JLCPCB pricing might have changed "a bit" - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: eleguy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2023, 07:10:02 am
content: JLCPCB way to price total/combination orders has changed recently. Currently it seems (and this was verified by their customer service) that one can have only one "special priced" item in the shopping cart at once. In principle I think it is fair enough and they can certainly price their products as they want BUT... The price difference from the "special priced" to "normally" priced is so huge that it pushes at least hobbyists like me to order every board separately. Every small 2 eur PCB in their own little blue JLCPCB box is shipped by airmail to other side of the world. And the world is saved!

author: langwadt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2023, 08:21:55 am
content: what's the price difference? isn't that easily made up by not paying shipping twice?

author: eleguy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2023, 10:52:36 am
content: In my case (6-layer boards) the first item costs $2 and the second (even same file is uploaded) $63 when shipping costs "only" $20-30 depending this and that. So,1 gerber (5 boards) + shipping ~> $22-322 gerbers (2 x 5 boards) + shipping ~> $85-952 separate orders ~> $44-64... and I would have even more than two designs ready. Lets see what they "officially" respond.

author: sinewave
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 13, 2023, 01:58:56 pm
content: Somewhat easy fix, get a reshipper in China and get them to combine the two packages into one. Should only pay 2-3USD per shipment inside China.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2023, 09:49:02 pm
content: As far as I can remember this has always been the case.You are getting a 6-layer board, that is a premium item. The price is low just as a promotion to get people to try it out.Quote from: sinewave on April 13, 2023, 01:58:56 pmYeah this is another option if you want to dick around with saving a few dollars (if its for yourself OK).But be aware the PCB prices are different within China, and they may not have this cheap promotional price.

author: gamalot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2023, 10:21:51 pm
content: I think it is free in China. There will be some restrictions, for example, 6-layer boards, only those with BGA devices on them are eligible to apply for free.

author: sleemanj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2023, 10:39:37 pm
content: Quote from: thm_w on April 14, 2023, 09:49:02 pmYou can order on the english jlc site and have it shipped to mainland china address no problem. I do it both for jlc and lcsc (but in saying that last time I did was probably 6 months back).

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 15, 2023, 01:22:53 am
content: Quote from: sleemanj on April 14, 2023, 10:39:37 pmYes you can do it, what I'm saying is the promo pricing may change.In this case it looks like the 6 layer promo price of $2 is still available within China.

author: HallMark
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: April 16, 2023, 06:01:33 am
content: I have also noticed their quality is changed a bit in my last 2-3 months orders.

author: sinewave
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 16, 2023, 10:41:32 am
content: I only just got some 6-layer PCBs, they had solder mask stuck in a few of the through-hole pads, on all the exact same pads on all 5 PCBs, those were a write-off.

author: NorthGuy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 18, 2023, 01:47:09 pm
content: Quote from: sinewave on April 16, 2023, 10:41:32 amMay be an error in your gerbers?

author: sinewave
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 19, 2023, 05:48:07 am
content: Definitely not, files were reviewed prior to upload and prior to production.