Need some NE555's for 5¢ each? (Ebay find) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Mephitus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2015, 07:28:11 pm
content: I am not affiliated in any way to the sellerhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/272015910885Do you need 40 new NE555 timers for your next project?No? Who cares! They are only 5¢ each!Create your own 555 timer army!Make the most obscenely designed clock ever conceived!Use them to re-tile your bathroom!They never get soggy, even in milk!Or just simply raise the roof!

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 03, 2015, 07:55:38 pm
content: I like the first picture you see is of the chip on it's back like a dead bug. A portent maybe?

author: xtech
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2015, 08:29:30 pm
content: On aliexpress you can buy 20 pieces for $0.75 including worldwide shipping. These prices are crazy. Recently I've made 30 different orders there (cheapest was fm radio module for $0.40 including shipping and few "expensive" buys like SIM800LL GSM module for $5) and 80 per cent of the packages arrived in less than two weeks.GSM module have 100mils goldpins - but they don't fit universal PCB because pcb designer forgets that rows on the opposite PCB sides should be in 100mils raster tooSame issue with miniature dc/dc converter and RS232/TTL board. But what one could expect for such a small money.

author: Ian.M
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2015, 08:45:17 pm
content: Have fun withhttp://www.pmonta.com/555-contest/logic/logic.html?

author: Mephitus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2015, 09:12:19 pm
content: Damn Xtech, that is a nice price... I need to shop there more often. I really want to start making a small stock of jellybean parts and that seems like the cheapest way of doing it.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2015, 05:46:15 pm
content: I've had about 80% success purchasing directly from China via AliExpress or Banggood. The other 20% either don't make it or don't work. However, the prices certainly cover the occasional losses.Once, the USPS sent my package to some other zip code and disavowed any responsibility. Fortunately, the seller was kind enough to send a replacement, which did finally make it through the gauntlet.

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2015, 06:44:31 pm
content: Does anyone know the actual means that so many Asian companies can offer free shipment on such low markup items? Tax credits, federal subsidies, other ways? It's one thing to say that thier low labor costs make such small costs possible, but shipping is shipping and always costs someone something.

author: CrashO
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 04, 2015, 08:46:38 pm
content: Quote from: retrolefty on November 04, 2015, 06:44:31 pmAs far as I know the goverment (In China's case) is offering high subsidies on the shipping.Just found alotof 50pcs (SOP-8) for $1,65; shippedThats cheap as chips for ya..*edit*100pcsfor$2,40 shipped.. 2,4¢ a piece..

author: Mephitus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2015, 09:51:56 pm
content: Yeah, I found that 100 piece lot. Going to buy it on my next chance I can. Could you recommend any other jellybean parts it would be a good idea to stockpile from aliexpress? My rather newbish stock so far is pretty sparse in IC's and passives.

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 04, 2015, 10:09:45 pm
content: Just don't complain if those ICs will work not quiet as expected...

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2015, 10:44:39 pm
content: You would think that people would have bought the cheap NE555s on AliExpress, but there's no feedback... Suspicious?

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 05, 2015, 11:54:20 am
content: You couldm't pay me $0.05/ea to take them! It takes more effort for me to throw them in the trash

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 05, 2015, 12:05:38 pm
content: Quote from: CrashO on November 04, 2015, 08:46:38 pmQuoteWhat? That's nearly as bad as that fake FX-888 person who said 'if you want buy ... at such a low price ,pls go away.'

author: CrashO
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 05, 2015, 01:10:02 pm
content: Quote from: crispy_tofu on November 05, 2015, 12:05:38 pmOh wow... hadn't even spotted that.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 05, 2015, 06:23:56 pm
content: Aha! I guess tracking is not subsidized.

author: rickselectricalprojects
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2015, 04:05:07 am
content: legit parts 101!

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2015, 04:28:27 am
content: Quote from: rickselectricalprojects on November 06, 2015, 04:05:07 ambut if it works, hey!(has someone ordered these? are they just lumps of plastic?)

author: macboy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2015, 08:08:05 pm
content: Quote from: CrashO on November 04, 2015, 08:46:38 pmNope. No subsidies as such, at least none from China. The reason they can do it so cheaply is due to how international mail is treated under theUniversal Postal Union. Basically, all member countries agree to deliver mail coming from any other country for free. (Many countries have their own agreements between them that override this implied agreement but that's another matter). The originating country (China) can charge whatever it sees fit as postage, it collects the mail, sends it to the receiving country, and wipes its hands clean of it. The receiving country has to do the bulk of the effort in sorting and delivering the individual pieces of mail, but they don't get paid for that. Instead the arrangement is reciprocal: you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours kind of thing. But in this case, China sends many, many more packages than it receives, so it definitely gets a good deal. China really only needs to charge just enough to cover their costs, which are only a small fraction of the real cost of delivering all that mail. The rest of the cost is borne of USPS, or Canada Post, or Australia Post, etc. So if you ever wondered why it costs so much to send an international letter or package... there is the reason. The postage they collect needs to subsidize the cost of delivering packages sent from other countries, and chances are, there are more of coming in than going out.

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2015, 08:28:44 pm
content: Quote from: macboy on November 06, 2015, 08:08:05 pmPerhaps, but it still costs something to put my $1 goodie on an jet plane to here on the west coast of U.S., who pays or collects for that cost, surely not the e-bay seller at such low item costs?

author: FrankBuss
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 03, 2017, 06:32:52 am
content: Probably not original NE555 but fakes:https://zeptobars.com/en/read/Ti-555-NE555-real-vs-face-china-chinese

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 03, 2017, 08:13:43 pm
content: Here are some for 3c each:https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-100PCS-LOT-New-NE555-NE555P-NE555N-555-Timers-DIP-8-TEXAS/32452033643.htmlOr how about 2c for SOIC:https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ne555dr-100pcs-smd-NE555DR-555-Type-Timer-Oscillator-Single-IC-100kHz-8-SOIC/32815885788.html

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 03, 2017, 08:46:35 pm
content: Quote from: crispy_tofu on November 06, 2015, 04:28:27 amSomewhat works, yay. Does not meet specifications, who cares. 20% does not work from the beginning, wasted time on fault finding does not cost anything. Another 20% fails within a year, planned obsolescence.But if you need hundreds of such ICs for cheap, there is a legit optionhttp://www.tme.eu/en/details/ne555d/watchdog-and-reset-circuits/texas-instruments/http://www.tme.eu/en/details/ne555p/watchdog-and-reset-circuits/texas-instruments/

author: Asmyldof
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2017, 03:58:23 pm
content: Wake me up when they are smaller than VQFN, I might have a few LOLs with them then.