Intel C1101A

[jim stephens]

On 12/4/2016 3:29 PM, Brad H wrote:
> The supplier (a different one from the one I first used) that quoted me on
> C1101A for the second round sent me a picture.. exact same 'lot' or 'job'
> number as the ones I have.  So perhaps even that may not be meaningful?
> What are the odds I'd hit the exact same dates from two different suppliers?
>
> I'm thinking it's*fairly*  safe to assume white ceramic is pre-76, at
> least.. but yeah.. might be impossible to ever really know.  I'm just
> wondering why the price jumped to $40+ each all of a sudden!
Brad,
a very large number of schlock IC sellers all communicate with each 
other.  They all have a continuous stream of wants or needs that they 
exchange.  but they make their own prices.  The probability is that you 
may have hit the original stocking guy with your first query.  Querying 
any others will result in them looking at the wants that others shared, 
or buys, and he saw someone else had it and quoted you the same info.

I know this happens as I know two guys who trade in all manner of stock 
all the time like this and have for 35 to 40 years.

thanks
Jim