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This is and always will be an ongoing debate until you add in all the things you missed like GST, Customs Clearance, maybe underestimating shipping costs by a very large amount (its by size of package not weight), insurance - or take your chances and it's a heck of a lot of travelling for said scope. And then if you are unlucky enough to need one (or more) warranty repair and the item needs to go back, do the shipping, insurance again by double - back there and back here and then throw in how lucky you were that it arrived safely the first time. Now if you were over there and bringing it back yourself then maybe as you might eliminate some risk. Australian dealers offer warranty, support and advice on products they sell and I have experienced that these can be way more than you will ever save by buying overseas. Small items perhaps, telescopes with lots of glass, not me.
PeterM
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