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Best DMM (under $100 US) for CRT Monitor Repair Work
abeyer:
--- Quote from: J-R on September 19, 2024, 02:22:12 am ---For smaller items like handheld DMMs, Welectron shipping to the US is only 9.99 € or about $11 USD. BM235 delivered is $95 total.
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That's way better than I'd expected, I'll have to take a look. I've just seen way too many EU places that won't send anything to the US for less than 50 USD shipping (side-eye's batronix), and tend to not even look anymore unless I'm desperate.
KungFuJosh:
--- Quote from: tautech on September 19, 2024, 02:49:34 am ---Argue all you like about brands but for the OP's needs, specs are most important.
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OP specified generally under 200V.
--- Quote from: abeyer on September 19, 2024, 03:08:49 am ---I've just seen way too many EU places that won't send anything to the US for less than 50 USD shipping (side-eye's batronix), and tend to not even look anymore unless I'm desperate.
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You can't blame Batronix for what the shipper charges. I paid €55.49 shipping for the MSO demo board when I got it last year, but they shipped via DHL Express, and that's about what they charge.
I had the same feeling as you with an eBay seller that wanted $45 shipping for something even smaller. They suggested I get a label and email it to them. $45 was the minimum for anything that would take less than a month to arrive. The world is expensive.
As a seller myself, I wouldn't trust ANYTHING to a slow shitty shipping service internationally.
J-R:
Clearly many sellers inflate their shipping prices via shipping calculator manipulation, pocketing the difference. Something like this is clearly going on if Batronix charges around 50 Euro for a small DMM while Welectron is only about 10 Euro. For a typical bench DMM, Batronix wants 80 Euro while Welectron is only 19.90 Euro.
abeyer:
--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on September 19, 2024, 03:19:04 am ---You can't blame Batronix for what the shipper charges. I paid €55.49 shipping for the MSO demo board when I got it last year, but they shipped via DHL Express, and that's about what they charge.
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I don't blame them... but it is frustrating with shippers that don't offer any options besides "more expensive" and "most expensive", like that demo board. There are plenty of impulse buys like that I'd probably make if it weren't for the 30%+ markup for shipping, and in many of those cases I'd probably be perfectly happy to take the cheap slow boat shipping if it were offered. I get why a seller may not want to deal with it... but like I said, that's part of why I often don't even look at certain categories of seller if I can avoid it.
KungFuJosh:
--- Quote from: J-R on September 19, 2024, 04:40:29 am ---Clearly many sellers inflate their shipping prices via shipping calculator manipulation, pocketing the difference. Something like this is clearly going on if Batronix charges around 50 Euro for a small DMM while Welectron is only about 10 Euro. For a typical bench DMM, Batronix wants 80 Euro while Welectron is only 19.90 Euro.
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I think you misunderstood what I wrote. The seller didn't change anything on the shipping calculator. I went to DHL, UPS, and FedEx websites for international shipping directly. The seller's price was exactly what I would have had to pay within a couple dollars (and the other options were more expensive by a lot).
Check what shipping service Welectron is using. It's not DHL Express if it's $20. DHL has a lower cost shipping option, as do the others, but they're not as fast.
--- Quote from: abeyer on September 19, 2024, 04:42:57 am ---I don't blame them... but it is frustrating with shippers that don't offer any options besides "more expensive" and "most expensive", like that demo board. There are plenty of impulse buys like that I'd probably make if it weren't for the 30%+ markup for shipping
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It's not accurate to call it a markup for shipping. Markup implies padding the price for additional profit. It costs us more, but doesn't affect their margin. However, I totally agree otherwise. I wouldn't buy a $30 product from them if the shipping charge is $30 or more. But that's a common issue with any industry I buy things from overseas. If I can get the same product and one places charges significantly less for shipping (regardless of the shipping service) I typically order the cheaper shipping option if time isn't an issue.
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