Fastest way to get 5mm Blue LED's?

[Toast]

So Im waiting to get my Paypal verified. And im looking around for some 5mm blue led's with resistors. I know theres tons on ebay, But does anyone suggest on shop that allows express delivery, or has fast delivery?(to Canada) I went to my electrical Connections(Big warehouse outlet store) And they asked 2.86 per LED. and they were "Super bright" at 1000. I laughed and said, Im looking more for 13000.

So anyone know where I can get them fast?

 

[vroomzoomboom]

last winter i did l.e.d's in all my switches (doors included). i went to a place locally, they charged me around $45 for 25 l.e.d.'s a 25 resistors (i will save you some time, you will probably need 470 ohm resistors), and one guy here said i was ripped off. you can try this site, but i have never used it yet http://www.besthongkong.com/index.php . be warned however, if you go any different rote other then canada post, they WILL rape you with customs and broker fee's.

 

[Toast]

So if they say like hong kong air? I will have to pay for at customs?

 

[vroomzoomboom]

here's and example. i just got a pair of h.i.d. bulbs for the fog lights that i am putting into my truck from www.vvme.com. they were about $11. they came by dhl (and i hate that company, they are a bunch of screw ups). i was charged $12 duty, on top of the part, and shipping. the first h.i.d. kit that i got about 2 years ago, was about $120 off ebay (only for it to stop working 9 months later). i had to pay $100 duty for that. it came by ups. last summer i replaced that kit with a different one. i think i payed about $120 for that one as well, but he mailed it to me. either i didn't pay any duty, or it was like about $10. customs will charge you duty on ANYTHING that is not either marked as a gift, or is not made in the u.s.a. . yes us canadains get screwed big time for stuff like that. whey ever i had stuff on ebay, and i send it to the u.s., i mark it as a gift so the guy on the other end wont be nail with that stuff.

 

[shortstack]

to be honest all 5mm are gonna be about the same, unless there a multi-chip led. ebay will be the cheapest, theirs a guy that sells them frrom the USA. so shipping should be quicker then china

 

[Toast]

The guy i found from USA is selling weaker lights
No where near as bright tho?

 

[shortstack]

almost ALL the 5mm led are gonna be the same MCD's unless there muilti-chips. believe me, i've gotten alot of different leds.

 

[Toast]

So me buying 5000 ~ 7000 mcd would look almost as good as 13000? or like, hands down you'd see a huge difference between the two?

 

[shortstack]

i bought some that were supposedly 25kmcd and they were just as bright as the 5kmcd. one thing you notice on ebay, is not everyone on there tells the truth. so no you wouldn't know a difference, now if you went to a multi-chip or a 10mm yes you would notice a difference

 

[Toast]

Alright, Maybe I'll just order those then

And it would be better to go with UPS or FedEx?

 

[vroomzoomboom]

mail if possible

 

[Buffalosports]

I got 50 red and 50 resistors for around $15 from some company in China. It took about two weeks to come in but for the price I couldn't turn it down. It came from one of the mass sealers on ebay. Shipping was free.


The seller's name was: Ivehk (with 99.8% positive feedback)

Just found this. $13: 50 LEDs, 100 resistors, free shipping

http://cgi.ebay.com/100-5mm-FLAT-TO...14&_trkparms=72:1208|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[Toast]

I am worried about doing the over seas ordering
Because of Customs.

 

[Toast]

Done. He is mailing them tomorrow.
I got 100 Blue 5000 to 7000 mcd and I got 200 resistors. 100 for 12v and 100 for 5v
I paid $10 USD

He also sent me this. Its a resistor guide for LED lights