Looking for Component Traders/Resellers - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: mxhll
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 08, 2020, 08:42:34 pm
content: Hi,not sure if this is the right board, but the Buy/Sell/wanted Section didnt seem appropriate.I´ve gut a bunch of MCUs, passives and LEDs etc. that I want to sell. Some are EOL. (cut Tapes and whole reels, from known resellers and still sealed/dry)Are there any traders/resellers that are interested in this kind of Stuff? (And are known to buy from individuals)I dont see myself selling low quantities on eBay.I´m sorry for this strange post being my first one. (Although I'm a long time follower of Daves Channel)Cheers

author: SMTech
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 08, 2020, 11:00:58 pm
content: You could try various brokers and they might take a list off you and look but in reality they aren't all that interested in small quantities unless you have something particularly obsolete and sought after. We've tried that as a small company with stuff we've been stuck with but its still not exactly a cash cow and most stuff it turns out is not easy to move. We have also tried dumping bits and bobs on eBay, some stuff shifted (tiny fuji relays were oddly popular) but whether it paid for the effort to list and ship it is another question.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 08, 2020, 11:42:13 pm
content: If its a whole reel, put it on ebay as BIN for the entire quantity.LEDs and passives are probably essentially worthless, unless its high power LED.What are some example PNs and quantities if you want to post them here?

author: Nusa
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2020, 12:39:34 am
content: If you've got anything expensive and/or special, pull it out and deal with that separately. Dump the rest on a table, take a couple pictures, dump it inwhatever size boxes are cheap to ship, take more pictures of typical box contents, and sell the boxes as lots of unsorted components. If you don't overprice it, someone will buy them.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2020, 01:53:34 am
content: With whole reels of ICs you never know. I had several reels of some rather esoteric ICs, I finally got sick of moving them out of my way and listed a reel on ebay. Someone offered me much more than I was expecting so I ended the listing and sold it to him. Then he asked if I had any more so I dug them all out and made a list, ended up getting over $1500 for the lot. He got a bargain compared to digikey prices but I had zero use for thousands and thousands of two different obsolete ICs.

author: mxhll
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2020, 12:11:08 am
content: Thanks for your answers. Selling on eBay will probably take some time, but its still an option@SMTech , do you know European Brokers that I could try to reach?

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2020, 01:08:43 am
content: You could list a reel of each type on ebay to figure out which if any are easy sellers and worth your time to deal with, then lump together the leftover stuff.

author: Reckless
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2020, 05:02:49 am
content: Netcomponents.com might help