Quote Originally Posted by dmaher View Post
[...]Digikey or Mouser in the US will pick 1 single resistor for you if that's what you want.

The $30 shipping fee is easily covered by getting some other stuff to fill out the order, especially good quality electrolytic capacitors and obscure ICs.[...]
For the things I have been doing (minor repairs), most of my orders have been $5-20 for parts I can't get from a local electronics supplier. So for me a $30 shipping fee is not covered at all.