Could EEVBLOG host a chip market? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2022, 02:57:19 am
content: As most of us know, many chips are is incredibly short supply. Some big manufacturers are ignoring SMEs and hobbyists and only selling to the big customers (eg: electric vehicle and smartphones makers). Brokers in China are buying up stocks of some chips as soon as they become available and reselling them at exorbitant prices. I have a client who was quoted $250 each for Microchip ATXmega128A microcontrollers which are otherwise unobtainable for another year.I know we have a general electronics buy/sell/marketplace here, but much of that stuff is test equipment. I am wondering if there could be a marketplace specifically made for chips and MOSFETs etc that are hard to get during Chipageddon, where we can buy or sell excess stock at a fair price whilst keeping the greedy brokers out of it. The site could also old boards containing some hard-to-get chips for salvaging.EEVBLOG could charge a nominal fee for every transaction, payable via Paypal.For example, I have 100 Renesis CPU chips here still in tray vacuum packaging, that I want to sell for $2 each in one lot. The site could list in proforma: P/N, Description, Qty, New/Used, Price, Seller. If a buyer is interested, he gets further info such as shipping etc and after paying Paypal the cost to the buyer, and a 5% listing fee to EEVBLOG (in this case, $10), and the transaction proceeds. Receipt and payment of the goods is based upon trust, but maybe there can be some escrow process somewhere. I am sure there are other issues to consider if this were to work.Yes we can use eBay, but that is not necessarily hitting the target audience, and besides it does not have a wanted to buy section on it.Is this a harebrained idea that is all too hard, or does it have some merit?

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2022, 04:27:59 am
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on October 14, 2022, 02:57:19 amIt's a good idea, but as you say, it might indeed be a nightmare to maintain.

author: aduinstat
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2022, 11:42:16 pm
content: +1 for nightmare. I'd think it'd get run over by Chinese brokers if it took off at all.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2022, 12:11:48 am
content: Are you serious?

author: strawberry
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2022, 04:34:30 pm
content: couple line of code to limited amount and limited purchases per user40% will eventually get to black markets anyway

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2022, 08:07:43 pm
content: I'd like EEVBlog to add a Horoscope function.

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2022, 09:30:25 pm
content: WTB two bags of Doritos. Nacho Cheese.

author: MT
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2022, 09:51:22 pm
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on October 14, 2022, 02:57:19 am

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2022, 01:00:30 am
content: Quote from: Benta on October 15, 2022, 08:07:43 pmYou're going to meet a tall, dark stranger. Watch out for Uranus.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2022, 03:14:53 am
content: Good idea in theory, but trying to actually do it successfully would require an insane level of time and infrastructure development.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2022, 04:12:25 am
content: There is not enough of audience on this forum to justify implementation of this idea.

author: strawberry
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2022, 04:48:09 am
content: Quote from: Bud on October 16, 2022, 04:12:25 amI guess some group buys were turned down by manufacturerDIYAudio forum have integrated kit store

author: niconiconi
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2022, 06:53:54 am
content: Quote from: Benta on October 15, 2022, 08:07:43 pmA 555 connected to a counter?

author: Nominal Animal
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2022, 06:55:29 am
content: Why is it always "You guys should do this, it would be so useful to me!", and never "Hey, I'm providing this service for free, maybe you wanna participate?"

author: Karel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2022, 08:18:35 am
content: A daily sudoku for these bored people?

author: Someone
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2022, 10:42:02 am
content: Quote from: Nominal Animal on October 16, 2022, 06:55:29 amFollowed by, I'm not paying the markup for that existing service already provided, someone should do it cheaper, how hard can it be?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 16, 2022, 11:07:06 am
content: Quote from: Bud on October 16, 2022, 04:12:25 amThat would be my guess.I think we toyed with a community classifieds type forum plugin many years ago and it didn't work.