Who has the best price for a FLIR i50 now?

[Scott Gilligan, CMI]

I am looking to buy a new FLIR i50 within the next 2 weeks and was wondering who is offering the best deal right now. Any distributers want to contact me and offer me a deal that is better than the MSRP?

[John Shishilla]

Good luck with that. I contacted a rep for a demo, he missed that appointment. Two weeks later I contacted him again and he finally gave me a demo. He only brought one model. After the demo I asked for a price and was told I would have it the next day. It now has been a couple of weeks again and no response.

[ldapkus]

Originally Posted by sgilligan1

I am looking to buy a new FLIR i50 within the next 2 weeks and was wondering who is offering the best deal right now. Any distributers want to contact me and offer me a deal that is better than the MSRP?

Good price here

[Scott Gilligan, CMI]

Originally Posted by ldapkus

Good price here

That is for a B Cam SD. I am looking for an "I" serios camera becuae I want the higher temperature range as well as a slightly higher resolution.

Thanks anyway, I have seen that offer posted before.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

For Flir I/B 50's & 60's I got the 3 best prices from:

TEquipment; Jason at AC?? (on this web site); and Nick at HI Essentials

All within $100 of each other and below other vendors.

[James H. Bushart]

LOL......I have to remember this thread the next time somebody starts a thread complaining about "price shoppers".

Why are we not seeking the most expensive camera that has the most features since we, of all people, know that you only get what you pay for?

Will the guy who buys the cheapest IR camera insist that he is worth the highest fee? I can't wait for that one.

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by jbushart

LOL......I have to remember this thread the next time somebody starts a thread complaining about "price shoppers".

Why are we not seeking the most expensive camera that has the most features since we, of all people, know that you only get what you pay for?

Will the guy who buys the cheapest IR camera insist that he is worth the highest fee? I can't wait for that one.

While others are helping a fellow member, you are mocking.
Tell us how much you paid for your tools?

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by jmckenna1

While others are helping a fellow member, you are mocking.
Tell us how much you paid for your tools?

Mocking? I don't think so.

Explain to me why it is that the home inspector who comes in with the lowest priced inspection to get the job is pond scum...and the vendor who comes in with the lowest priced tool to get the sale is valued. Tell me the difference, John. Anybody.

[Michael Larson]

At least James has stumbled on the real issue of "value".

Beyond that he is trying to equate a competent professional with a piece of test equipment.

One is interchangeable, the other is not.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by mlarson

At least James has stumbled on the real issue of "value".

Beyond that he is trying to equate a competent professional with a piece of test equipment.

One is interchangeable, the other is not.

"Value" is the key word.

If what you "value" is the cheapest FLIR i50 and are looking for the person who will provide you with it, how different are you from the client who "values" the cheapest Texas SOP home inspection and the lowballer willing to provide it to them?

This would hold especially true in a state like Texas where the government has made uniform everything from the SOP to the report. This home inspection commodity....like the FLIR i50....should not differ much from one salesman to the next. Right?

Is the cheapest price what is "valued" or are there other features to owning these devices (calibration, warranty, service, etc...) that could possibly vary from one seller to the next?

Could the highest priced FLIR i50, depending upon these factors, actually be the better deal?

[Michael Larson]

We do not agree James. You're making an apples and oranges argument.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by mlarson

We do not agree James. You're making an apples and oranges argument.

Of course you don't.

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Of course you don't.

Huh?

"Price shoppers" as applied to selecting a home inspector are looking for the lowest price for a service often without regard to real value because they don't know what to expect or even have the right questions to ask to determine value.

That's is an opportunity for the savvy HI taking the call.

"Price shopping" as applied to the purchase of Model: ABC IR imager from vendor X,Y, or Z is shopping for a commodity.

It is up to the vendor to provide any value added services that may convince the buyer to pay more.

I agree that in licensed staes the perception of the public may be that one inspector is as good as the next but we both know tha is not really true.

[dedwards2]

Maybe Scott is looking for a camera that has a $100 markup instead of a $1000 markup! both having equal value.

[jlerch]

Originally Posted by dedwards2

Maybe Scott is looking for a camera that has a $100 markup instead of a $1000 markup! both having equal value.

Just goes to show that no question is too simply to be controversial