I want to ask something.
The eBay vendors of the Fluke 17B+ all say that there is a warranty, but not one of them says that this is in fact a grey market product that Fluke will not warrant outside China. What they are offering, rather cutely, is a vendor warranty, that if you read the terms amounts to nothing.
What these vendors say about warranties is not just fundamentally dishonest, but intended to lead buyers, many - and maybe most - of whom will not make the distinction between a manufacturer's warranty and what they are "offering", into a false sense of security.
Meanwhile, every one of these vendors is faceless. Unlike Frankey, who is well known here and, incidentally, is not selling this product, at least not currently, they could disappear tomorrow, along with their "vendor" warranty.
Does this not concern any of you, or have you all decided that being lied to by vendors is just a normal part of life, to be shrugged off, and that a real warranty is worthless.
And equally importantly, have you decided that supporting businesses with a local presence, whether manufacturers or retailers, is also not worth it if you can get a cheaper price from a faceless dealer on eBay?