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

On 04/08/2026 18:43, Andy Burns wrote:
> 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)
> 
My local supplier hasnt a single zero of any sort in stock

>> 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 ...
> 
Handy sort of review...

>> 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.
> 
There are still PI 3s available

> As someone mentioned maybe Ukraine and/or Russia are buying them up?
> 
Why wouldn't they?

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