Thanks for the responses and thanks for the offer
@everten. I reached out to LCSC because a buddy realized their weight estimates were way off.
They were estimating 1000 crimp terminals as weighing 1.4kg total, but in actuality, it's closer to 200g.
They fixed the issue on their end and now shipping charges were much more reasonable.
@nem i looked at JST's site, but their prices for small quantities don't seem to be very competitive compared to resellers. Have you found this to be the case? Do you just order many thousands of connector terminals and housings?
LCSC charges $0.0156 USD per piece for SHF-001T-0.8BS at quantity 1500, total of $23.40.
JST charges 7 JPY ($0.067 USD) per piece at that quantity, $100 total. Sure, I could order 5000 for a better price break, but I don't need 5000. Am I missing something?
There is the possibility that LCSC is peddling fakes. I'm not sure I'm knowledgeable enough to know the difference or be able to spot them. I'll share some photos of what I get in a week or so.