Cheap intl. online sources for good caps?

[lpc32]

Are there are known trustworthy online stores for good caps, with good prices and cheap international shipping?

Tayda, Futurelec, and similar stores, either don't have much of a cap selection or just carry generic/unknown ones.

There are some on eBay, from sellers with >99% rating, but I don't know if those caps are authentic (e.g., Rubycon MCZ, or Panasonic FJ).

[mariush]

Digikey.com .ca  (if you buy a lot, you get free shipping) - they may have UK shipping at some point if not already, not sure

Mouser.com - US but cheap shipping if you buy a lot

Farnell.com (newark.com in US, element14.com in some other places)

RS-Online.com

distrelec.com

and there's others but I can't remember them right now.

Tip: find a part you're interested in, get the part code and search for it in findchips.com and then see those companies' shipping policies.

[lpc32]

Okay, I should've added: very small quantities.

[AKM]

Never had problem with this guy on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/usr/egekecu

[lpc32]

That seller does indeed have a good rating.

But I wonder how can one tell if the caps are authentic.

[mariush]

Well, if you want just a few capacitors and you're in Europe or close to Europe, pm me.

I buy stuff from Farnell regularly aso i can cover the shipping costs from farnell to me. I can mail you small capacitors for farnell's price (or even lower if i happen to have bought already what you want in quantity), plus 2-3$ shipping (stamps and bubblewrap envelopes)

[BravoV]

Never had problem with this guy on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/usr/egekecu

Just fyi, bought bunch of high performance Sanyo OSCON solid caps from this seller, and they're all genuine and perform as specification.

[lpc32]

Thanks mariush! See PM.

BravoV, how did you verify their authenticity? That various signs point to a trustworthy seller, but those "short leaded" caps he sells do suggest something odd, at least for these specific caps.