There's cheap and there's too cheap. If the Ferengi feels it's a worthwhile investment I'm not going to argue.
I generally agree with this. however, I would NOT buy anything from that MPJA sale I wasn't already interested in anyways, so the "free" resistor pack would be truly free, and I'd get to see what shows up. When they get there I'd test 'em quick, and if I found any that didn't please me, out they'd go. Not like it's any scale off my arse one way or t'other.
I can't count the number of name-brand resistors I've bought over the decades off eBay for the $4-6 they value these kits at.
Bottom line is
we're making assumptions based on a grainy pic in a sale flyer and the Ferengi's hard-wired "sour grapes" attitude. Meanwhile, the whole world runs on those shitty Chinese resistors, for the most part.
Cheers,
mnem
It's a fucking resistor, man.