If I'm spending someone else's money, I do just like you, and spend 100x the "normal" price
If it takes you 1/2 hour to obtain and verify a surplus LCD WHAT money have you saved? Anyhow, where do you get that I spend more (100x) than the "normal" price. If you consider the "normal" price what a junkyard (surplus store) charges, I beg to differ.

I am very conscientious of not being lose with "someone else's money" and will, every time, use a cheaper component if the charge for the time to find/verify etc is LESS than the added cost of using a "well known" component.

do you notice how you've changed the subject
How is asking why? (and even qualifying why the why) "changing the subject" ?

So long as people continue to buy junk from GM, Ford, and Chrysler
Now, who is "changing the subject", even going off topic?

Erik