.

But yeah, both places had competitive prices, just for any given product one was likely cheaper.

same here. my most recent build of a few weeks ago all came from Amazon

 

[MongGrel]

Derp?

+1

Yep! And I think it totally sucks! I just bought a Blu-ray burner that was sold from a third party at NewEgg. The drive is giving me problems which according to the thread I made about the burner it could be the controller so I will try the other controller. But in the mean time I sent three messages to this seller on NewEgg's website. Never heard from them to initiate the RMA.

Hopefully this is indeed a controller issue and it works. Otherwise I have a felling I'll be out some $53. If push comes to shove I'll find a phone number, Fax and call/E-mail Newegg. Then I'll post a message on my blog and write a review on NewEgg about this third party seller. Seller is R2B2 Buys.

On a side note I've bought many LG internal and external players in the past that have failed and thrown out over time I wouldn't go near one with a 10 foot pole these days.

I didn't bother posting to your one the other day.

Very rarely even use a physically removable disk media these days myself.