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Originally Posted by asimov
Another interesting thing is that after the brand manager at Sheldon & Hammond gave me the official $499 quote, he then went on to say I would have to organize the order with an authorized Celestron retailer. No doubt they'd want their cut as well..
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John, chances are that the $499.00 that you were quoted is the dealers RRP in Australia, Sheldons would not quote trade prices to the general public, thats not to say that a dealer would stick to that as its the 'Recommended' Retail Price. I know some dealers that pay no attention to it and put huge markups on things. While I'm not an authorized Celestron Dealer, I do have an account with Sheldons, as they are also the Australian Distributor for Zippo, Maglite, Barksa & Vitrinox, among others, that we sell in our business. If you want to pursue the part, let me know and I'll see if I can get it for you at my cost plus any postage. Markups vary but If $499 was the RRP, my buy price would be less than that. Send me a PM if you decide this is what you want to do.