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Old 02-11-2015, 07:52 PM
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Yah gotta read this ..... and get a laugh

... read this......all of it.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WORLDS-WO...0AAOSwwbdWM0cK

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Old 02-11-2015, 07:59 PM
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If this eyepiece in anyway fails to disappoint, just return it and I will refund your money!
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Old 02-11-2015, 08:10 PM
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Must resist temptation to bid...
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Old 02-11-2015, 08:16 PM
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Oh my ,,, had one of these once ,,
,,,, don't any more . .

But trufully they ain't to bad , just time has caught up . Erfle ? design I think .
This is why I now have my full set of TV Radians , the 14mm is a champ .


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Old 02-11-2015, 08:21 PM
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. Erfle ? design I think .

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Awful ? design I think
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Old 02-11-2015, 08:40 PM
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T'was always said .
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Gee that is so good! haha
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Old 02-11-2015, 11:30 PM
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this deserves a slow clap, we need an emoticon for that
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Old 08-11-2015, 04:33 PM
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Hmmm.... Not so good for business. Wonder if he asked Andrews to refund before unloading on the business. May have been a dud that got through Q.C.??
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Old 22-11-2015, 10:32 AM
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Maybe it is "reverse psychology" marketing? http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...ologyMarketing
Very funny though...
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Old 22-11-2015, 05:13 PM
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Well I'm the one who bought it. I had to, to see how bad it was. I'll up date you to its faults when I get the chance to try it out.
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Old 22-11-2015, 06:59 PM
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Re eye piece

LOL... Just another fast buck type operation, like all the others!!
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Old 23-11-2015, 12:28 AM
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Ok, so why on Earth would anyone want to buy this eyepiece??.........
8) You're a wierdo with a fetish for bad eyepieces
11) You are one of those people that just place bids on anything.
I laughed so hard my face hurts.

From what I could see there were 5 bids on it .
Look forward to your report Simon , if you don't like it at least you can use it as a door stopper as suggested .
Or as also suggested.... pack it with explosives and blow it up
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Old 23-11-2015, 09:43 AM
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This is very funny,still laughing, love the list of reasons to bis on it #10 and #14 are a real chuckle!
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Old 23-11-2015, 09:59 AM
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I laughed so hard my face hurts.

From what I could see there were 5 bids on it .
Look forward to your report Simon , if you don't like it at least you can use it as a door stopper as suggested .
Or as also suggested.... pack it with explosives and blow it up
or resell it
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Old 23-11-2015, 10:10 AM
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I laughed so hard my face hurts.

From what I could see there were 5 bids on it .
5 bidders and 16 bids. The 5 bidders have been fighting for it...
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Old 23-11-2015, 11:51 AM
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5 bidders and 16 bids. The 5 bidders have been fighting for it...
I noticed .

Simon, I can't wait to hear your thoughts. It may even be okay-ish enough to use if you have kids looking through the scope (I have a simple set for that reason).
But I'm doubtful you'll get much more than what you paid for it .
I had a 2 inch 30mm 80deg ep (I think it was an old Bintel one ?) that I sold on here for only $30, and the price seemed fair at the time.

But, I don't think that e-bay seller was kidding, going by this review on the Cloudy Nights forum .
He seems to be an extremely honest ebay seller- what else does he sell?

I have the Andrews 30mm 80deg 2" UWA mentioned here and it's okay, preferring to keep it and sell the other.

http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/91...used-or-owned/

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[Apart from those super dodgy "eyepieces" that come with department store telescopes, what is the worst eyepiece that you have ever used or owned?

I had a search of this forum and found that this topic was discussed about 10 months ago, however most of the responses back then were in relation to department store telescope eyepieces. What I'm really interested in is eyepieces that you specifically went out to buy (or use) thinking they will provide some decent performance but ended up being complete duds.


For me the worst eyepiece I have ever owned is the BW-Optik 15mm, advertised under the "Andrews" brand in Australia. It is a 2 inch eyepiece with an 80 degree FOV. I bought it after the much praised 30mm version of this eyepieces that came free with my telescope. Having used both eyepieces, I can say that the 30m BW-Optik is a fair eyepiece for the price and is probably an excellent choice for those with longer focal length telescopes. The 15mm version however, is in my opinion complete optical trash! There are numerous things wrong with this eyepieces, from the top of my head they include:

- Poor build quality. It has a cheap look and feel.
- The outer 50% of the FOV is very poorly corrected and almost totally unusable in a fast telescope.
- The central 50% of the FOV is fair but nothing great, and certainly does not compensate for its terrible outer 50%.
- No defined field stop.
- A very large and fuzzy reflection is brightly visible circling the edge of the FOV. I think it is the reflection of the silver retaining ring.
- Very fuzzy edge.
- Poor eye relief for a 15 mm eyepiece. My eye almost has to touch the lens to see the entire field of view.
- Many Large black particles were found on the outside of the bottom lens which had to be cleaned off.
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Old 23-11-2015, 12:24 PM
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So it is really rubbish? LOL
But it's almost Christmas and maybe Simon can quickly get rid of it if he doesn't like it and at the same time have a Christmas present less on his list.

Simon, maybe you can open a PayPal dispute for "item not as described" if you like it and get your money back...
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Old 30-11-2015, 07:54 PM
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Simon, maybe you can open a PayPal dispute for "item not as described" if you like it and get your money back...
Now there's a thought Simon....

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