Guides
Guides to surplus and hard-to-find components
Practical guides for electronics manufacturers and buyers: selling excess and obsolete components, sourcing BOM and end-of-life parts, and checking that parts are original.
- Selling surplus
- BOM & EOL sourcing
- Avoiding counterfeits
- Buying factory surplus
Why Buy Factory Surplus Electronic Components? Benefits, Limits and How to Check a Lot
What factory surplus is, why buyers use it, where its limits are, and how to check a surplus lot before you order.
Buying End-of-Life and Obsolete Electronic Components: What to Check
What end-of-life means, your options when a part is discontinued, the risks of buying EOL stock, and a checklist to use before you order.
How to Source a BOM When Parts Are Short, Obsolete or Hard to Find
Why some BOM lines are hard to source, how to prepare a BOM suppliers can quote quickly, where to look for shortage and end-of-life parts, and how to judge offers from the independent market.
How to Sell Excess Electronic Components: A Practical Guide for Manufacturers
Where excess component inventory comes from, your options for it, how to prepare a surplus list buyers can act on, and how selling through StockWake works.
How to Avoid Counterfeit and Refurbished Electronic Components
Common types of counterfeit components, visual warning signs, questions to ask suppliers, and the testing options that reduce risk.