this is the conundrum and isn't the fault of the vendor. It costs that much to ship a part. Amazon has, does, and will always subsidize shipping.

What's your idea of a solution? If you need the resistor, and there's no service/parts shop, what do you do?

I think the answer of "Pay more for the part in bulk via an online vendor" is ideal. BEcause that online vendor can also send soap, car parts, clothes, and books at the same time.