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Originally Posted by Jemmo
Hey guys I'm looking at buying a dobsonian scope I can either afford a new 8" for around $500 but a 2nd hand 10" has popped up for $350 I spoke to the gentleman who is selling it and he said it is ten years old and only thing that needs done to it is a mirror clean.
I know the 10" is sooooo much better but my question is does age matter um quite new to this so just after a bit of help.
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It's like everything else. If it has been looked after then age doesn't matter. In the case of the mirror cleaning I'd ask him to clean the mirror then bring an experienced person with you to have a look through the scope and see if everything looks ok. 10yrs without recoating is a long time. Recoating a 10" could set you up for a couple hundred dollars or more.