santa fe posted:Drtinker want to charge $30.00 on parts min $8.00 shipping! WOW!TO MUCH FOR ME. FOR TWO SMALL PIECES
I think you will find that is not unusual today. It isn't economical for a business to sell small quantities of a custom/unique mix of inexpensive parts. I usually keep a parts list going and when it gets large enough, I place an order.
In my experience, Olsen's and Jeff Kane (TTender) do not have parts minimums, but you are paying $5-6 shipping anyways.
There are also parts vendors that sometimes are at the local train shows and you can buy a small quantity of parts with out minimums AND without shipping AND sometimes with "tax included".