Re: how much should I pay?

From: Axel (ritesh_laud_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: 12 Aug 2004 21:12:29 -0700

> Yes, I can attest to that statement as factual. I tried to sell my C5 and my
> XT8 on Astromart a couple of years ago, but even though I included lots and
> lots of accessories (hindsight: this was probably a stupid idea) and priced
> the scopes low to begin with, I ended up lowering and lowering my asking price
> until they were at about 60% of my original asking price. (which was about 70%
> of the original price) I never got a single email response. This led me to
> believe that there is no market for these used scopes, so I ended up keeping
> them. I would rather keep a scope than give it away.

Have you tried Ebay? It accesses a stupendously huge market. I've
sold numerous telescope accessories on Ebay, and every single one
sold, at an average of perhaps 80% of the price I bought it at. My
Celestron 8" f/6 Star Hopper's primary mirror and cell (no scope, just
the mirror and cell), for example, had something like 15 bids and sold
for $130 or thereabouts to some guy in Belgium. I had other items
that were even more unlikely to sell, that got several bids and met
the reserve to boot.

It's very likely that your C5 would have sold on Ebay, and at a higher
price than you would have expected.

Cheers,
Ritesh

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