Yes...the hard to find stuff. Where else can you buy those types of items? On the cordless phone batteries, I know they probably get a 400% or better mark up, but what choice is there? I needed an AC power inverter while on the road one time....stopped at Radio Shack and it was $149. No thanks. I then got an idea and stopped at a boating supply type store, and bought a higher wattage inverter for $64. Like many here, I can't believe it has taken this long for problems to surface.
I thank my lucky stars whenever I need such components.
I have a little Mom and Pop electronics supplier 1 mile from my house.
When I need shrink tubing, resistors, caps, SCRs, PC cooling fans, 3 conductor 1/8" male/female stereo connectors, LEDs, solder or any one of a thousand other things....they've got it. Even if they don't, they can order it.
I needed 2 dozen 6-wire coiled microphone cords for a restoration project I had undertaken...Rat Shack employees didn't even know what I was talking about. My local supplier ordered them for me...I received them in 3 days and he only charged me $1.50 each.
I can't wait to tell him the local Rat Shack may be closing.