Amazon with FansZone has a 2-pack of USB Lightning Charge and Sync Cables for iPad Mini, iPad 4 and the iPhone 5 (and microfiber cloth) for $5.50 + $3.99 shipping =
$9.49 shipped. These cables will charge and sync - some of the cheap Lightning cables on eBay have reports of sync not working. A single Apple brand version is $19.
Ben's Outlet / 1SaleADay has the 2-Pack: iPhone/iPod 3 Foot USB Data Sync Cable for $2 shipped
Are these any good? From the reviews I found online they don't contain the chip and they fall apart fairly quickly. I need a long cable. Why doesn't Apple make one longer than 3ft?
Just buy a usb extension cable at the $1 store ...