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Originally Posted by FredSnerd
This one tops the cake in my book:
In the USA a Meade 12” LX90-ACF is US$3300 (AUD$3791)
In the USA a Celestron CPC 1100 XLT is US$2800 (AUD$3220). That is, in the US the Celestron is US$500 cheaper.
And when the scopes land is Australia: The Meade 12” LX90-ACF is AUD$5200 and the Celestron CPC 1100 XLT is AUD$6999. That is, the Celestron is now AUD$1800 more expensive. How the ********&%#@ does that happen?
Is there any reason why we cant form an IIS purchasing group. Every 6 months or so we put in our international orders shipped over in one consignment. I bet the Australian suppliers would start doing something about their prices quick smart.
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Sorry Claude, but this gets raised almost monthly here on IIS, seriously, monthly. Every man and his dog has a whine about local prices, then it all goes away.
In regards to your bulk Overseas IIS purchasing Group:
1. Who's going to arrange it? Take the money? make the orders? Pickup the goods?
2. I certainly wouldn't be in it, because I always buy local to support the local dealers who offer support to local astronomers.
3. Does everyone keep forgetting abour warranty???? Meade and Celestron:
(a) DO NOT pay local dealers for warranty repairs so that aspect is factored into their prices.
(b) DO NOT have international warranties.
4. There are other costs built into the local price besides just making a profit.
5. and shame on the local dealers for make a profit
With this country being 1/10th of the USA, one could easily say that their is at least 1/10th of the scopes sold, probably even less. If the local dealers didn't cover costs and make a profit, they probably wouldn't exist.
If people here are so annoyed at local prices, why don't they actually ring up the local dealers and complain? I bet no one does?
Why did this thread degrad from Peter's original genuine thread, to another thread criticising local dealers and prices?