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

On Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:03:57 +0200, s|b wrote:

> On 5 Aug 2026 22:03:21 GMT, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:14:34 +0200, s|b wrote:
>> 
>> > That's what I said. They expect to have new ones by Oct 2026, but who
>> > knows? (There's a button to get a notification when they're available
>> > again.)
>  
>> DigiKey isn't that optimistic. They're saying sometime next year.
> 
> Yesterday, I did a quick search for Raspberry Pi Zero and found 2 Dutch
> and 2 Belgian stores who still had them in stock and sold them under 20
> euro. Just saying...

Perhaps the Dutch are more ethical. Obama's election triggered panic 
buying of ammunition that resulted in bare shelves. Many vendors 
maintained the current price but quickly exhausted their stock. One 
vendors which had been known as a cheap source had stock but raised prices 
almost hourly. When the market normalized many remembered the vendor who 
used the 'whatever the market will bear' philosophy. 

The extremely overpriced vendors on Amazon have an advantage. Next year 
they can return with a brand new name. I did note a new Amazon feature, a 
'high price alert' that suggested you might search a little further. The 
'price history' graph is also useful.