12"meade LX200 classic UHC

[engineer6767 (John)]

This telescope is in good condition and everything works well.
(1) Meade 12" OTA with end cover, (UHC)= "Ultra High Contrast" coatings, the optics are very clean
(2) Meade Fork and drive base (all metal gears)
(3) Meade Heavy Duty Field Tripod (very clean - no dents and no rust)
(4) Meade Counter weight system
(5) Meade Finder
(6) Meade 2" SCT Mirror Diagonal
(7) Meade Research grade 28mm Orthoscopic EP
(8) Meade 18 Volt (AC) Power supply with 25ft Extension
(9) Meade Hand Control with Cord
(10) Meade DEC Cord
(11) Meade LX200 Instruction manual

Selling for $1200 shipping included for some areas.

[iceman (Mike)]

John, A lot of people are reporting this ad because they're very suspicious of it - especially because of the one that was removed yesterday.

You might want to elaborate more about the details and story behind this, because it's a VERY cheap price for this type of scope and people are suspicious of a scam.

For any buyers, i'd highly recommend inspection first.

[richard omeara]

Were abouts in Perth are you?Im interested.Also i could check it out for other members.

[Mighty_oz (Marcus)]

I've also pm'd him yesterday several times and no reply yet, so does seem doubtful that this is for real

[Stevee42 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by engineer6767

This telescope is in good condition and everything works well.
(1) Meade 12" OTA with end cover, (UHC)= "Ultra High Contrast" coatings, the optics are very clean
(2) Meade Fork and drive base (all metal gears)
(3) Meade Heavy Duty Field Tripod (very clean - no dents and no rust)
(4) Meade Counter weight system
(5) Meade Finder
(6) Meade 2" SCT Mirror Diagonal
(7) Meade Research grade 28mm Orthoscopic EP
(8) Meade 18 Volt (AC) Power supply with 25ft Extension
(9) Meade Hand Control with Cord
(10) Meade DEC Cord
(11) Meade LX200 Instruction manual

Selling for $1200 shipping included for some areas.

Inrerested in buying your meade, I'm in perth and would like to hear from you, my email is i54nick@yahoo.com.au .

[Greg SA (Greg)]

This guy emailed me back saying he was no longer in Perth and is now in Portland, OR.
I am assuming this is Portland, Oregan, USA, so this post gets more suspicous all the time.

I have found a number of dodgy ads on ebay as well!
Be careful boys and girls!

Cheers

[Arthur Alchin (Arthur Alchin)]

Likewise the return email i received said "sorry i am not in AU anymore i am in US where i just bought a new house thanks"

The ad sounds very much like a dud and i would certainly view it with extreme caution. I am not even sure if engineer6767@msn.com is even aware of the ads existence gathering by his response

[apaulo (Paul)]

Well done iceman for alerting us to this problem that occurs from time to time. There is a saying people, "if it is to good to be true, it is often not!

Clear skies Apaulo (astro-noob)

[wasyoungonce (Brendan)]

I did an internet search for his forum name this morning.

It doesn't come up positively. He has been banned from a site and is all of the sudden registering on various forsale sites (audio gear etc) & selling like mad.

This will only happen more & more in the future.

edit:
He was back on this site since his post yet he has not update any posts. Dodgy as.