Telescope pricing

[raymo]

Maybe there were some sort of trading conditions involved when the
Americans sold Celestron to the Chinese.

It's great to see that Keith has found a way back, although seemingly on some
limited basis, initially at least.
raymo

[speach (Simon)]

Originally Posted by tlgerdes

Yep, and they sell 20 of them a year (because everyone is buying OS) ........... at $4000 profit each for a gross profit of $80000, out of that they have their operating costs (taxes, wages, rent, telephone, interest, electricity, insurance etc).

They are doing this out of the kindness of their heart.

Yes but that's only one, multiply it over the whole range and it's a lot