GSO RC 8" - Price war?

Moon (James) · #1 03-08-2009, 07:14 PM

It's been interesting watching the online price of this OTA recently. It's heading in the right direction - down!

Come on Andrews, it's your turn to drop the price again!

I hope the same thing happens when the 10" arrives....

toryglen-boy (Duncan) · #2 03-08-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Moon

It's been interesting watching the online price of this OTA recently. It's heading in the right direction - down!

Come on Andrews, it's your turn to drop the price again!

I hope the same thing happens when the 10" arrives....

what prices have you found?

Moon (James) · #3 03-08-2009, 08:31 PM

1995 at http://www.atscope.com.au/gsorcscope.html

Too bad Celestron prices don't work like this.

trick · #4 04-08-2009, 10:11 PM

and it comes with two dovetail mounting rails + the dovetail finder mount.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #5 05-08-2009, 10:46 PM

How's the new Aussie dollar comparison going to effect things? I can't see them staying at that price for long.

Peter Ward · #6 07-08-2009, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by [1ponders]

How's the new Aussie dollar comparison going to effect things? I can't see them staying at that price for long.

You mean down or up? About two days ago according to he Sydney Morning Herald, financial analysts are of the opinion the $A is in for a sharp correction down...hence import prices to go up

Gama · #7 07-08-2009, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Sydney Morning Herald, financial analysts are of the opinion the $A is in for a sharp correction down...hence import prices to go up

They couldnt have a good opinion when a 2 minute egg would be ready..

Theo

Peter Ward · #8 07-08-2009, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Gama

They couldnt have a good opinion when a 2 minute egg would be ready..

Theo

Some truth there to be sure. Sadly the Aussie has a history of tumbling 10% in a matter of days...The fall from 0.97 to 0.68 being more
spectacular than most.

renormalised (Carl) · #9 07-08-2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Some truth there to be sure. Sadly the Aussie has a history of tumbling 10% in a matter of days...The fall from 0.97 to 0.68 being more
spectacular than most.

Just goes to show how stupid it was to float it in the first place...means your currency is just left to blow in the economic wind and to the vagaries of the markets. Not a good way to run a stable economy, in my opinion.

g__day (Matthew) · #10 07-08-2009, 10:10 AM

Only the captial markets are so huge (trillions of fluid monies) that hedge funds can swamp any currency that is fixed at the wrong rate - happened to the pound (sterling) when just one large hedge fund called it with a $100 billion option - causing the exchequer of the exchange to de-value the pound by 10% in one day!

Moon (James) · #11 07-09-2009, 12:00 PM

It had to happen:
Andrews new price: $1899.00

toryglen-boy (Duncan) · #12 07-09-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Moon

It had to happen:
Andrews new price: $1899.00

Now $1699

Moon (James) · #13 07-09-2009, 12:54 PM

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Now $1699

Wow - that was a quick price drop...The home page still says $1899..

pmrid (Peter) · #14 07-09-2009, 12:58 PM

Saw on CN last night that the American version sold as Astro-Tech is also now being sold with a Feather Touch focuser.
BY comparison, the original sold by Andrews had a GSO Crayford focuser that was a sloppy as a wet mop, wouldn't hold colimation/focus and a baffle tube that caused serious internal reflections - and have completely failed to resond to complaints from me about the scope. I've had to flock the baffles myself and fit a Feather Touch focuser to overcome the deficiencies in the scope. Thankfully the optics are good, just the way it's put together isn't. Perhaps the price reflects declining marketability because of the poor start.
Peter

Peter Ward · #15 07-09-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pmrid

Perhaps the price reflects declining marketability because of the poor start.
Peter

This is not true. Several factors are in play. A really strong $A right now, plus a dealer who has a well paying day job

TrevorW · #16 07-09-2009, 01:46 PM

Its a bit disappointing that in the space of 3 months I could have saved $800 I beg to wonder how much markup thay had on the product in the first place ?????

dpastern (Dave Pastern) · #17 07-09-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TrevorW

Its a bit disappointing that in the space of 3 months I could have saved $800 I beg to wonder how much markup thay had on the product in the first place ?????

I think it's more plausible that the Aussie dollar is the main culprit here...of course, market pressures are forcing the scope's cost down as well. Competition is good. It's why I dislike having one main distributor, who jury rigs pricing (usually), cos there's no competition.

Dave

netwolf · #18 07-09-2009, 02:46 PM

Just got a call from my mate ATS now have this at 1625AUD. Wow!
Wish i had the money.

Is there a FL diffrence in these scopes with the new baffels? Is Andrews also selling the exact same unit as ATS?
I have seen some comments made about a diffrent FL for the scopes with new baffels, to reduce reflection issues.

allan gould · #19 07-09-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TrevorW

Its a bit disappointing that in the space of 3 months I could have saved $800 I beg to wonder how much markup thay had on the product in the first place ?????

Peter
A quick question, will you be offering the 10"RC when it becomes available?
Thanks
Allan

Peter Ward · #20 07-09-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by allan gould

Peter
A quick question, will you be offering the 10"RC when it becomes available?
Thanks
Allan

Alan, there have been significant production delays, and while I'd be interested, I'd want to test one first, to be convinced the larger aperture with dielectric coatings can be made with the same quality as the 8inch.

The 10 also will come with Losmandy type D series plates...which are
not directly compatible with Vixen/Synta mounts. The box is too big to go via the postal service (ie higher delivery cost) and given the margins, I doubt there will be anywhere near as much discounting as the 8".