Meade 12.5 inch Starfinder is still available

Their SCT tubes are made down there, I had a guy stop by my sidewalk set up
about 2 years ago and he said his brother worked at their us plant where
them put'm together and they get their scopes bodys from down south.


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"Mark D" wrote in message
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Hi Steven/All
You Said:
At $849 it is really the best deal going on a 100% _US made_ 12.5"
Dobsonian. Especially for those among us who are protesting the American
consumer rush to inexpensive foreign products. I may be a dope about
such issues, but I can't help think that somehow that's going to bite us
in the ass. Not saying we shouldn't allow a change in the economic
structure of the world, just that we should try to at least force it to
go more slowly and methodically to protect our own interests. After all,
it is the American consumer who holds the power cards. One shouldn't be
in too much of a hurry to throw away a good hand for a quick buck.
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As most here know, Meade does have a manufacturing plant south of the
border.

And exactly what is being manufactured, and assembled in Mexico may be
somewhat hard to determine, unless you're a Meade Employee/CEO. I know
that the Meade Tripods/Giant Field tripods are being made across the
border, as Meade themselves told me so, when I was waiting for a
replacement part for one.

Where any of the optics are made for any given scope may come from
various sources? (USA, China, Mexico, who knows?)

Sounds to me that parts/optics are sure doing lots of traveling back,
and forth for manufacturing, assembly, testing, packaging, etc. Mark D.



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"Mark D" wrote in message
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As most here know, Meade does have a manufacturing plant south of the
border.

Not ideal, but at least it's still Meade.

If I buy 1000 $900 Dobs from Meade, I'm putting a few bucks into the hands
of few Mexicans, and a lot of bucks back into America (otherwise Meade
wouldn't be there).

If I buy 1000 $900 Dobs from a Synta importer, I'm putting a few bucks into
the hands of a few American store clerks, and a lot of bucks into China.

Big difference.