OK, it looks to be Fluke Week locally. Coming back from an errand I stopped at a south side pawn shop which I hadn't been to in a while. Lurking under a stack of otherwise-uninteresting hardware was a Fluke 179. It was kind of grubby (no physical damage), had no leads or external case, and the numpty who tagged it put the price sticker squarely over the display.
Luckily, the associate was friendly and sympathetic, and offered to peel the sticker off since I expressed interest. It didn't come off very well (he was just using bare fingers, smart enough not to use a questionable utensil) but I could see that all the segments worked and all the inputs gave believable displays.
Oh, the price? It was marked $110, but (again, sympathetic associate and I didn't badger him) since it had no leads or case and the display was pretty gummy, we quickly reached an agreement on $77. I think, not too bad! It seems to work fine on all inputs, though I haven't run it through all the tests yet.
I gently worked on the display with a damp cotton pad and IPA, but it's still quite a bit smeared. what's the best way to get all the adhesive off without damaging anything? And similarly, what about the case? I know these are supposed to be pretty rugged, but no doubt the TEA group has some wisdom to share about cleaning them. I don't know what solvents might lead to long term damage of the materials.
Also - they had a 73 III which actually looked to be physically in better condition but when powered up about half of the LCD segments flickered; there was no battery indication that I could see. I passed. It was $35, but not knowing whether the problem was minor or major I thought it was a risky move. Good call?