Fluke 726 process calibratior  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: woodtech
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 12:03:25 am
content: Father in law passed away last year and he was a electronics engineer, Going thru his shop and found this calibration tool,along with a lot of others,this fluke is brandnew in box, where would one look to sell such equipment? Thank you in advance 😊

author: bdunham7
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 12:19:43 am
content: Probably eBay. These sell for $5300 new but you'll likely get $1500 or so for one that is NOS and doesn't have current paperwork. It's not a common item and it may take some time to sell.

author: shapirus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 12:28:40 am
content: ...and it's a precious piece of kit for someone who understands the value. The best way to deal with it is to get into electronics yourself, it'll be a shame to sell this thing (provided that it works).

author: woodtech
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 01:03:51 am
content: Thank you

author: bdunham7
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 01:07:50 am
content: Quote from: shapirus on March 02, 2024, 12:28:40 amUnfortunately unless you are an industrial control technician or something like that it won't do you much good. It doesn't have standard DMM features at all, unlike the 789.

author: shapirus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 02:05:04 am
content: Quote from: bdunham7 on March 02, 2024, 01:07:50 amIt's a precision DC voltage, current, and resistance source, to begin with.

author: J-R
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 03:04:03 am
content: A new old stock one sold recently on eBay, listed for $3k, best offer accepted. I'd think that sounds like the way to go. $1,500 appears to be for ones that have been dragged behind a truck...

author: bdunham7
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 03:22:09 am
content: Quote from: J-R on March 02, 2024, 03:04:03 ameBay can be deceptive about actual selling prices and I've seen it firsthand both with things I've sold and that I've bought.Here's one listed as sold for $1500 that looks fairly good:https://www.ebay.com/itm/126293191879There's an allegedly NOS one with calibration paperwork up for bids that is currently at $1692 and ending soon.https://www.ebay.com/itm/176255017129I saw a sold one that wasn't mint but not excessively rough and sold as 'USED' meaning they guarantee it works (by eBay policy, even if they didn't test it) and that went BIN for $800.Maybe some go for more, IDK. That's all the mystery of eBay--YMMV.

author: bdunham7
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 09:25:25 pm
content: It looks like the auctioned one with calibration paperwork went for $2850, higher than I expected. So perhaps get a quote on calibration from Fluke, it might be worthwhile.

author: J-R
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2024, 10:59:24 pm
content: I think there are at least a few listing permutations:- calibrate to prove it's 100% good to go- get a DMM and show proof all the functions at least work- list as unknown, don't even turn it onIn all cases I'd probably suggest listing it as-is, no returns, just to avoid drama.Could try listing it here on the EEVblog marketplace forum, although it seems more like something a company would want vs. a hobbyist.Seems like no matter what you should expect $2k - $3k for it.