You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Solar Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) AlienFirstClass professor emeritus Reged: 02/13/09 Posts: 736 What would you pay for an used PST?       #3395584 - 10/18/09 02:44 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As I see used PSTs come up for sale, the asking prices are all over the map. What would you pay for an used PST? Thanks Post Extras:       brianb11213 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/25/09 Posts: 2088 Loc: 55.215N 6.554W Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: AlienFirstClass]       #3395628 - 10/18/09 04:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   What would you pay for a used Ford? Depends on the model, age & condition, as well as on how much you want it. It helps a lot if you can try it out, or at least inspect, before parting with cash. Post Extras:       stephenramsden Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/17/07 Posts: 1324 Loc: Atlanta, GA--USA Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: AlienFirstClass]       #3395657 - 10/18/09 05:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I think a double stacked PST with a set of CEMAX eyepieces and a dessicant cap should run about $750. -------------------- Stephen W. Ramsden Atlanta, GA--USA NASA SOLAR SYSTEM AMBASSADOR www.solarastrophotography.com www.SolarScopeReviews.com www.stephenramsden.com Post Extras:       marktownley Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/19/08 Posts: 2248 Loc: West Midlands, UK Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: stephenramsden]       #3395662 - 10/18/09 05:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   One was for sale on ebay.co.uk last week that I was watching out of curiousity - single stacked, as new with the stock ep etc, that went for a shade over £300... I just sold my 25mm cemax on there a couple of days ago and got £45 for it... Post Extras:       Mogster sage Reged: 03/14/04 Posts: 337 Loc: Manchester, England Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: marktownley]       #3395692 - 10/18/09 06:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'd want to try it out first, that's the only way I'd part with money for a 2nd hand PST. -------------------- CPC 9.25, Orion 127 Mak, WO Zenithstar 2 80APO, Coronado PST, Pentax 12X50 WP Post Extras:       Don W Postmaster Reged: 05/19/03 Posts: 14618 Loc: Wisconsin, USA Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: Mogster]       #3395887 - 10/18/09 10:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I sold mine this summer for about $400. -------------------- Don Wyman Obsession 18" f/4.5 #1166 W/Argo Navis DSC and Torus Primary Post Extras:       Old Dinosaur Pooh-Bah Reged: 05/08/07 Posts: 1255 Loc: Out in the sagebrush Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: Don W]       #3395915 - 10/18/09 10:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I bought mine from a fellow here on CN, untried of course. I think I paid around $400, one of the best purchases I've made in a very long time. -------------------- WRS Observatory Post Extras:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 6780 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: Old Dinosaur]       #3395948 - 10/18/09 10:44 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Only because of rust issues, you have to at least see a used PST first...Pictures could suffice...I would also check the serial number against the Sick PST thread here in CN, maybe it's been reported as repaired already...Good luck and I think $400 is fair if in good condition... -------------------- Blue skies, Stephen "Darkstar" Ames PST(#96038), VIXEN 8-24mm,CEMAX 2x Barlow, Thousand Oaks White Light Filter and a Meade Elec EP CFI, CFII, MEI, working on EIEIO! BAA Member My solar site: http://seemysunspot.com Post Extras:       attckbvr member Reged: 11/11/08 Posts: 25 Loc: British Columbia, Canada Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: darkstar528]       #3396045 - 10/18/09 11:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I got mine used for $400.00, but then found it to be sick. I was lucky because Meade is honoring the warranty and I should have it back in two more weeks. As far as your question it seems the going rate is $375.00-$450.00 used. Biggest question you should have is whether or not its the new front element or old one? Good luck Post Extras:       Ralph Marantino Postmaster Reged: 05/01/05 Posts: 6330 Loc: Old Bridge, New Jersey Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: attckbvr]       #3396088 - 10/18/09 12:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nothing. -------------------- Lunt H-alpha LS100THa/B3400 Rockland Astronomy Club Member BAA Solar Section Central Appalachian Astronomy Club Astronomical League DSPST,PST & 70mm Coronado Cal K telescope.2.2A Zeiss 2 inch prism diagonal&Zeiss Zoom EP 2inch APM Herschel Wedge in a 94mm F7 Brandon 14.5 inch f4.2 Starmaster Dob(Zambuto mirror) TeleView Genisis SDF with 1000 Oaks Glass filter Zeiss 63mm f13.5 refractor 1000 Oaks Glass filter Itty Bitty Solar Radio Telescope. LHRIES Lite Solar Spectrometer Post Extras:       attckbvr member Reged: 11/11/08 Posts: 25 Loc: British Columbia, Canada Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #3396097 - 10/18/09 12:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Post Extras:       Mogster sage Reged: 03/14/04 Posts: 337 Loc: Manchester, England Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: attckbvr]       #3396363 - 10/18/09 02:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Its not just the rust issue there seems to be a great variation in contrast also. The difference in image contrast between the two PSTs I've had is quite noticeable. I'd want to be sure that I wasn't being sold an underperforming PST while the previous owner moved on to another. I think manufacturing variation in PSTs is much greater than variation in conventional scopes. -------------------- CPC 9.25, Orion 127 Mak, WO Zenithstar 2 80APO, Coronado PST, Pentax 12X50 WP Post Extras:       Orion4211 sage Reged: 09/13/05 Posts: 312 Loc: North New Jersey Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: Mogster]       #3396576 - 10/18/09 04:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   $375-$425 -------------------- "The heavens are telling the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." Psalm 19:1 --- Scopes: Meade AR5, Celestron 8" SCT, Astro Tech 80/560 ED doublet, PST Mounts: LXD-75 GOTO, Orion EQ-1, EP: TV Plossl 32mm and 15mm; Meade 5k 18mm UWA; ; Burgess 9mm SWA; TMB planetary 4mm, 6mm, 9mm; Astro Tech Titan 26mm, 38mm, UO abbe ortho 12.5mm TV 2x Barlow Burgess Binoview w/ 2 binolite 20mm Meade LPI Post Extras:       AlienFirstClass professor emeritus Reged: 02/13/09 Posts: 736 Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: Orion4211]       #3400089 - 10/20/09 12:26 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the responses. I too have seen prices hover around $400 on auction sites. Locally the PST seems to sell for $150 - $200 (5 examples). That is why I asked the question. Post Extras:       Evokal member Reged: 02/12/09 Posts: 41 Loc: Manitou Springs, CO Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: AlienFirstClass]       #3401300 - 10/20/09 11:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Buy 'em up and turn 'em around! -------------------- Michael Huwe Lunt 60mm Doublestack w/ B1200 BF "Might the sun be a metaphor of the compassion we can only reflect if we turn in that direction, revealing every flaw? I wonder this every time I see a full moon light up the night around me..." -Anonymous Post Extras:       colinsk Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/17/08 Posts: 2150 Loc: CA Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: Evokal]       #3402111 - 10/21/09 12:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I would buy a few of them and pick the best then sell off the others on Astromart. There is a buyer in Russia that picks up about one a month. He bought mine. -------------------- Mahalo, Colin Kaminski Coulter 10.1" Dobsonian TV-76/Baader Film White Light LS60T/DS50/FT/BF1200 LDX-75 AT Voyager Post Extras:       Ralph Marantino Postmaster Reged: 05/01/05 Posts: 6330 Loc: Old Bridge, New Jersey Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: colinsk]       #3402167 - 10/21/09 01:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   How very nice of you to pass on the *BLEEP* to someone else.l -------------------- Lunt H-alpha LS100THa/B3400 Rockland Astronomy Club Member BAA Solar Section Central Appalachian Astronomy Club Astronomical League DSPST,PST & 70mm Coronado Cal K telescope.2.2A Zeiss 2 inch prism diagonal&Zeiss Zoom EP 2inch APM Herschel Wedge in a 94mm F7 Brandon 14.5 inch f4.2 Starmaster Dob(Zambuto mirror) TeleView Genisis SDF with 1000 Oaks Glass filter Zeiss 63mm f13.5 refractor 1000 Oaks Glass filter Itty Bitty Solar Radio Telescope. LHRIES Lite Solar Spectrometer Post Extras:       colinsk Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/17/08 Posts: 2150 Loc: CA Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: Ralph Marantino]       #3402909 - 10/21/09 07:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Or buy them all and keep the worst one so others have a better chance. -------------------- Mahalo, Colin Kaminski Coulter 10.1" Dobsonian TV-76/Baader Film White Light LS60T/DS50/FT/BF1200 LDX-75 AT Voyager Post Extras:       Evokal member Reged: 02/12/09 Posts: 41 Loc: Manitou Springs, CO Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: colinsk]       #3404059 - 10/22/09 11:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   What would Ghandi do? -------------------- Michael Huwe Lunt 60mm Doublestack w/ B1200 BF "Might the sun be a metaphor of the compassion we can only reflect if we turn in that direction, revealing every flaw? I wonder this every time I see a full moon light up the night around me..." -Anonymous Post Extras:       Ralph Marantino Postmaster Reged: 05/01/05 Posts: 6330 Loc: Old Bridge, New Jersey Re: What would you pay for an used PST? [Re: Evokal]       #3404566 - 10/22/09 04:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   He would throw all of them in the ocean and buy a LUNT. -------------------- Lunt H-alpha LS100THa/B3400 Rockland Astronomy Club Member BAA Solar Section Central Appalachian Astronomy Club Astronomical League DSPST,PST & 70mm Coronado Cal K telescope.2.2A Zeiss 2 inch prism diagonal&Zeiss Zoom EP 2inch APM Herschel Wedge in a 94mm F7 Brandon 14.5 inch f4.2 Starmaster Dob(Zambuto mirror) TeleView Genisis SDF with 1000 Oaks Glass filter Zeiss 63mm f13.5 refractor 1000 Oaks Glass filter Itty Bitty Solar Radio Telescope. 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