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Ian, how exactly did your post help this new person looking to buy a Dobsonian telescope, and, not a mount?
Tim, welcome to the forum.
The retailers that Jeanette has listed is a good guide.
There may be $50 to $100 difference here and there between the local retailers when it comes to the type of scope you're looking at buying.
Bear in mind that the majority of these Dobsonian scopes come from the GSO (Guan Sheng Optics) factories in China. They are then badged/labeled for OEM suppliers.
You can't go wrong with any of them suppliers listed above. In general, if you avoid Australian Geographic stores, and/or department store telescopes, you're doing well. Whilst they both may sell Celestron telescopes, they're outrageously overpriced and, generally speaking, the people selling them often don't know the first thing about astronomy, as they're typically manning a store which sells a lot of stuff.
Hope this helps, somewhat.
H
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