[sdiy] Worldwide Fluke Prices

[Graham Atkins]

On 29 Mar 2011, at 14:50, Oscar Salas wrote:

> Hello,
>
> After some days searching for a new multimeter I found yesterday a  
> Fluke 87V for only 314USD that now-days are 223Euro. Bingo! I was  
> ordering it when I noticed that has restricted shipment that means  
> that only ships inside US.
> Farnell Export is selling it for 350UK Pound that now-days are 397  
> Euro! It is almost twice! But still... Amazon.de is selling it for  
> 680 Euro!! that is about three times the amazon.com price!!!
> All prices are without taxes.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Fluke-FLUKE-87-5-Digital-Multimeter/dp/B0002YFD1K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301405731&sr=8-1
> http://export.farnell.com/fluke/87v/multimeter-87-87v-fluke-87v/dp/7363494
> http://www.amazon.de/Fluke-FLUKE-87-5-Digital-Multimeter/dp/B0002YFD1K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301405731&sr=8-1
>
> So, what is the real price of a 87V? How is this possible??
> I don't want pay 2 or 3 for a thing that costs 1, so any  
> recommendation for a hi-fi multimeter to buy inside Europe. I like  
> the temperature sensor and frequency counter in addition to the  
> basic functions. About 250Euro.
>
> Oscar.

There seems to be a lot of fluctuation in Fluke pricing. I was looking  
to buy a 179 at the end of last year. The best price I found was £174  
+ Tax. This price was stable for several months. Just as I had the  
money to buy
one the price shot up to £219 +Tax. That's a 26% increase.

Graham