I figure these are the sort of semi-novelty hi-tech gadget that somebody who isn't particularly into astronomy may buy on impulse or get as a present, but lose interest in fairly quickly, so the chances of picking up a near-new/little-used one are quite good. Hence my lowball offer - if I didn't find a permanent use for it, it would be easy to resell here on IIS.
If you get serious about this one and can arrange it with Cashies, I'd be happy to inspect it on your behalf and give you an independent opinion on its condition, completeness, etc. Their shop is only a couple of kilometres from my place and I can drop by on the way to Bunnings, so it's no bother.
In any event, keep hitting them with Best Offers until you get lucky - I doubt they'd have paid more than $150-200 for it.
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