As discussed on the other thread, the postal charges from US ebay sellers are an insult to ones Intelligence.
While Buying components for a direct water hear controller I'm building, I came across this one:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NTE-Electronics-1W130-RESISTOR-1-WATT-METAL-OXIDE-FILM-FLAMEPROOF-300-OHM-4-PACK/232632941101?hash=item362a00fa2d:g:QTUAAOSw8yxcZvvsFor those that may not be able to see the listing as it appears to me, it's 4 tinly little 1W resistors. Something about the size of an apple seed with a couple of thin wires sticking out the ends.
The postage charges for sending these super bulky, heavy as bricks ( NOT!) items....
Postage:
US $13.76 (approx. AU $21.14) International Priority Shipping to Australia
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Item location:
Torrance, California, United States
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Import charges:
US $5.77 (amount confirmed at checkout)
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Delivery:
Estimated between Sat. 28 Mar. and Tue. 7 Apr.
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Includes international tracking
To me, this $5 US item comes out at....
AUD 39.56
Forty bucks! That's $10 a resistor. They don't cost that much for aerospace Quality!
I use fleabay a lot but like many companies like face waste, Youtube and so many others, they have turned into greedy profiteering corporate Pigs that get a market dominance then just bend everyone over and screw them for all they are worth and more.