On Tue, 05 Jul 2016 07:59:42 -0700, DaveC wrote:

On 4 Jul 2016, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

I think I pay about $1/ea for cables.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141558130661

The offer at that link is confusing: it first says “Price: US $0.99” and
I presume quantity is 1.
Then when you go to the drop-down menus for quantity, you have the choice of
“X1” and “X2” which changes the price to $3.00 and $5.19
respectively.
Huh?
Anyone know what’s going on there?

Yeah, it's a bit of a muddle. You have 4 selections to make. Color,
Qty 1x or 2x, Model, and Quantity.

If you pick (for example) white, 1x qty, and for your Samsung Galaxy
S3, and one item, the price is $3.99 for one cable which is a bit
high. If you pick Quantity (4th choice) at 10 pcs, you get a straight
multiplication without discount of $39.90 for 10 cables, also high.
However, if you pick the 10 color assortment, the total price is
$16.99 or less than half price.

Not very clever because there's no way to get a discount price for 10
cables of a single color. Just play with it and keep track of the
total price. Or, find another vendor.

I prefer flat cables, but the same vendor offers a round braided
cabled:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141408686649
and in different lengths. If you don't like braided cables, there are
thinner cables available:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201498237735
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331385416604
Look around and you'll find them in flat cable, round cable, with LED
lights, glow in the dark cable, coiled cords, etc. Whatever you buy,
get an assortment. Also, buy a different charger, which I think is
causing the problem.


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