Compressorguy
sage
Reged: 03/14/09
Posts: 227
Loc: North Carolina
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Guys be suspicious about this add. It was also posted on Charlotte, NC Craigslist about two months ago for the same amount. Same exact photo's. I never contacted the guy. I'm not claiming it's bad just be thorough. I mean $500??? for a complete 10" LX200.
Scott
I'm definitely not the owner of this scope.
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Scott
1976 Cave 10" Deluxe f/6
Late 70's Meade 628 6" f/8
1950's Selsi 80mm X 910mm f/11
1960's Lafayette 60mm X 800mm f/13
2005 Meade 10" LX200GPS f/10
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k9yr
member
Reged: 05/21/08
Posts: 20
Loc: North of Chicago
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I saw that ad also...nice scope for the price
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Garrett Optical 100mm F5.3 45 degree BT
13.1" F4.5 Homebrew Dobsonian w/ DSC circa 1983
16" F4.5 Truss Dob under construction
Meade 8800 8" F4.5 reflector on a GEM
Criterion 8000 8" SCT
Meade ETX 105
4" F4 dobsonian
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okiestarman56
super member
Reged: 04/10/08
Posts: 498
Loc: 36.9'33" N 95.23'29" W
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It's been flagged.
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305mm f/5 GSO 12" DSO
114mm f/7.8 Tasco 4.5" Red Tube
76.2mm f/15.7 Tasco 10te #771027
80mm f/15 Sears 3.1" Refracor #412.4454
60mm f/15 Sears 2.3" Refractor #4 6305-A
60mm f/15 Sears 2.3" Refractor #4451
Plenty of EPs? .965 to 2"
2 LPI's
Home made Denver chair
3-7'x10' light panels
yada yada yada
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CHASLX200
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/29/07
Posts: 1812
Loc: Tampa area Florida
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Hey Mike, this is up your way!
Cave 10"
http://sarasota.craigslist.org/pho/1192441746.html
I just called the guy selling that 10" Cave. I asked him to put some pics of the scope on his ad. He said he is keeping the pier and legs, so that would just about be a deal breaker for me. Don't think i will find just a Cave pier and legs for sale anytime soon.
My only hope would be that pier and legs from my Meade Research grade mount would fit the Cave EQ- head. It's sure not worth $2k without the pier.
Chas
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Steve_M_M
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 06/09/04
Posts: 976
Loc: Moorpark, CA
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Asahi Pentax 85mm on Astromart. The key here is the drive...it is quite rare. Looks to be complete. This scope is in my top 5 for "wish I did not have to sell" scopes.
Pentax 85
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1956 Goto Optical 6" f15 Observatory Refractor
From the Titan Observatory as featured in S&T 1957-1959
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1961 Nishimura 6" Reflector
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mustgobigger
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/12/07
Posts: 2421
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ill go take a look steve as he is right in my backyard.
Brian
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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Happy-Idiot
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 2835
Loc: 3rd Rock
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E-vilbay ad Someone buy this before the kid pokes that stick into the objective. Not a bad deal if you are in the area.
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
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Happy-Idiot
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 2835
Loc: 3rd Rock
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Look what just popped up on our classifieds.  HERE I just wish he had better feedback and i would jump on them. Maybe he has an Astromart account he can give more feedback on. Good luck to whomever gets these.
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
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teast
professor emeritus
Reged: 11/10/07
Posts: 500
Loc: Kentucky
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Can anyone identify this? It looks like it might have possibilities.
Old brass refractor
I'm not the seller.
-Tom
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johnjlove
member
Reged: 01/02/06
Posts: 41
Loc: Colorado
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... on the Ft. Collins, CO Craig's List. For $50 it's a steal.
http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/for/1198480431.html
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teast
professor emeritus
Reged: 11/10/07
Posts: 500
Loc: Kentucky
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Just ran across this on Cincinnati craigslist. Asking price seems high but they note they are open to best offers:
4.5" Edmunds Newtonian
I'm not the seller.
-Tom
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rmollise
Post Laureate
Reged: 07/06/07
Posts: 4585
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Just ran across this on Cincinnati craigslist. Asking price seems high but they note they are open to best offers:
4.5" Edmunds Newtonian
I'm not the seller.
-Tom
High? Yeah. Outrageous even for the red tube version which is far less desirable than the older models.
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Uncle Rod
Rod's New Book:
Choosing and Using a New CAT
Available now!
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mustgobigger
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/12/07
Posts: 2421
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Large Antique Brass Telescope.
St Louis and Bardou & Son .
38" long and 4" in diameter.
buy it now $575.00
not mine.
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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Binary Star
member
Reged: 09/04/08
Posts: 37
Loc: N.E. Ohio
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Unitron 142 that looks to be in good shape. The ad is asking for $1000 firm.
http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/clt/1198162937.html
This is not my ad.
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Meade SN6/LXD55
Antares 8" Newtonian f4.9
Meade 4500 4.5" f8
Celestron/Vixen Firstscope 80
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Binary Star
member
Reged: 09/04/08
Posts: 37
Loc: N.E. Ohio
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This looks like a pretty good deal for an 8" Meade Starfinder. Asking price is $250.
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/for/1201121655.html
The ad was placed in the Pittsburgh area, but the 'scope is actually out in the sticks near Indiana, PA.
Not my ad.
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Meade SN6/LXD55
Antares 8" Newtonian f4.9
Meade 4500 4.5" f8
Celestron/Vixen Firstscope 80
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aa5te
Genial Procrastinator
Reged: 08/30/08
Posts: 429
Loc: Clinton, TN
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Coulter Odyssey 13.1" in Johnson City, TN for $400:
Scope
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Shane
Binos: Apogee 25x100 / Burgess Optical 25x100 / Pentax 20x60 PCF WP / Tasco InFocus 10x50
Tripods: Sunpak PlatinumPlus Ultra 7500TM / Quickset Samson
Refractors: Meade DS-2102AT-TC 102mm f/7.8; Sears Discoverer 3 (4454) 80mm f/15; Jason 313 Discoverer 60mm f/15.2
Reflectors (Dob): Hardin Optical DSH10 10" f/5
EP's: Zoom: Zhumell 8-24mm & Circle K 7.5-22.5mm 0.965"; 9-52mm Plössls; Zhumell 2x barlow
Kodak Z760; Orion SteadyPix camera mount; Orion LaserMate Deluxe Collimator
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Starpoke
sage
Reged: 11/14/07
Posts: 275
Loc: Western Montana
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I don't know that something I lusted for in the early 80's qualifies for "Vintage" but it brought back memories of agonizing scope lust: "Still out of reach" when I was totally in awe of the high tech features like moto focus and digital setting circles. Image, A Scope that actually knew when you were pointing it wrong! Clear skies and hope to all
Glenn
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152nn f9 Starfire Apo on Schaefer AT-4 Mount
94mm f7 Brandon Apo on ASGT (or Polaris when AGST is on the fritz.)
WO Zenithstar 66 f6 ED Pretzval on UA Microstar
Tasco 7TE-5 60mm. f16.7 EQ Refractor.
Celestron C-60E f15 on Polaris
Celestron CO 62 Cometron f5
Meade 390 90mm f11 on Mizar m-4
Tasco 8V
eyepieces, books, some old scopes and mounts - ect.
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VanJan
sage
Reged: 07/09/08
Posts: 222
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http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewitem.asp?itemID=4864759
From what I've learned in this forum, a very nice classic. But in looking closely at the photos in the ad, whoever repackaged the scope did a very poor job. Note especially that perhaps the finderscope stalk may be pressing against the unprotected(?) obective lens? And that the mount is not resting in its proper styrofoam hole; nor is the tube secured in its rings. I hate to think what might happen to this fine telescope if it is shipped the way it is currently repackaged. Perhaps this could be remedied by the seller before shipping; perhaps someone from CN in the Omaha area will snag it and pick it up. Can't bid on it myself, but I hope a CN member gets it and receives it in good shape.
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David E
Post Laureate
Reged: 05/25/06
Posts: 3020
Loc: North Carolina
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Eyepiece tray on EBay.
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David E
If you keep a stack of old Orion catalogs in your bathroom, you might be an astro-redneck.
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mikey cee
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/18/07
Posts: 3530
Loc: bellevue ne.
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I just returned from a 5-mile round trip to the Goodwill in Omaha. The scope is a Pentax J60. The mount is altazimuth. The optics are in excellent condition. The objective is capped and is air-spaced. Dewcap has a solar cap on it also. The crosshairs are intact but way off due to someones taking the eyepiece off of the finder. Comes with a mirrored diagonal, 25k, 12.5k and a 6or. Looks to me to be complete and in very clean condition. It's made in Japan so probably is a late 80's or early 90's. I don't know on the other hand where the later Pentaxes are made. Odd thing about this is that the foam is made for the J80 also. Therefore the finder and bracket doesn't fit where it looks like it should go. There is also a cutout for a poro prism but it is not there or listed in the manual.  Maybe it was included in the J80 pkg. Legs and tray are like new. Little paint scuffing on the finder....par for the course with scopes like these. Metal tubing, threaded dewcap, plastic knobs,and maybe the finder's tailpiece. Eyepieces are very clean but aren't stamped Pentax. Box is in good shape, with a 5 page manual. If you are a Pentax collector it would be worth your consideration.  Mike P.S. Also includes sun filter and at least 99% of the caps if not all. Serial #601347.
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7x35 and 10x50 sears tower binocs, 3" f/10 edmunds reflector, 2.4" f/11.7 manon refractor, 6" f/8 jaegers refractor, "The 8 Ball" 8" f/13.3 brandt refractor, 3" f/15.8 sans&streiffe refractor, 3.1" f/15 selsi refractor(towa 339), 2.4" f/15 sears refractor, selsi 30x30mm spyglass, criterion 5-draw 25x45x75x spyglass(1957), 4.25" f/14.8 tasco 20te.
Edited by mikey cee (06/03/09 02:36 PM)
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