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Old 17-04-2018, 07:43 PM
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Oh Jessuswepped....I wish you well with it Paul, as my experience with Orion UK has made me very wary of them.

One poor soul (and now friend) after having parted with thr best part of $A20k was delivered an
AG12 from the then local dealer that had astigmatic optics. The dealer obfuscation was breathtaking, as they KNEW of other similar cases and still sold the instrument. The local dealer lost their dealership, and with constant stalling from Orion, the telescope went out of warranty.

At the owners expense the telescope went back to the UK for “repair”..and on landing there was subject to VAT until it was re-exported. We are taking about $7000 for a problem not created by the customer! All this should have been at Orion’s expense.

For your sake, I really hope you get some reasonable optics, as in my opinion Orion UK are so low, they’d have to free-fall out of a snake’s bum before they would have to pull the chute.
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