Re: How long for AP160?

Vlad_the_Skeptical:

<<Well, it's kind of like this.

Person gets into hobby. Plays with equipment. Buys a lot of stuff.
Hears about AP. Decides to get on list. Gets on list. Decides to get

other (expensive) telescope in the meantime.

Six years pass.

Person now knowledgable about the hobby, and realizes there are other
solutions which are just about as good if not as good or even better.
BUT - used AP's go for more than new AP's.

Person get's AP. Person sell's AP and continues using what they have.
>>

That's pretty amusing, Vlad, considering the dearth of AP scopes for
sale. I got my Traveler in 1999, and I still have it. I've actually
sold all of my other scopes with exception of a 10" Newt.

rat
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