I wish i had the cash to throw down on these this month, but I will not until later on when i get paid. I would still only be able to afford getting 1 or 2 at 75$ each. How many we actually need at the space however, I don't know. I like Jarrods strategy of simply having "decade" values of different package sizes or types in regards to resistors, capacitors, inductors, and diodes (10 ohm, 100 ohm....10v, 100v,... 1mH 10mH etc) with some common ICs (555s lm344 etc) and a few types of transistors at different ratings.
Any thoughts?