Re: Is there an "astro" buyin

GN> Subject: Is there an "astro" buying season?
GN> From: "George Normandin" <georgepn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
GN> Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:00:14 GMT
GN>
GN> Some products are "seasonal": for example here in the Northeast USA the
GN> remaining stocks of boats and golf gear are currently deeply discounted,
GN> while snowmobiles are "full price" and you probably need to order the most
GN> popular models. If you want to sell your lawnmower, you'll get more $$ by
GN> waiting 'til spring.
GN>
GN> So: Is there a "good time of the year" to buy or sell astro gear? I've seen
GN> the owner of StellarCat (GoTo systems) sell at a discount during the summer,
GN> claiming that sales are slow then, with much of his sales coming in winter
GN> (when ATMs are in the basement rather than out on snowy nights?). Are there
GN> other factors pushing the price of astro gear (like Meade's $15 million loss
GN> last year)?

Not on an annual cucle. However, it is frequent that a bright
comet, an eclipse, planet proximity comes around to spark scope
buying.

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