How much is your equipment currently worth?! - Page 2

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #21 14-07-2005, 09:48 PM

I shall Itemize as Andrew has.

GS 12" f5 Deluxe Dobbie w/ Crayford, fan, etc. incl 4 Plossl Ep's & Binocs - $998
Cheshire Combo - $29
GS 2" 30mm SuperView EP - $99
GS 2" 2x Barlow - $79
Batteries for fan - $4.99
Torch incl batteries - $2.99
3 Kmart EP's - $17.85
2 bolts for Dob base spring alteration - $2
Super-Sliders - $9.95
Bird Cage Shower Cap - $5.95
EP case (ex Video Camera Case) - Free
Quickfinder made of junk in shed - Free
IceInSpace Sticker (postage) $1

GRAND TOTAL - $1249.73

Iddon · #22 14-07-2005, 11:08 PM

Striker - that made me laugh!!

About $4k + what Striker said.

RAJAH235 · #23 15-07-2005, 12:40 AM

Around $6500.00 here & that's conservative, for a 10" DOB with lots of bits etc etc. L.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #24 15-07-2005, 12:44 AM

Actually, the title of this thread is 'How much your stuff is CURRENTLY worth'

My Dob is CURRENTLY worth $5000 coz it's autographed by John Dobson!!!

cahullian · #25 15-07-2005, 12:50 AM

I'm one of the few who are still under the $1,000 mark.
8" Dob ..............................$399. 00
Orion Shorty Plus Barlow x 2 $149.00
Seben 8-24mm Zoom Lens.....$61.00
Collimation Tool...................$40.00
32 mm SGO plossl ep's..........$71.00
Medium size ep case............$29.00
Small ep case.....................$29.00
Green lazer pointer..............$99.00
Push/pull handle..................$ 6.00
Home made due shield x 2.....$17.00
Books x 4...........................$75.00
12V Battery pack.................$20.00
Red light torch.....................$ 3.00
Total.............................. ...$998.00

But I'm working on getting it over the 1K mark : )

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #26 15-07-2005, 12:58 AM

Quick Gazz,

Buy some batteries for your torch or laser pointer. That will get you over the 1k mark!
Did you count the cost of your astro mags? LOL

iceman (Mike) · #27 15-07-2005, 06:38 AM

I understand why Alex posted, to show newbies that you can get into astronomy for under $1000. The problem is, a lot of the forum members here are experienced guys and have built up equipment over many years.

It's also true to say that everyone's budgets are different, everyone's priorities are different. Some of us just don't have the money to spend on astronomy, maybe married with mortgages and kids, maybe don't have a high paying job etc.

It's fair to say, and we have said this on other threads, you don't have to spend a lot to get into this hobby. A good pair of bino's, or a good 8" dob, is all you need.

But hanging around places like this, you learn a lot and the more you learn, generally the more stuff you want.

But you don't have to.

And for newbies, we have to be careful not to scare them off

davidpretorius · #28 15-07-2005, 09:21 AM

i am new, yet to order the scope and i have not been scared off. The wife is very happy with this forum that i won't waste money by buying something that is not right. It may have taken 12 + hours of research, but a the end of the day , this little grown up adult will know exactly what he is buying. I know what i can buy for $500 and i know what i can buy for just over $1000.

In all industries, GOOD SOLID Information is what people need then price and then they make their own minds up!!

mch62 (Mark) · #29 15-07-2005, 03:45 PM

That can be a bit hard to put a price on if you DIY a lot.

All of my gears is made from a mixture of custom made commercial and DIY gear .

This includes the Scope , Observatory and mount and a bunch of Televues.(The TV's alone $3500)

To put a Commercial value on it to buy all of this especially the heavy duty EQ mount capable of holding a 16-20"Newt änd accessories $50000+ easy.
It's the mount that is the costly thing.
Before I built my mount I did a lot of searching for a mount worthy of a large Newtonian and the cheapest thing resonable was a Bisque Paramount (57kg payload) for $12500US.
The next one was closer and more like what I needed was $20000.US

The scope commercialy made most probably $4000-$5000 the observatory $8000-$10000.

But as a DIY cost 1/5 - 1/6 of this total would be a good guess.

That's the problem with EQ mounts once you go over a certain size ,things get expensive ,very very expensive to carry larger 12.5">Newtonians well.
Hence the large DIY Dob craze.
Once you go over a certain size the savings for DIY are enormous.

Mark

ving (David) · #30 15-07-2005, 04:09 PM

gee.... i dont know. I bought my 8" dob before the price drop so it was about $500... then added a few ods and ends... maybe a bit over $800... I am guessing tho. you can get into this for well under one grand these days and be quite happy. especially if you dont mind a bit of DIY

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #31 15-07-2005, 09:54 PM

I'm sure if people check out what is said in here and then talked to retailers (sounding like they know what they are talking about) they would probably not get ripped off.

If they can only afford a 60mm refractor at least we can help them with the lingo and model names and find a dealer that will sell them a good 60mm refractor at the right price.

There has been many instances in this forum where we have helped people on very tight budgets to get some reasonable starting gear.

Then again, we also try rip Tony off too!

h0ughy (David) · #32 15-07-2005, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Then again, we also try rip Tony off too!

That is a cruel statement Mr BendigoLizard!

We spend our hard earned money on frivilous and meaningless activities so that we can gloat to others on how much we have spent, whilest looking at images produced by someone who has a $1000 or less scope with an absolutely stunning lunar, planetary or galactic shot.

I am of course not saying that Tony has a cheap scope

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #33 15-07-2005, 10:07 PM

Fritzy Hugomeister the Wallsend Murderer,

I'm not saying Tony's scope is a cheap, but I will agree Tony is cheap!

(it's ok, he won't come into this thread and read it)

Striker (Tony) · #34 15-07-2005, 10:12 PM

Sprung....not happy Jan.

Mike I want them all put on detention and made to write out 1000 lines.

h0ughy (David) · #35 15-07-2005, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Fritzy Hugomeister the Wallsend Murderer,

I'm not saying Tony's scope is a cheap, but I will agree Tony is cheap!

(it's ok, he won't come into this thread and read it)

Flattery will get you nowhere! BTW since you or I did not start this thread in the general area then we should not alter the theme of the thread with a difference of opinions and long sentences that lead nowhere. i'll start another one for that!

h0ughy (David) · #36 15-07-2005, 10:14 PM

oops while I was typing he posted!!!

cahullian · #37 15-07-2005, 10:15 PM

I'm over the $1,000 mark now as I just bought 2 AA rechargable batteries from the Post Office for $9,95 he he he There's no going back now

Daring Dave · #38 16-07-2005, 09:16 AM

Lets see...

8" Dob
Binos
Laptop
Astro Software
Useless EP's from Ebay
Charts/Wheel
Flocking Material
Collimation Tool

Around $1600 ish...

GrampianStars (Rob) · #39 16-07-2005, 11:26 AM

All up including observatory - about the price of a new car

Starkler (Geoff) · #40 16-07-2005, 11:35 AM

Just did an equipment audit . What I first guessed at around 4k is looking more like 5.5k now