Electronic Goldmine problems
I have been buying my PCB stock from Electronic Goldmine..
The problem is when you do an rework (remove a part) the foil lifts. When I get back to school on monday it is going in the trash. I will post the EG part number so others can advoid it.
Yea, I'd avoid them if at all possible. Not only do they sit on
orders forever despite their false advertising to the contrary. But
when (not if) they ship you defective merchandise the response
from them is "hey, it's all surplus stuff. You get what you get." Nice.
I had the misfortune of having the owner pick up the phone
once when I called to inquire on quantity availability of an item.
He essentially barked at me for expecting them to have quantity
stock of the item (even though it was advertised on their website
in quantity) and went on about how they "buy the remains of
companies going down", and quickly ended the call. Nice.
Their shipping "policy" is equally suspect. You pay a surcharge
over the UPS rate and they don't even pack the purchased
items competently. That winds up as shipping damage and you
get to pick up the phone for another cycle of abuse.