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Guys,
Just a reminder to be careful when discussing Australian vendors, especially when making broad generalising statements like "greedy" etc. There are forum guidelines for discussing vendors, and several comments in this thread run very close to the line.
Unless you have specific information it's best not to assume or generalise - i'm quite sure some Australian vendors would take offence to some of these statements.
Some comments in this thread have made very valid points about why the price difference exists, and local advice, service and support are 3 main factors. Australian vendors have to pay staff, superannuation, taxes etc. And then try and make a profit in what is a very small Australian astronomy market (compared to the US).
It's also important to remember that some Australian vendors have been very generous in their sponsorship of star parties and other competitions around Australia for many years - supporting the Australian amateur astronomy community. That's hardly greedy, is it?
Anyway, my point is, please be careful when discussing vendors - making broad general statements are a bad idea and have the potential to land people in trouble.
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