Yep, both shops (and others) try to outdo each other with pricing and goodies included. Let them have thier price wars, coz in the end, we are the ones sitting back getting the cheaper prices as they keep trying to beat each other
Both shops are offering similiar items with the 'Bintel BT-252 10" Premium Dobsonian' and 'Andrews Guan Sheng GS-880 10" Super Deluxe version'.
The filters included in the Bintel deal aren't all that exciting to most of us. Those of us with these filters rarely, if ever, use them. But they look nice sitting in an Eyepiece case
I would say get either one of those 10" packages, as they are both outstanding deals. Both are offering 5 EP's. Bintels finderscope is a straight through, which can be awkward to use, Andrews has the rightangle finderscope. Much better. Bintels has the cooling fan, Andrews doesn't mention if his has one (usually does, but may not on these). Yes, the cooling fan is worth having.
And both are offering the newer 10:1 crayford Focuser.
I'd like one of those!!!!
It is really up to you.
Both packages are pretty much the same and either one is great,
Andrews: $649 + freight, cheap but with no servicing department.
Bintel: $679 + freight, with back-up service department.
P.S. My name is Ken, not Ballarat or Dragons