Been there done that : bought a second hand CG5 (last year to use as a camera platform and to mount my old Dob on) from a guy in the USA.
Never again , he made claims the mount was in good working order and when it arrived , after about 3 months , I found it was unuseable , the RA worm gearing was stuffed and it was had worn bushes.
When I tried to contact him , he refused to respond. He was great before he got my money.
Fortunately I was able to get my PayPal transaction reversed when I complaigned to Visa via my building society. (I considered the transaction to be fraudulent ,and so did my building society who leant on Visa , since PayPal refused initially to reverse the transaction.)
Never again.
I'm still willing to buy SMALL secondhand items like filters , eyepieces , etc , from overseas but will not consider expensive (secondhand) items unless I can check them out first or have someone I trust check them out.
I now take the same attitude to secondhand GEMS that I take to secondhand cars , that is don't buy them unless you have no choice , and if you do , it's buyer beware.
As to AP and Losmandy , they are over-rated.
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Originally Posted by robgreaves
Hi Ian
I'm not sure what prices you've been seeing, but a used Losmandy Titan will always be less than an AP1200 on the used market. or were you looking at the AP600 sized mount?
It might sound obvious, but the biggest market for the AP and Losmandy mounts is the USA, so keep an eye on AstroMart. There are some bargains to be had.
Regards,
Rob.
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