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Old 12-11-2012, 09:45 PM
Stardrifter_WA
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Originally Posted by barx1963 View Post
I note that the specialist astro retailers are just about all leaving Celestron alone (Sirius, Bintel, My Astro etc). Andrews sells it but my guess is that Celestron or its rep here in Oz is more interested in selling through non specialist outlets (Aust Geographic, camera shops etc) rather than to the astronomical community.
Selling to non astronomers makes sense as a business model as markups are potentially higher and warranty claims lower.

Malcolm
Not everyone is getting out of Celestron. I noticed last Thursday that BTOW in Perth has plenty of Celestron telescopes in stock and his prices look fairly reasonable too. Not sure though whether he has all models in stock. Since I am not in the market for a new SCT I didn't ask.

Cheers Peter
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