Very expensive part price (WS2812B-2020)

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Hello there,

my projects has 64 LEDs of type WS2812B-2020.
When I search for the part the price is around 0,46€ in the search result.
After assigning the part and updating to the latest price, the price increases to around 84€ per part which is somewhat ridiculously expensive.

I am wondering if there is an error, or am I doing something wrong?
Buying these components by myself would cost around 5€ for 100 parts.

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Hi there :waving_hand:

The price in the BOM tool on the right shows the cost per PCB, not per component. The LEDs you use can only be sourced from LCSC, which results in extra cost for us as we don’t order from by default. If you order more boards assembled the price drops for just a few euros per board.

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You can order a full reel from China supplier directly, then mark this component as self-supplied. I remember a reel with 1000 pieces costed me about 30 euro.

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Hi,

thanks! I did not think about this, this might be feasible.
Alternatively, this is the change to try out my reflow soldering equipment which I have here somewhere in the shelves.

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