Re: Jaycar.

From	Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au>
Newsgroups	aus.electronics
Subject	Re: Jaycar.
Date	2022-05-27 16:30 +1000
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On 27/05/2022 3:23 pm, Clocky wrote:
> On 27/05/2022 3:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
>>> On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers 
>>>> are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
>>>
>>> Then they'll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store, 
>>> the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the process.
>>>
>>> Sylvia.
>>
>> **You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit electronic 
>> components?
>>
> 
> Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino (IIRC) 
> starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other examples are there?

**Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded components 
that do not meet their published specs. Notably, they were caught 
selling MJ15003/MJ15004 transistors that didn't come close to the 
manufacturer's specs. Quite a few techs were caught out. Jaycar were 
kind enough to refund their purchase price, but not the time spent 
fixing the same fault several times. One of my mates got caught out, 
when he was repairing a TV set with dodgy Jaycar parts. He lost 4 hours 
chasing his tail.

> 
>> Good riddance. Jaycar has been a blight on the industry for decades.
>>
>>
> 
> Rubbish.
> 
> Sure, they sell junk but they're also handy if you need something and it 
> doesn't need to be top shelf. Very convenient for hobbyists.

**Sure. Hobbyists don't care if something they've repaired blows up 
again. Don't get me wrong: I have a Jaycar 15 minutes from my home and 
if I need something desperately and/or not critical, I'll buy from them. 
However, all my US/Euro semiconductors and electrolytic caps come from 
an ISO9001 supplier, like Element14, RS or X-On. Japanese semis are from 
WES, which are not immune from selling counterfeit semis either. I was 
caught a couple of time. And their electros are rubbish.

> 
> We don't have a Jaycar, only an agent but they are very helpful and are 
> happy to get things in from other suppliers on their stock orders and 
> not charge additional freight.
> 

**Like I said: Hobbyists don't care if something blows up. I do.

Thread

Jaycar. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2022-05-26 17:03 +1000
  Re: Jaycar. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2022-05-26 18:51 +1000
    Re: Jaycar. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-05-27 05:01 +1000
      Re: Jaycar. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-27 08:27 +1000
      Re: Jaycar. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2022-05-27 11:49 +1000
      Re: Jaycar. Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2022-05-27 13:23 +0800
        Re: Jaycar. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-05-27 16:30 +1000
          Re: Jaycar. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-27 21:19 +1000
            Re: Jaycar. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-05-28 16:05 +1000
              Re: Jaycar. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-29 04:54 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-05-29 06:52 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-29 07:31 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-05-29 07:56 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-05-28 15:28 -0700
                Re: Jaycar. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-29 08:28 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org> - 2022-05-29 15:30 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2022-05-29 11:29 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-05-28 18:33 -0700
                Re: Jaycar. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2022-05-29 15:48 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-05-29 00:12 -0700
                Re: Jaycar. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2022-05-29 17:26 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-05-29 02:07 -0700
                Re: Jaycar. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-05-29 16:10 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2022-05-29 19:28 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-05-30 07:05 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Daniel65 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2022-05-29 21:12 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Daniel65 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2022-05-30 19:33 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-30 19:49 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-30 19:44 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Daniel65 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2022-05-31 19:15 +1000
          Re: Jaycar. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-05-27 16:15 -0700
          Re: Jaycar. Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2022-05-28 09:01 +0800
            Re: Jaycar. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-05-27 18:51 -0700
              Re: Jaycar. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-05-28 00:30 -0700
                Re: Jaycar. Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2022-05-28 18:11 +1000
                Re: Jaycar. Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2022-06-24 09:40 +0800
                Re: Jaycar. Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2022-06-23 20:03 -0700
    Re: Jaycar. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-27 08:25 +1000

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