Cheap parts source

[night-B]

Hi guys!
I just discovered the Alibaba website. You can deal directly with chinese manufacturers and prices are ridiculously low 
For example :
Around 1$ for a 3pdt switch (20pieces minimal order)
2.5$ for a 1590BB (20pieces minimal order)
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/346663048/1590BB_Style_Guitar_Effects_Pedal_Diecase.html
0.3$ for an enclosed switchcraft jack !!!  (but you need to order 500 pieces lol)
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/340601370/Switchcraft_1_4_in_Mono_Stereo.html

Do somebody here had a good experience with that website? That would be awesome for group buys

[slimtriggers]

I've run into that site when searching stuff, but never had the guts to order from them.

[culturejam]

I know some people who have ordered from there. You just have to understand that Alibaba is not a single vendor. It's an aggregator of many vendors. Some are great, some are kinda sloppy.

[nzCdog]

Cool find, never thought to search for enclosures there

[bigmufffuzzwizz]

I've been wanting to make an order from this place for awhile now. I have an account and all the stuff I want saved but when I started to add them and see the shipping price it totally ruined it for me. I'm sure in the end it would still be much cheaper than any other alternative, it's just a big investment up front..I'm still interested though. If you wanna talk further about it, Pm me..