Cheap 8.5 digit 3458A if you are brave/daft or 7081 if you are feeling wealthy  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: LaserEng
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2020, 12:16:07 pm
content: Just have to laugh at some auction listings, how about a bargain3458A from the bottom of a collapsed building.......probably, nice projectare you up to the taskhttps://zenmarket.jp/en/auction.aspx?itemCode=x705586423#Alternatively, if you have money to burn, why not a Solartron 7081, nicecheapentry to 8.5 digits worldhttps://zenmarket.jp/en/auction.aspx?itemCode=b298015043#

author: guenthert
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2020, 04:08:11 pm
content: That 3485A is a heap of components, which may or may not be worth a grand. Not for me for sure.I've seen occasionally absurd prices like the one for the 7081 and wonder if some currency exchange rate transformation went awry (both ways).

author: Villain
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2020, 04:12:07 pm
content: I bet that foil is ESD safe

author: umbro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2020, 05:51:55 pm
content: Almost mint condition

author: LaserEng
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2020, 06:03:11 pm
content: You mean like british polo mints.......with a hole in the middleReally is sad how instruments can end up in conditions like this

author: LaserEng
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2020, 06:05:47 pm
content: That site is always spot on with the currency exchange, my guess it is a company dealing with surplus from oil and gas and think they can charge the earth for this stuff as the same seller has a few other solartron stuff also at extreme pricing. This meter has been for sale for about 18 months as I occasionally take a look to see if he has dropped the pricing but it never budges. I think he will be waiting a looooong time to sell that

author: Kleinstein
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2020, 06:44:09 pm
content: The 3458 pictures look like there are quite some boards missing. So it would be definitely a very expensive repair.

author: SilverSolder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2020, 06:56:41 pm
content: Quote from: LaserEng on October 01, 2020, 06:03:11 pmRight? It takes special talent to be that careless...

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2020, 04:09:11 am
content: They are nuts with theses pricing

author: SilverSolder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2020, 01:08:49 pm
content: Quote from: coromonadalix on October 03, 2020, 04:09:11 amStupid pricing only stops when sellers run out of stupid buyers. Unfortunately, big markets like housing or cars never seem to run out of naive buyers, whose only limit on what they are willing to pay is what the bank is willing to lend them!

author: rubidium
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2020, 08:38:50 pm
content: Quote from: SilverSolder on October 03, 2020, 01:08:49 pmSo true in every way. Prices on so many things would be fair in a world where buyers actually forked out the cash, as opposed to just making monthly payments on a loan.