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Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« on: September 14, 2017, 05:28:21 pm »
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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2017, 05:39:34 pm »
Wow, that's even less than I paid for one during an 11/11 sale.
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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2017, 05:44:27 pm »
Look at his Mitutoyo caliper price.  :scared:

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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2017, 06:12:02 pm »
Look at his Mitutoyo caliper price.  :scared:
That I can understand, clones are common. Not sure I would order one from ebay even with a lot higher price.
 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2017, 06:38:49 pm »
That's why I'm running.

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2017, 08:35:50 pm »
Bought one also, but I am doubtfull if it will arrive, but it is worth a try :-)
 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2017, 09:13:46 pm »
The delivery time is so long, they might be hoping people will forget about it by then: "Delivery Oct 15 – Nov 23"
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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2017, 09:18:16 pm »
Thats a month or possibly two. I can live with that to get such a great deal on a unique device which will make it infinitely easier to measure how much current something is drawing with absolutely no worries.



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The delivery time is so long, they might be hoping people will forget about it by then: "Delivery Oct 15 – Nov 23"
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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2017, 06:47:01 pm »
71 sold in 5 days from this seller!!!
If some one will receive it, please let us know.
It is too good to be true or we had a real deal...

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2017, 02:29:47 am »
Offer accepted at an even lower price, let's see if it arrives. :)
 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2017, 05:12:56 am »
No way! :o I was a bit skeptical before, but now I doubt it'll materialize. You've got to wonder if this seller simply has no idea yet how much the meters will cost to procure or they scored a batch at a really good price.
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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2017, 09:13:35 am »
I think the reallity will be that they try to sell now alot in a little time, and because shipping is so long, by the time buyers start complaining, the time window for filing a complaint at Ebay will be gone...

But still, it could be the real thing, but very doubtfull..
 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2017, 09:53:13 am »
I already have one but that price it's hard to not get a second and third.... Tried to order two but was only allowed to order one every ten days.
Let's see what happens.
 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2017, 11:37:17 am »
Mine just got marked as shipped by registered air mail. This is what the tracking number says:

2017-09-16 16:32 Bulk mail processing center, Suzhou city, China Post group has been accepted
2017-09-13 09:28 Electronic information has been received

It also says the right destination. Looking promising at the moment. Registered china mail usually takes 2-4 weeks to Finland.

The One Item Every 10 Days limit is quite common with new ebay sellers.

https://thebrewsnews.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/ebay-sellers-now-can-limit-buyers-to-purchasing-only-one-item-every-10-days/
 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2017, 12:28:03 pm »
Yup, amazing if it's true.

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2017, 05:02:10 pm »
I think many sellers sell things at their cost for a while to build up a good reputation, so then they can raise their margins a bit and make a profit.

That's why when I get a product that's 'as advertised' AND a really good deal I always give them four or five star everything if its appropriate.
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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #16 on: September 16, 2017, 05:03:46 pm »
I think the reallity will be that they try to sell now alot in a little time, and because shipping is so long, by the time buyers start complaining, the time window for filing a complaint at Ebay will be gone...

This is not possible, unless the buyer is asleep:

"A buyer can report in My eBay that they didn't receive an item once the item's latest estimated delivery date has passed, and for 30 days after the latest estimated delivery date."
 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #17 on: September 16, 2017, 06:19:58 pm »
I think the reallity will be that they try to sell now alot in a little time, and because shipping is so long, by the time buyers start complaining, the time window for filing a complaint at Ebay will be gone...

This is not possible, unless the buyer is asleep:

"A buyer can report in My eBay that they didn't receive an item once the item's latest estimated delivery date has passed, and for 30 days after the latest estimated delivery date."

Thanks, I did not know that. So hopefully I am still awake then  :D. I also got a shiping notification. We will see...
 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2017, 03:38:54 am »
I think many sellers sell things at their cost for a while to build up a good reputation, so then they can raise their margins a bit and make a profit.

Yeah, I've seen that a few times and got a small cheapie signal generator once from a new seller who was using this technique to get started. Usually, though, the quantities are more limited than in this case. Well, we'll all know soon enough.

Over in the UT210E thread, it was reported that these new meters have the same chip as the AN8008, whereas the older ones like I got a couple years ago have the chip like in the AN8002. The new ones are still hackable for higher counts and more.
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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #19 on: September 17, 2017, 04:35:51 am »
I remember once before, around a year or two ago, seeing a very low price on it and not buying it then and regretting it. It would be worth it to see what it sells for on Taobao.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou is the city it's being shipped from?
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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #20 on: September 17, 2017, 04:49:39 am »
I remember once before, around a year or two ago, seeing a very low price on it and not buying it then and regretting it. It would be worth it to see what it sells for on Taobao.
$13 USD delivered on TaoBao, they're still earning a healthy margin of profit.
My bad! Misread the listings, around try $32...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou is the city it's being shipped from?
Probably just some girl's home business (judging by their username).
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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #21 on: September 17, 2017, 06:21:53 am »
Or Ebay is acting stange, or this store is gone (no more items listed)   :--

http://stores.benl.ebay.be/gill-trade2221?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #22 on: September 17, 2017, 08:33:37 am »
Or Ebay is acting stange, or this store is gone (no more items listed)   :--

http://stores.benl.ebay.be/gill-trade2221?_trksid=p2047675.l2563


I still see his store. My tracking number is also working fine.

 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #23 on: September 17, 2017, 01:26:25 pm »
Or Ebay is acting stange, or this store is gone (no more items listed)   :--

http://stores.benl.ebay.be/gill-trade2221?_trksid=p2047675.l2563


I still see his store. My tracking number is also working fine.



It indeed seems like an Ebay quirck. It depend from which Ebay sites you start (Ebay.be and Ebay.com.au is not working, but Ebay.com does work :o)

https://www.ebay.com/sch/hanmeimei30/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

 

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Re: Deal alert! uni-t UT210E US $17.27 on ebay!
« Reply #24 on: September 18, 2017, 11:32:59 pm »
Well I was wrong, surprised they actually shipped that quickly.

I remember once before, around a year or two ago, seeing a very low price on it and not buying it then and regretting it. It would be worth it to see what it sells for on Taobao.
$13 USD delivered on TaoBao, they're still earning a healthy margin of profit.
My bad! Misread the listings, around try $32...

Ah they have the same irritating multi-part listings as ebay does.. But that makes me think it could end up being a UT210A and they just copied the wrong listing description.
I have actually seen modules cheaper on aliexpress/ebay shipped than on taobao (even without local 10rmb shipping), its an odd scenario.
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