Interested to read your thoughts.
I've been liasing with an Astromarter over a 2nd-hand JMI NGF-CM focuser he had for sale.
Well .. he sold it. Then, within a week the fella who bought it decided it wasn't for him and also listed it for sale.
The dilemma?
The original list price was $180US...
Fella number 2 listed it (within days) for $225.
How do we feel about what appears to be a bit of opportunistic profiteering within our small astro communities?
I'm not saying it's wrong or right. I guess it's up to the guy to set whatever price he wants for it, but don't you think it's a bit rough to ask that much more than what you paid for the item only days before?
Shouldn't he perhaps consider passing on the same good astro "karma" and at most only look to recoup what he paid for it???
That transaction was only US-US ... so postage fees wouldn't have bumped the price up that much.
It's still a good price but.....
Like I said, I'm not too fussed about it, but it does raise an interesting ethical debate which is pertinent to IIS
