Re: Ebay 6" Reflectors

From: Del Johnson (delastro_at_{right)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:43:21 -0700

I could say all sorts of things at this point, but will simply state that
you can't take your money with you when it comes time for you to leave this
existence. Cheap junk is no bargain.

Del Johnson

"Shotgun" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:2lg51oFbhaffU1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> "Del Johnson" <delastro@{right star in Orion's belt}.sdsu.edu> wrote in
> message news:ccmmor$iat$1@gondor.sdsu.edu...
> > Not interested, and can't understand why anyone would be. I am willing
> to
> > spend more than the cost of a few pizzas on a good telescope.
> >
> > Del Johnson
>
>
> Well Del, the post was for those that are interested. Also, everyone one
of
> those scopes that are auctioned are sold, with the sellers getting good
> feedback. I don't know if the buyers are a bunch of idiots who wouldn't
> know a quality mirror from a glass coke bottle bottom, but I doubt that
they
> all afflicted with that poor of judgement.
>
> There are better scopes on the market, but not for the money. This thing
> works, and for 6" of aperture for $100 has its own attraction.
>
> I wouldn't take it to a star party; it'd be like showing up to a
> Harley-Davidson rally on a Suzuki. But most of the bad press about these
> things are from people who haven't laid eyes on one. Those who have
bought
> them, and are willing to expose themselves to ridicule seem to say they
are
> reasonable buys once the things are precisely collimated.
>
> How many of these junkers have you looked through and had a chance to
> evaluate?
>
> Regards,
>
> Shotgun
>
>

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