I want to purchase 100 each of the BD435 and BD436. I went to Digi-Key, and they don't have them; I searched for them and browsed the catalog, no luck. So I went to Mouser, and they have them, but minimum purchase is 2000. I searched several other places on the web (Futurlec, BDent, MCM ..) without success. I've attempted to buy Philips parts, but I got the runaround. I talked to or emailed a Philips distributor and they sent me to a local rep. I talked to the rep, and they sent me back to the distributor. It's is blatantly obvious that they don't want to deal with small fish, just the bigger purchasers.
So I face a dilemma. How to get a few hundred transistors without buying a few thousand, or something like that. Maybe it's my inexperience with dealing with this sort of thing. In any case, I'm open to ideas. Thanks.