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Locally i’ve had good experience with Bintel and stuck with them over the years with no complaints. I also bought some stuff on sale from Ozscopes years go just fine. I agree with others about avoiding Nat Geo and Aus Geo stores they don't make any scopes they rebrand them and advertise with a lot of hype bordering on misrepresentation and they arent the bargain they claim to be. For the same reasons avoid ebay specials full of hype. Buying locally second hand is a great option and lots of great bargain in these forums at times and we astronomers of all levels typically look after our gear very well, but still you get duds here from people who bought garbage deals, suckered in by the hype only to find how useless the gear is. Local clubs best for second hand really so you can try first.
Do you have experience and understand the different types of scopes? Or are you still ignorant expecting to be able to zoom in to fill the eyepiece with mars or jupiter? A lot of us were ignorant starting out with regards to the view we’dhave through the eyepiece and get sucked into buying something that looked impressive but was bad for the job, plus many people expect to see giant bright colourful galaxies and Nebulosity as well as closeups of planets all from the one telescope. There is NO One Telescope To Rule them All, They all excel in some regard to the observation targets and look/operate differently in accordance to that. Anyway make sure you check out guides on choosing a telescope (there are plenty around) so you can make an informed first choice that you’ll actually use and enjoy. If you can get to Bintel or similar in your area maybe you can get some explanations in person. If you just buy something because it looks like a cool telescope You are almost certainly buying the wrong thing and You won’t understand why and so be turned off the hobby before you get to try it. The correct purchase will please you and encourage you to learn and to use the scope. We all typically end up with a bunch of telescopes for different uses which can become costly. Good luck with your purchase and clear skies to you!
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