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Originally Posted by janoskiss
If you have no luck getting second hand, contact shops/dealers and ask for best price on a 90mm SW Mak (OTA only, no mount) - you should be able to get one for < $300. For terrestrial use besides standard eyepieces, you'll want an erecting eyepiece/diagonal also. Few dealers I've had good experiences with (no affiliation): Telescopes and Astronomy, Myastroshop, Bintel, AOE, Telescope Shed.
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Thanks janoskiss - I've already begun
but I have to say I don't think the customer service so far has been anywhere near as good as the advice on this forum - and you are all doing it out of the goodness of your hearts!! it's a sad world. I saw the york optical 20% sign which ran until the 20/4/08 so rang friday, the guy said he didn't know the SW MAK90, even though it's listed on his page, said he would ring back and still hasn't. Andrews didn't know if they had it in stock, if they could sell it OTA and how much cheaper it would be, and said to call back later because they're busy... anyway they have great prices and free delivery on skywatcher so I'm definitely calling back. The shops with the lowest margins always have basic customer service and I know I'm small-fry for these shops but if I really get into it one day I might buy a $10k meade or something..
