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Old 02-03-2013, 03:27 PM
brian nordstrom (As avatar)
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Mate , thats just a blatent rip off !!!. I bet they dont sell many at that price !
Brian.
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Originally Posted by silv View Post
to me, an 80ED seems to be the natural next step up from your achro.

I decided not to bid on this particular auction after finding out that I'd get a brand new one for the same price
and would have 2 years warranty with my new purchase.
http://www.astronomytechnologies.com...=15316&c=11388
(plus shipping from US, right, okay, add NZD 100 for that)

(I know, you don't want another story about the ridiculous prices in NZ.
But here goes, anyway:

iOptron ships their SmartEQPro to my doorstep for NZD 785 (US$650).
A local dealer in ChCh wants NZD 1799 for the same product - probably even "plus shipping".
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