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Welcome Glen!!
I am about 2 months ahead of you. As someone starting out, I would advise, to keep hold of your money at the moment. Your bino's will out preform most scopes under $220.
Us new comers need to stick together... I'll give you a tip, but shhhhhh!!! or they might think twice before selling. Around these parts people get hooked quick, they blow $800 plus on reasonable dob's / refractors.
Unfortunatley there is also a downside to sinking that much cash into a new hobbie. It's called apeture fever. It is known to cause irrational (sometimes rational) bouts, of non-sensical sale prices, on old equipment.
Generally they will want to sell their old gear at a reasonable price to ensure a quick sale. This disease AF, doesn't go away until they have purchased their new equipment. A good way of finding out, what might be going soon is to attend an event. Check the forums here too.
I am saving my pennies now, to hopefully grab something half decent soon enough.
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