Does buying used - like off of eBay - make sense?

T writes:

I am looking to get back into casual viewing; taking a chair and some
snacks and gaze at the Moon and local Planets and other 'things in the
sky'.

You think amateur astronomy is going to treat you that easily, huh?
In a year or so you will be as obsessed as the rest of us here. Don't
say you weren't warned.

pej
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Per Erik Jorde

Per Erik Jorde wrote:
T writes:


I am looking to get back into casual viewing; taking a chair and some
snacks and gaze at the Moon and local Planets and other 'things in the
sky'.


You think amateur astronomy is going to treat you that easily, huh?
In a year or so you will be as obsessed as the rest of us here. Don't
say you weren't warned.

pej


LOL! I already know:

http://www.scirocco.org

Comes in many forms, this fascination men have.


TBerk

T wrote in message .com...
I am looking to get back into casual viewing; taking a chair and some
snacks and gaze at the Moon and local Planets and other 'things in the sky'.

Does trying to get more bang for the buck equate to buying used online
at all?

Might there be a used telescope market, perhaps at swap meets and/or
areas setup at get togethers?

I am asking of people who have experience with such purchases and any
gotchas that might have come up.


Thx in advance.
TBerk

Avoid E-Bay, it is loaded with cheap scopes which are very low
quality. If you buy used anywhere, be SURE to learn all you can about
the good and bad brands of scopes, eyepieces, etc., and check any
references you can about the seller.

Bill Foley wrote:

Avoid E-Bay, it is loaded with cheap scopes which are very low
quality. If you buy used anywhere, be SURE to learn all you can about
the good and bad brands of scopes, eyepieces, etc., and check any
references you can about the seller.


Yeah, at the time I posted the original Link I hadn't yet heard of
Astromart.


Thx,
TBerk