I bought mine as "not working" for about $6 USD + $10 USD shipping/handling. However, there was nothing wrong with the meter except one fuse was blown.
Pros
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- quick latched continuity, not quite as fast as the 87V, but much better than average
- autoranging faster than your Radio Shack reported 3 to 4 seconds, about 1-2 seconds on average in DCV mode
- uses 2 AAA batteries
- in diode mode with open leads , it shows the internal battery voltage
- uses same fuses as original Fluke 87 (the fuses alone are about $5 to $6 each)
- solid quality case, no creaky (unfortunately, mine did not come with a rubber holster)
- has min/max functionality
Cons
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- LCD display unreadable when batteries are low. My nimh AAA are 2.506V DC (as per diode mode) and the display is only legible when look from directly below. At all other angles, the lcd appears very faded. With fresh alkaline 1.5 AAA cells, the LCD display is dark and crisp at more viewing angles.
- hold function is the useless "hold" function where you have to press the button to freeze the reading on the lcd
- blue printing on meter for secondary functions are hard to see
Is it worth $25 USD? That is your decision. I tend to buy non working meters in that same price range or less for learning/educational purposes. Sometimes the fix is easy and sometimes the meter is unrepairable (dead main proprietary IC) or beyond economical repair.