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Originally Posted by The Mekon
Fairly sure that the Esprit 120 was $4000 just 3 years ago. So that would be 25% increase. I am with Peter on this topic - we are getting significant increases in prices with our financial leaders burying their heads in the sand.
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FYI an Astro-Physics 5 inch GTX refractor on a Mach2 with AP pier (plus required accessories) now runs around $A 33,500.00 landed with GST
Sure.... it's a super-premium rig, but at over $A30k most amateurs would find it
hard to justify....particularly when the 130mm/Mach 1 combo was half the price not that long ago.
The phrase "Pacific Peso" comes to mind...
