Where do you buy wholesale hardware?

[Captain Dispensable]

If you're after trade / wholesale then you might want to see if you can get an account at Micro Peripherals (http://www.micro-p.com). They're one of the largest UK distributors of hardware, so may be worth a shout.

HTH,

Faqqer

Had a look at Micro-P a while ago. Some items were a bit cheaper than say eBuyer but other components weren't. I also hated how you have to harass them to give you prices before signing up. Such a ball-ache compared to using the online suppliers.

[Captain Dispensable]

...and plugs. ( )

Just seal off the top pin on your UK sockets. Problem solved

[cojak]

Just watch out for manuals in french, unless you can read french

May not be an issue with IT kit that generally comes with multi-lingual docs but I know somone who bought a camera off them and had to get a manual in english direct from the manufacturer.

...and plugs. ( )

[TheFaQQer]

If you're after trade / wholesale then you might want to see if you can get an account at Micro Peripherals (http://www.micro-p.com). They're one of the largest UK distributors of hardware, so may be worth a shout.

HTH,

Faqqer

[Captain Dispensable]

Just watch out for manuals in french, unless you can read french

May not be an issue with IT kit that generally comes with multi-lingual docs but I know somone who bought a camera off them and had to get a manual in english direct from the manufacturer.

[meridian]

http://www.pixmania-pro.co.uk - they're based in France despite the .uk domain, so all purchases B2B are excluding VAT which helps on smaller items if you're on the Flat Rate Scheme.

[Clippy]

This might be worth a look:

http://www.thetrader.co.uk/

[Captain Dispensable]

Forgot to mention Aria. They have a trade counter so you can pop in for any bits rather than wait for delivery.

Based near Manchester though so a trip from London would be a proper day out

[weboo]

I get some bits n bobs from here when I need it http://www.aria.co.uk/. If you are selling on, then they also do lots of OEM stuff(software like antivirus) which is much cheaper

[Kyajae]

eBuyer, Scan, Dabs, Komplett.... all online and all probably as cheap as wholesalers for small orders. The margins are so small it's the postage costs you've got to watch out for.

Yep, I get 99% of my stuff from Ebuyer - very competitive. The more obscure stuff can usually be found on Maplins Electronics website and their prices too are also very competitive

[Captain Dispensable]

eBuyer, Scan, Dabs, Komplett.... all online and all probably as cheap as wholesalers for small orders. The margins are so small it's the postage costs you've got to watch out for.

[Jog On]

I need some bits and bobs (couple of machines external HDD & stuff) and wondering if anyone can recommend a good supplier?

I'm London based so can travel to pick up - online is good as well!

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