On 06/05/2014 03:24, Pilgrim wrote:
There are just a few of you hard core doityourselfers out there. The
stores you all miss are no longer financially viable. We live in a
throwaway society. Plus there is the liability issue. I started and ran
an electronic surplus store in the SF bay area for 25 years. Closed it
in '97 as it was no longer worth the time and effort. Broke my heart to
dismantle what I had built. Then there is the liability issue. Some
wanna be doitselfer could cause harm to himself, others, or property. I
don't know about all of you, but I get 4or5 requests a year to be part
of a class action. We refused to give any technical advise or identify a
part brought in. Also, for the same reason, if you bought it it was
yours unless you could demonstrate it was defective. We didn't want to
support your R&D.

CP


This small-scale enterprise seems to be ok, with a physical store a
couple of miles from me, no junk as such
http://www.technobotsonline.com/
Geared towards hobbyist roboteers I think but useful for 16mm pots ,
polyswitches , American thread nuts and bolts (in the UK is pretty rare)
etc.
You have to have their stock number to be served in the shop, but that
is ok