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It seems to me that its more commonly on IIS that its the astrophotographers who amass huge quantities of valuable gear that need to take a break from the hobby ( often with some kind of a farewell from IIS forum ) and try and usually recoup some money , often because the hobby seams not to be delivering satisfaction commensurate with the equipment investment, or that the effort to get value out of the investment becomes or seems too much. ( and I am not saying this is necessarily Leon's case I don't know) .
Visual observers usually have a much smaller investment in equipment that they feel owes them nothing. As interest ebbs and flows the visual scope sits quietly awaiting inspiration from the owner. I've found this the case in my 35 years of amateur astronomy with very little investment in equipment.
Mark
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