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13-02-2014, 06:46 PM
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TECs on Astromart
There's a TEC 6" Mak and TEC160 apo on A'mart. Drool...
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13-02-2014, 06:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MortonH
There's a TEC 6" Mak and TEC160 apo on A'mart. Drool...
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I am really surprised that the TEC160ED hasn't sold yet..it has been advertised for a while and it is priced ok unlike the AP155EDF also up for sale after failing to reach the reserve price at auction. I have a TEC160FL so I am a happy camper 
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13-02-2014, 07:14 PM
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I made my first Astromart purchase today. I am a bit excited, even though it was only an Orion Atlas tripod, it is the exact tripod I was searching for. Coming along shortly is a DM4 to put on it, and then my first APO. 
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13-02-2014, 09:52 PM
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Wait...they ship to Australia 
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13-02-2014, 10:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
Wait...they ship to Australia |
Yes, some Astromarters will sell and ship their second hand gear to international buyers,
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13-02-2014, 10:06 PM
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I'd love the TEC Mak. Just not sure if it'll be as good as my Skywatcher... 
Last edited by MortonH; 13-02-2014 at 11:07 PM.
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13-02-2014, 10:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MortonH
I'd love the TEC Mak. Just not sure if it'll be as good as my Skywatcher...
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Pffft as if.
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14-02-2014, 12:20 PM
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La la la la la la 
Yeah that TEC Mak sure looks sweet....never convinced of the security of big ticket items from places like that though 
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14-02-2014, 12:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
La la la la la la
Yeah that TEC Mak sure looks sweet....never convinced of the security of big ticket items from places like that though |
Luckily I can't afford it anyway!
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14-02-2014, 01:01 PM
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When I'm afraid to ask even you guys how much, I know I can't afford it
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23-02-2014, 10:32 PM
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Now two TEC140s on there. Sigh...
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23-02-2014, 11:57 PM
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Which one are you going to get Morton?
I am a happy camper at the moment. I have been waiting for a good used NP101 to come up. An 'is' version came up through Astromart yesterday and I bought it. It was used once and then traded back in for a TOA150. The dealer said it's basically a new scope, manufactured at the end of last year.
Sorry to hijack your thread, but I was busting to tell someone.
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24-02-2014, 12:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MortonH
Now two TEC140s on there. Sigh...
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There was a TEC180FL as well...but it didn't last 24 hours. TEC160ED still up for sale.
I note a new TEC140 is $5700 but the two up for sale have an advertised price $5K+ for 2 year old scopes...might be better to buy new.
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24-02-2014, 09:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hans Tucker
There was a TEC180FL as well...but it didn't last 24 hours. TEC160ED still up for sale.
I note a new TEC140 is $5700 but the two up for sale have an advertised price $5K+ for 2 year old scopes...might be better to buy new.
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If I'm not mistaken there is still a wait time for these scopes. A few months. Isn't it? At least for that price you get it immediately?
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24-02-2014, 01:03 PM
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I've read elsewhere that it can be up to 10 years, but maybe that's for the bigger ones?
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24-02-2014, 01:21 PM
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Not sure of the availability on the 140. I was surprised that the brand new price is only around $5700, although you need to add a case ($460) and rings ($280), but still a reasonable price for one of the best scopes around. GST and exchange rate on top, of course.
I won't be buying one any time soon, but it would be nice. It's also the biggest refractor that my DSV-3 mount can support
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24-02-2014, 01:29 PM
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Or alternatively, a C11 with twice the aperture
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24-02-2014, 01:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
Or alternatively, a C11 with twice the aperture |
True. $3k for a C11 at Andrews. Focal length is 2800mm though. I'd only ever need my 40mm Paragon.
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24-02-2014, 05:14 PM
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Nah, you could use the others in the ZS66 once mounted as a finder scope
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