Vendors / Suppliers
A few selected representatives of Web commerce. I'm an electronics manufacturing
engineer so my list slants in that direction.
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Companies:
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Phone Yellow Pages / White Pages
contain indexing
into business resources.
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Web Site Locators can also be of help to locating
a specific organization.
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Buyer Beware: Before sending money to an Internet selling site, be
sure to check site ratings at multiple of these to see if they have a
rip-off reputation.
- ResellerRatings
for store ratings
and product searches.
- BizRate
for product
searches and store ratings.
- Epinions
can be used to
review purchasable items.
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Electronics / Electric:
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EEM On-Line
EEM/Electronic
Engineer's Master is the world's largest catalog of electronic components,
equipment and services. Some product pages on-line.
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electroBASE
contains a comprehensive
database of electronics distributors, reps, and services. Need to purchase
an electronics part from unknown sources? Start here!
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Free Trade Zone
is now integrated to do internet parts
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QuestLink provides searches to find
sources of electronic and computer components.
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The Electronics Source Book provides
links to component sources.
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Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc.
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Marshall is a distributor of electronics
components.
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Mouser Electronics is a distributor
of electronics components.
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Electronics Industry Phone
Book (dead? 5/6/08) from Electronic Component
News magazine.
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Digi-Key electronics suppliers.
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Tyco (AMP) Incorporated provides an
Tyco (AMP) Connect Product Catalog.
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ProcureNet supports the purchasing
community's requirements for maintenance, repair and operating material (MRO)
such as electrical, scientific, safety and office products.
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Parts Express
near Dayton, Ohio.
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MCM Electronics
near Dayton, Ohio.
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DALCO Electronics
near Dayton, Ohio.
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Radio Shack
is around the corner in a pinch.
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Shipping:
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Consumer Goods:
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PriceGrabber.com
compares consumer items.
Includes reviews of sources.
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PriceScan.com accesses lots of
stores and auctions for comparison.
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MySimon.com accesses lots of
stores and auctions for comparison.
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Buyer's Index is a search engine
especially meant for buyers. Aimed at consumer goods.
Turns up sites and links for the user to check out for further
research. A bit cumbersome as it doesn't try to aggregate hits by
price or features for comparison making.
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Interactive Buyers Guide provides
comparison shopping for cars, electronics, appliances, and office
equipment.
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LiveManuals (dead? 5/6/08)
points to sites and pages to support your product.
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Coupons, Discounts, Promotions, and Special Offers:
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Deal-Finder is a clearinghouse
of special offers.
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DealCatcher is a clearinghouse
of special offers.
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Gomez is a clearinghouse
of special offers.
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Coupons.com offers software
to scour the resources anytime while you are on-line. On-line
and real world sources.
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ECoupons.com accesses both on-line
and real world deals. Offers search by zip code feature. Includes
rebate center.
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CoolSavings includes printable
coupons to local supermarket and much more.
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PC Software & Hardware:
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ResellerRatings.com
provides reviews of service for computer hardware sites. Includes
some digital cameras sales sites.
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CNET: Shopper.com
locates prices and
Internet sources.
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The Computer Price Cruncher
provides searches
and price comparisons for PC hardware.
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Price Watch - Street Price Search
Engine provides searches and price comparisons for PC parts and software.
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PriceScan provides price comparisons
for computer hardware, software, and supplies. Also compares
consumer items such as books, music, movies, and video games.
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5 O'Clock Computers a Beavercreek,
Ohio, computer
hardware store.
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PCUpgrader's a Beavercreek
store.
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MidWest Micro (dead? 5/6/08). Mail-order hardware
and some software. Good tech support links including vendors.
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MicroWAREHOUSE. Mail-order software
and some hardware.
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ComputAbility Consumer Electronics.
Mail-order software and some hardware.
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PC Zone / Mac Zone. Mail-order
software and some hardware.
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CompUSA stores sells software and hardware.
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CyberResearch
provides
industrial and data acquisition solutions.
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CDW (The Computer Discount Warehouse).
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DALCO Electronics, in Springboro, Ohio,
features cables, tools, electronics, and computer items.
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Applied Computer an Internet
price reference point.
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MarketPro Computer Show
is a small PC outlet gathering for new and used parts that comes to
Dayton, Ohio on a rotating basis.
- Digital Camera:
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Consumer Affairs:
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Books:
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Thomas Register of American
Manufacturers
by ThomasNet.
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Yahoo!
Business and Economy:Business to Business.
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Subject Searches can be used to
find companies which run Web sites on other providers computers.
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The Commerce Net consortium. Companies,
organizations, products, and events sponsored by such from Northern California.
Comparatively thin offerings.
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SMTnet Directory of OEM Electronics
Manufacturers by Company Name from
SMTnet: Surface Mount Technology (SMT),
Printed Circuit Board (PCB), and Electronics Manufacturing Network.
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EMC Products and Services
(dead? 5/6/08)
list. From the Electromagnetic
Compatibility Laboratory at the University
of Missouri-Rolla.
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Directory of Test, Measurement
and Instrumentation Products and Services from
BestTest (A.T.E. Solutions).
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Mfg Info, from Manufacturers Information
Net, provides contacts to manufacturing services, job shops, and suppliers.
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National Fraud Information Center
1-800-876-7060 provides info and takes reports.
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Yahoo Business Page.
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