Rich wrote:

buytelescopes.com


Yep. ;-)

Actually, we're lucky to have quite a few good scope retailers around
these days. What I remember from the "good old days" of the 60s - 70s
is a lot of snakeoil merchants only too happy to separate you from your
$$$ while giving little in return.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of:
Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope
and
The Urban Astronomer's Guide
http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland