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Originally Posted by mick pinner
l would still like a dealer to explain why such a difference in $US to $AUS.
After commenting in a previous thread that l thought the astro community was being somewhat taken for a ride l was contacted by the owner of a large well known outlet and asked to justify my comments so in reverse l would like the price difference to be explained so we could have confidence in the fact that our retailers are only trying to make a fair and reasonable profit and not unfairly inflating the price.
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As far as Skywatcher is concerned, my understanding is that it is
them, not the retailers that are to blame.
With Orion, are we perhaps paying an additional premium because they are coming via the USA?
Also, every time a retailer buys some stock from the distributor, they pay a different price, which has to be passed on to the customers. That's why Astro Optical's website quotes a price range for each item because the price changes with every order they receive.
Having said all that, I don't understand why the 'exchange rate' for the 100ED is so different from the 120ED. Maybe there's such a demand they think people will pay the extra?
At the end of the day, we, the consumers, have the ultimate say because we can choose not to buy, and then the price will have to come down when they end up with surplus stock.
As for the Meade 127mm, I'm not holding my breath, either for its eventual appearance or its quality.
Morton