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hi all,
its been a exciting week for me as i picked up 3 telescopes
and a 1950's 140 mount with rare worm drive.
i noticed the worm right away and dated it to early 50's
in unitron catalog.
i also let my goto go to a collector that will cherish it more than i will.
first i bought a unitron 114 with eyepieces and unihex
on the bay. this one i took to 300x and it has a great
lens in it.
next i bought a 50's unitron 140 mount (bay also)that has rare worm gear. boy this thing was dirty but it is cleaning up real nice.
not finished with it yet as it just came in mail today.
then a while back i was browsing Topeka Ks. CL
and came across a unitron 140. i left a message
with owner then forgot about it because i did not hear
back from till last week.
he agreed to ship it to me and it came ups today also.
its dirty and needs some cleanup but it is complete.
and the other day i picked up a very nice celestron c8
locally on CL the other day.(there is a post in Cats section)
optics on that one are real nice and have not a speck of dust that i can see.
well, here are a bunch of pictures for those that would like to take a look.
Brian
first up is unitron 114
| mustgobigger |
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before and after of 50's unitron 140 worm gear mount.
| mustgobigger |
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check out the gear.has those little oblong bushings for
adjustment just like a 152 unitron
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here are some shots of the topeka 140 unitron
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accessories
| mustgobigger |
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| 07/02/09 07:48 PM |
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has 40mm and a barlow, UO zoom,
and rings for sunscreens
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one more
| mustgobigger |
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its not classic but here is the celestron i picked up
this week.
| woodsman |
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| 07/02/09 09:02 PM |
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Brian,
How much did you pay for that Unitron in Topeka? Just curious as I had a deal setup with him because he said that I was the first to inquire, and then when I got the money order made out to Mr. Little, he started avoiding me. Did you get it for the $200 he advertised it for? Thanks, Rich
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no rich,
i offered him a little more right off from the start.
it was at least a week before i heard back.
i just kind of blew it off because i did nit hear back.
he seemed like a very likable fellow.
he even called me today to make sure i was happy with telescope.
Brian
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| 07/02/09 09:32 PM |
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He sent me an email and I talked to him on the phone, and I got a money order together for him, and he told me to call him the next morning. I did and told him I had the money order together, and then he sent me an email which was supposed to have his address. He told on the phone me that someone had offered him double, but that I was the first responder, so he'd sell it to me. Then in the next email he said he suddenly had to go back to Oklahoma to work on his property, and that he'd contact me when he returned with his address, so I could send the money order. That's the second time that has happened with a Unitron in Kansas. The last time was with a 62mm that a kid had. I got him the same thing, a money order, and he wrote me an email and said that he dropped it down the stairs, and it was in a million pieces. That one showed up here about a week later. I think I've lost all faith in Kansans!
Anyway, enjoy your evening and the scope. Rich
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rich,
i saw that ad and sent him off a email offering more.
i left him my number and when he called me back i had to ask him witch telescope he was talking about because by that time
i had inquired about at least a half dozen others.
he did tell me he was somewhere else for a while.
anyway i knew better than to offer him 200.00 for a
telescope that was worth 4 times that much.
i made him a good offer for me and him sight unseen.
there are to many of us that are up on these ads
so i figured i did fair and still did good.
you have to remember that there are people that
are not even interested in sale but will email
seller to give there 2 cents.
Brian
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| 07/02/09 09:55 PM |
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Hi Brian,
Yeah, I thought it was kind of funny because I had sent him about 6 emails or so, and then he got back with me on Sunday night 2 weeks ago. He said he had property in Oklahoma, and I asked him if $300 was enough. He said yep, you were the first to answer the ad, so I'll give you first crack. I thought that was kind of decent. I told him that I'd go get him a money order, and then he said great, call me in the morning and I'll get my address to you. I called him and he didn't answer, so I emailed him and told him that I had the money order ready to send, but he emailed me back and said he had to go back to OK, so he'd send me his address when he returned. I called him a few more times, but he never returned my calls or emails after that. I thought something was up.
As soon as I saw your posting, I started laughing 'cause when I started reading and saw "Topeka" I knew that had to be the one. He said there were a bunch of eyepieces with it as well. Looks to be pretty nice in the photos. Anyway, thanks for the info. and congratulations on a productive week. I need to put up a scope for sale on this end, and I'll keep looking for the deals. I think just finding these old scopes is half the fun
. Have a great night. Rich
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| 07/02/09 10:06 PM |
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you to rich,
brian
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| 07/03/09 01:40 AM |
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Hmmm, that scope is certainly not in Kansas anymore...
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