Here's where I get my clone Nanos $5.85 w/shipping and Pro Minis $2.59 w/shipping
Never have had a problem with any ordered from that seller.
Cheaper to buy those and simply remove the components for your own pcb boards as it works out cheaper buying these than the actual chips on ebay.
Provided you are in possession of the proper SMT rework tools... last time I checked, A basic hot air/soldering station was upwards of $70.00... and a 328P-AU was $2.00 to $4.00, adding a half an hour labor (I don't recover used parts without VERY GOOD reason as they tend to be less than reliable... and the aggregate cost for a used part can easily exceed the cost of a new one....
Easier to use an X-Acto knife and cut the IC pins, wipe them from the board with a hot iron and "Do It RIGHT"..
If a board is only suitable for it's components for "Parts Stock", there is a reason why...
I choose to buy new components when it comes to SMT devices... In 40 years of design work I've never found it advisable to use pull off's from SMT boards... Always a question about whether the part is actually OK and I'd much rather replace an expensive IC than wonder if it was OK. Frequently they weren't... It was usually the more expensive parts that cost me the most time...
Doc
postage on eBay is bulk, it is always per item.
Not always. I've bought components from some dealers (not from china, AFAIK) who combine postage in quite reasonable ways.
Docedison:
Provided you are in possession of the proper SMT rework tools... last time I checked, A basic hot air/soldering station was upwards of $70.00... and a 328P-AU was $2.00 to $4.00, adding a half an hour labor (I don't recover used parts without VERY GOOD reason as they tend to be less than reliable... and the aggregate cost for a used part can easily exceed the cost of a new one....
Easier to use an X-Acto knife and cut the IC pins, wipe them from the board with a hot iron and "Do It RIGHT"..
If a board is only suitable for it's components for "Parts Stock", there is a reason why...
I choose to buy new components when it comes to SMT devices... In 40 years of design work I've never found it advisable to use pull off's from SMT boards... Always a question about whether the part is actually OK and I'd much rather replace an expensive IC than wonder if it was OK. Frequently they weren't... It was usually the more expensive parts that cost me the most time...Doc
I have a heat temperature controlled gun for smd removal.
As I said $2.50 each free shipping gets me an arduino clone with crystal and smd caps, extracting them and simply moving them to a custom made pcb with eagle is fairly easy to do.. $10 for 10 copper double sided clad ... $ 2.50 for the clone $2.50 10pcs photopaper.
I got a laser printer for 49 $ and a heat gun for around 60 $
So for me anyway, it really works out cheaper to buy in clones and remove the atmega chip (s) for my own board (s) than to buy a roll of atmega mc's
westfw:
postage on eBay is bulk, it is always per item.
Not always. I've bought components from some dealers (not from china, AFAIK) who combine postage in quite reasonable ways.
Very much the exception proving the rule.
I think I meant not bulk. 
Paul__B:
dave-in-nj:
a NANO usually ends up around $10.00
When I posted that, I am sure it was Au $5 (the figure for postage alone from the other source).
I just reloaded the link - now it is $4.19.
OK, so I bought five "on spec".
Note on the illustrations, how the white label is blurred, but it seems, not consistently from image to image. I am going to be very interested to see what turns up in the mail in two weeks or so.
Paul__B:
OK, so I bought five "on spec".Note on the illustrations, how the white label is blurred, but it seems, not consistently from image to image. I am going to be very interested to see what turns up in the mail in two weeks or so.
I know it is to early to have arrived, I am looking at the NANO with the on-board usb and the mini with the usb dongle to program. at $3.69
these NANO versions are only a little more than a dollar more than the mini without the USB.
dave-in-nj:
I know it is to early to have arrived, I am looking at the NANO with the on-board USB and the mini with the USB dongle to program. at $3.69
Cleaned up your link (remove the question mark and all following rubbish). Yep, that is a different dealer, but within ten cents of the price I quoted. eBay is rather funny - some things are listed as ebay.com but not as ebay.com.au; it gets quite tricky to do a complete search for items.
dave-in-nj:
these NANO versions are only a little more than a dollar more than the mini without the USB.
And that is true - the difference is very close in fact, to the price of the (crappier) USB dongle. Which is actually how you would expect it to be.
Right now 10 pcs x 1.85$ with free shipping.
10Pcs/Lot Pro Mini Module Atmega328 5V 16M For Arduino Compatible With Nano
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10Pcs-Lot-Pro-Mini-Module-Atmega328-5V-16M-For-Arduino-Compatible-With-Nano/1432639609.html
Made by BAITE.
And UNO R3 for 4.58$ - incredible.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-shipping-high-quality-UNO-MEGA328P-CH340G-for-Arduino-Compatible-NO-USB-CABLE/812021_1920902299.html
robinpecha:
@robinpecha:
Welcome to Arduino! First post, wow...
But you have made a newbie mistake... You woke a 6 month old sleeping thread for no reason than to stick in a few links. No value add and no information anyone cannot get from a Google search.
We (we as in forum users - includes you) often will respond with links, costs, and suppliers when an Op ask a specific question such as, "Is board abcd really Arduino compatible?" or even the, "I am thinking about buying ABCD, has anyone any feedback?"
But it is not cool to post to an old thread with a current price list. This generates forum noise and a lots of people wasting a lots of time.
If you just want to get your post count into the 2-digit area, go to the Arduini sub-forum Bar Sports... It's a free for all area.
Welcome again. Read the forum stickies at the top of each sub-forum on rules and procedures for members.
Ray
My Projects
I assumed robinpecha worked for "aliexpress".
mrburnette:
If you just want to get your post count into the 2-digit area, go to the Arduini sub-forum Bar Sports... It's a free for all area.
But - unless the rules have now changed, posts to Bar Sports do not actually count.