Recommendations for boards and component parts

Do you absolutely need new components? Will surplus work? If so - here are my top three online surplus sites:

http://www.goldmine-elec.com/

Note that these sites also sell "new-old stock" - in that the stock is "new-in-package" or similar, but not recently manufactured. Sometimes they also sell new stock that is simply surplus; read the part descriptions carefully, and shop accordingly.