Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon

rbowman wrote:

> Andy Burns wrote:
> 
>> Find a better place to buy?  I see them from $15 at digikey in the USA
>>
>> <https://rpilocator.com/?country=US&cat=PIZERO2>
> 
> If you go to DigiKey's site you'll find there are 0 in stock. There is a
> 'check lead time' option that says they will be available 6/7/2027.

I did, but the locator site said they had stock yesterday, not sure if 
they actually did or not?  I did manage to buy a zero a couple of weeks 
ago within the UK (both non-W and 2W were available at that time, I 
specifically didn't want a 2W)

> I've seen this in the early '80s when lead times were a year or more.
> Before starting a design you researched what you could buy. Motorola was
> particularly bad as they responded to increased demand in the automotive
> industry as cars became more sophisticated.
> 
> The Amazon pricing probably reflects a vendor who has stock on hand and is
> gouging for all they're worth, or should I say responding to the law of
> supply and demand.

If you look at the feedback of the marketplace supplier, there 1 star 
reviews from people calling them cunts, so I'd probably avoid ...

> The problem is if Part B is designed in because of temporary shortage of
> Part A, there is little future incentive to go back to Part A.

As someone mentioned maybe Ukraine and/or Russia are buying them up?