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Old 26-03-2007, 01:45 PM
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Freight CHARGES!!!

G,day all,

Just got the info i wanted from a certain dealer and boy what a shock!!
To get a 12" Dob up to Nth.Qld will cost me $606.00. Thats 2/3rds the cost of the actual scope. It'd be just as cheap for me to drive to Brisbane and pick it up myself.
I know it's not the dealers fault but what a shock. Just have to wait a bit longer and enjoy the crappy old binos,LOL. Well thats my whinge for the week.

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Old 26-03-2007, 01:50 PM
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That cant be rite, I have seen an add for EQ6 mount sent from Perth to Sydney costs about 50$.

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Old 26-03-2007, 01:52 PM
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Hmmm.

Does seem like someone's having a lend.

It shouldn't cost that much?
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Old 26-03-2007, 01:53 PM
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Sounds like your paying for the entire semi-trailer. Try Andrews or bintel.
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Old 26-03-2007, 01:56 PM
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G,day all

Only one comment Tony and i did!!. The quote was from one of them.

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Old 26-03-2007, 02:01 PM
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Thats a long way off.

$100-150 maximum.

I sent a few large boxes to big for aust post from Brisbane to Perth costing a total $95
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Old 26-03-2007, 02:03 PM
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Gday
Here's a copy of what i recieved.

"The OTA's cardboard box measures 50cm x 53cm x 160cm. Tube diameter is about 35cm. Height and width maximum dimensions for the base are 65cm x 65cm. Overall height is about 150cm. Freight charges are $606 !!! "

Like i said "What a shock"
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Old 26-03-2007, 02:10 PM
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Don't sound right to me either, I had a 12"Lx200, inside large aluminium case, plus giant tripod sent from Perth to Ballarat Victoria, on a select carrier, to my front door, and that cost about $300.00, thought that was pretty cheap actually.

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Old 26-03-2007, 02:15 PM
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That is definately too much. A 12" Lightbridge would cost you at MOST $159 delivered to the most remote part of Queensland.

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Old 26-03-2007, 02:43 PM
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I know the feeling I was quoted $200 from Adelaide, and $240 from Syudney for a 10" dob to come to perth, and I thought that was more than 1/3 the price of the scope.

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Old 26-03-2007, 03:02 PM
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I'd ask again Duncan.......maybe it's be a typing error !!
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Old 26-03-2007, 03:09 PM
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I tried to buy a new book from the US publishers Willman-Bell, who do a lot of astronomy stuff. The book was $US34 and they wanted a further $US62 for postage, packing, insurance etc. I didn't get the book. I'll wait for it to come on line at Amazon, or appear in one of the local shops.
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Old 26-03-2007, 03:18 PM
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Which book, Geoff?
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Old 26-03-2007, 03:46 PM
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Duncan, $250 inc insurance to freight my 12" Dob from Sydney to Mackay a few years back, I thought that was steep.
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Old 26-03-2007, 04:26 PM
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I'd second asking them to check!

Then consider ringing around some courier companies yourself and see if you can arrange them to pick up and deliver for you. A courier that specializes in your area may be considerably cheaper than the supplier's default courier.

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Old 26-03-2007, 04:56 PM
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No its not right, cost me $500 to get Full kit LX20014" + extras..from Sydney to FNQ, total wieght 250 kgs...

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Old 26-03-2007, 08:17 PM
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G'Day Duncan,
Why don't you look at purchasing a skywatcher Dob from NVT, Freight charge within Australia is only $18.

http://www.nvt.com.au/Telescopes/Sky...an-Telescopes/


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Old 26-03-2007, 08:43 PM
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That NVT site is useless.

Nothing happens when you click on most of the telescope sub category options.
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Old 26-03-2007, 08:58 PM
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G'Day Matt,
I don't have any problems with the site. They do not hold a lot of Celestron products but they do hold skywatcher products and all their sub catergories within the skywatcher range listed items.

One of my friends just recently bought the EQ6 goto mount (version 3) from NVT and only got charged $18 freight.

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Old 26-03-2007, 09:12 PM
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Hi Chris

In fact, they don't appear to carry any Celestron product despite a large number of options to click in the Celestron category.

Weird
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