Novice part finding

[haik4096]

With a maplins nearby, I tend to use them for component purchases but their staff are as useful as their websearch tool. It seems if I don't have their part number, they're unable to cross-reference it.

I'm currently after an IC 3140, a transistor 2n3704 and a 100nf capacitor - all of which I'm told "we don't list or stock them" which I find hard to believe.

I can find some on ebay but they're either in lots due to their low value or the postage is many times higher than the value.

Any other suggestions please?

[CCH Concepts]

try these, these arnt cheap, but for one offs your not going to get cheap.

http://www.rswww.com
http://www.farnell.com

[Weazel]

walk in tell them to pull there figue out of the a hurm or use there data base urself it sould be able to be found with a little efort used