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.
![Face Palm :palm:](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/facepalm.gif)
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?