are these prices for real

[astroron]

I just went onto the WO online site and this is what I came across:shrug:
http://www.williamoptics.com/wo_shop/catalog/index.php?currency=TWD&language=en

[leon]

Any wonder shipping is free, :lol: :lol: surly a mistake :shrug:

Leon :thumbsup:

[wasyoungonce]

Ahhhh..not as cheap as here (http://www.extravision.com.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=33).:thumbsup:

[bloodhound31]

Surely it's a mistake? Is there any way they can be notified before some poor schmo part's with their money?

[AdrianF]

What's NT$ ? What's the conversion to AU$ ?

Adrian

[bloodhound31]

Nearly $12,000 dollars for a 2" 28mm eyepiece, $34,000 for an 88mm APO?

Ah! I found it....
NT$33,930 (US$1,044)

[astroron]

These prices are ridiculously and alarmingly high aren't they? Or am I missing something? Please tell me if I am....

Barry, my sentiments exactly:)
:thumbsup:

[astroron]

That's still a lot for a 2" 28mm eyepiece:screwy::screwy::screwy::sc rewy:

[bloodhound31]

Just click on one of their products Ron, it will take you to a page where the USD conversion is.

[bloodhound31]

Here's the conversion for the eyepiece. NT$11,866 (US$365)

[astroron]

OK Barry, but What a strange way to do business:rolleyes:

[tlgerdes]

NT$ is New Taiwan Dollar

Obviously someone has set the default pricing currency wrong.

[Gallifreyboy]

They are based in Taiwan, thats their currency :thumbsup:

[bloodhound31]

Makes sense then..

[tlgerdes]

Ahhhh

Now I see the problem, in Rons original link it has

currency=TWD&language=en (http://www.williamoptics.com/wo_shop/catalog/index.php?currency=TWD&language=en)

I couldn't understand why when I clicked on the OnlineShop link on the page, things started being priced in USD.

T

[PCH]

if you just blank out the TWD in the link once it's in your address bar, and substitute USD, you get the prices without having to do any conversions :thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

I won't be spending my Ruddy dollars there.

[astroron]

Ah So Grasshopper, now I truly understand:rolleyes:

[PCH]

The Zenith Star II ED 80mm refractor at US$526 (= about $642 AUS) seems very reasonable compared with Andrews' $999 for this item. The 2" extender bar doesn't seem to be included in the WO site whereas Andrews includes it. But it does seem a worthwhile difference. Am I reading this correctly?

[GrahamL]

Del Boca Vista ?....:D:P:lol: