With the internet and places like eBay and Amazon there is no need for a brick and mortar store selling electronics and other DIYs parts.
I can buy solder and all of my basic electronics needs from Amazon and have it on my doorstep in 2 days. Most of the stuff Radio Shack sells anymore is bargain basement Chinese knockoff crap.
Maybe you were never an engineering student scrambling to get a senior project done and needing a handful of resistors/caps/ICs that you didn't have to complete a key circuit. Waiting a week for a part to be shipped is not an option, going to radio shack to go get them was the only viable choice.
It's too bad there won't be a place to get components easily and quickly anymore.
“With the internet and places like eBay and Amazon there is no need for a brick and mortar store selling electronics and other DIYs parts.”
Radio Shack has been worthless regarding DIY parts for a decade. That used to be a big part of their business...
They did it to themselves. I can buy a cable I need for $2.00 on ebay that the stores list for $19.00.