Re: Dozen surplus SCTs for sale

From: Szaki (szaki10_at_comcast.net)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 03:57:28 GMT

It depends on the condition Don. An 8" SCT OTA in good condition can sell on
ebay for $300 to $400, if it's so-so, maybe less $250. 10 " OTA a bit
more, $500-$600. Are they scratched or the optics worn from cleaning? Have
you tested the optical quality?
I would suggest, do a completed item search on Ebay for Meade SCT OTA and
see how they were sold there, at what price and condition.
Also, Astromart is a good place to compare.

Good Luck,

Julius

"Don Bruns" <dbruns@stellarproducts.com> wrote in message
news:QQDLc.51813$ju5.9021@twister.socal.rr.com...
> Hi,
>
> The company I work for has about 12 to 15 scts for sale, surplus from
> old contracts. Most of them are 8" Meades, probably 10 years old. The
> catch is, they are the optical tube assembly only - no mounts, no
> finders, and no eyepieces. They don't even have the fixture on the end
> that holds the eyepiece. We also have a similar number of custom
> refractors assemblies, but don't know the specifics - they look like
> about 5" F/7 units. Sorry, no one who worked on these projects is still
> around to get more specific details.
>
> We are thinking of selling them on E-bay or Astromart, but don't want to
> sell them for less that the cost of packaging them.
>
> Any idea how to sell them as a group? We are in San Diego.
>
> Thanks,
> Don
>

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