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Sapient Donkey

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13. Yeah, I remember looking up information on this awhile ago

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 01:19 PM

Sep 2019

when I was ordering a lot of cheap electronic components from Chinese sellers on ebay. I thought it was interesting how I could get a pack of capacitors for about a buck and either have free shipping or a very low shipping price.

But yeah, China really shouldn't be getting those discounts at this point.

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