Hi Leon
My better half's father bought himself a Celestron Inspire 80AZ. I've looked through it, and found it quite reasonable. Having said that, I haven't looked through many refractors, so I am not sure how useful my opion is.
He was able to get half price, on sale, at Australian Geographic.
Binocentral currently sell it at $369 (plus shipping?). The eyepieces with it were not much, as seems to be common.
I suggest having a look at some of the reviews and consider it.
https://binocentral.com.au/product/c...tor-telescope/
Have fun
Philip