Riddle me this,
I have a celestar deluxe C8 as per the pics below (pics not of my actual unit) and with the recent purchase of the EQ6 I'm considering deforking it and throwing a dovetail on it.
As I don't see alot of these around and I often see request for parts from the mount (motors and the like) would I be doing the wrong thing by breaking it down?
Is it a shame to do it, as it might have some value to someone as a complete unit who appreciates such things.
Or am I being stupid, just defork it, sell the mount and be done with it ?
I've got a couple of refractors and a c6 for imaging but would like something in an SCT the same size or larger for visual.
If I was to sell it as a complete package I would be looking to grab a C9.25 OTA.
Roughly how much would I ask for it ?
Based on a recent sale for a C9 that went for around $800 I 'd like to think I could get that or a tad more.
Any advice or EOI are of course welcome.
cheers Brett
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http://www.astromart.com/images/clas...9/842119-2.jpg