Thanks for all the input guys. Like everyone else, I find myself reading build threads and discovering unbelievably cool aftermarket products that my usual internet retailers have never heard of. So in searching around I often find one distributor that carries one thing and another that carries something else but not the first item....hassle. It doesn't make sense to make four $20 orders and pay $60 in shipping for all that little stuff. Then there's the hassle of keeping track of everything and knowing all these little retailers have my personal info on a "secure" database somewhere. I guess I'm looking for the biggest on-line hobby shop I can find so that I can combine all the little stuff I want into one substantial order.
Since starting this thread I notice one of the products Hobby Easy caries that I am interested in (PART photoetch of Poland) does so only virtually. The order is processed in Hong Kong but shipped from another internet hobby retailer in Poland in a little box with separate postage etc. So far that's the only manufacturer I've noticed they handle like that.