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[EddieDog (Eddie)]

Found this on gumtree perth. Mailed the seller to inform of error but person too arrogant to acknowledge this and insisted he was right. Spot the error?
Eddie

Skywatcher Refracting Telescope
$150.00

Darlington WA 6070view on map

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Skywatcher Refracting Telescope

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Date Listed:06/01/2013Last Edited:10/01/2013
Two and a half years old, barely used, excellent condition. Its the blue one, ignore that grey one

[PCH (Paul)]

Looks like it's been well looked after anyway

[taminga16 (Greg)]

Are there not two telescopes in the box?
Greg.

[LewisM]

There IS a Skywatcher in there...as well as a Tasco/Meade/whoever rebadged refractor.

[Pinwheel (Doug)]

Nice box!

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

....A ' must ' have Scope ..!!

[Scorpius51 (John)]

Originally Posted by taminga16

Are there not two telescopes in the box?
Greg.

Yes, but the guy mentions below that it is the blue one he is selling. That is a reflector! The grey one (looks like a refractor), he says to ignore.
Nice presentation ! Some people don't go to much trouble to advertise items accurately.

[EddieDog (Eddie)]

Originally Posted by Scorpius51

Yes, but the guy mentions below that it is the blue one he is selling. That is a reflector! The grey one (looks like a refractor), he says to ignore.
Nice presentation ! Some people don't go to much trouble to advertise items accurately.

Actually, after I mailed him he did alter his description but NOT the listing, still insisting it is a 'refractor', he originally labelled the rafractor as a reflector. Methinks he is going to have a prob disposing of this, ummm, errrr, item.

Eddie

[vaztr (Andrew)]

I've just realised I'm viewing the sky through a 12" refractor on a Dob base!!!!

[EddieDog (Eddie)]

Originally Posted by vaztr

I've just realised I'm viewing the sky through a 12" refractor on a Dob base!!!!

Nice....nice...

[OICURMT]

I like playing with people like this... think I'll e-mail him to see what I can catch...

[EddieDog (Eddie)]

Originally Posted by vaztr

I've just realised I'm viewing the sky through a 12" refractor on a Dob base!!!!

Or this from an eBay ad:

Celestron White Astronomical Automatical Finderscope Remote Telescope a114LCM

New Celestron Professional Terrestrial Astronomical Telescope AstroMaster 90EQ

OK, it has an 'automatical' finderscope but as the telescope is "remote" you'd probably have a difficult time using even if you actually knew where it was! And what the heck 'terestrial astronomical telescope' is I just don't know. But perhaps I should contact Perth Observatory as they're sure to have on as it is, after all, a 'Professional' one!



Eddie