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One Sky-Watcher Auto Focuser. Customer Return Developed a faulty button on controller which we have repaired otherwise, all present, correct and working fine. Full manufacturers warranty. £45.00 £40.00 (saving £5.00)

One Astro Essentials T Rings Canon EOS. Customer Return Ordered wrong version. Perfect condition, slightly scruffy, open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £15.00 £13.00 (saving £2.00)

One Sky-Watcher StarTravel-102 AZ GTe. Customer Return Unsuitable for customers needs. All present, correct and good to go - excellent condition. Scruffy boxes. Full manufacturers warranty. £325.00 £292.00 (saving £33.00)

One William Optics 50mm Slide-base Uniguide scope with 1.25" Rotolock Red. Customer Return No longer required. All OK, slightly scruffy boxes / packaging. Full manufacturers warranty. £125.00 £112.00 (saving £13.00)

One Sky-Watcher Star Discovery WiFi AZ Go-To Astronomy Mount & Tripod. Customer Return Customer changed their minds. Mount all tested and working great, excellent condition. Scruffy boxes. Full manufacturers warranty. £285.00 £256.00 (saving £29.00)

One Sky-Watcher Field Flattener for Esprit-150. Customer Return No longer required - has been opened, tatty box but optics A-OK and all good to go. Full manufacturers warranty. £239.00 £215.00 (saving £24.00)

One Astro Essentials 1.25" 2x Barlow with T thread. Customer Return Not required as telescope came with one. All OK, open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £25.00 £22.00 (saving £3.00)

One ADM Losmandy to Vixen Adapter. Customer Return Developed a faulty thread on one of the knobs so we replaced and have since replaced the faulty knob on this one. Slight signs of usage but A-OK. Full manufacturers warranty. £112.00 £100.00 (saving £12.00)

One Sky-Watcher 45° Erecting Prism. Customer Return Ordered by mistake. All OK, open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £37.00 £33.00 (saving £4.00)

One HoTech SCA Laser Collimator with Cross-Hair 2" (includes adapter). Customer Return Arrived with a problem with the laser pattern, subsequently reconditioned by Hotech so now working perfectly. Open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £129.00 £116.00 (saving £13.00)

One iOptron Losmandy-type Saddle for for iOptron AZ Mount Pro & MiniTower. Customer Return Not suitable for his needs. Very slight marks on base but otherwise A-OK, open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £129.00 £116.00 (saving £13.00)

One HoTech SCA Laser Collimator with Cross-Hair 1.25". Customer Return Arrived faulty and subsequently reconditioned by HoTech so A-OK but, signs of open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £105.00 £94.00 (saving £11.00)

One Sky-Watcher Field Flattener for EvoGuide 50ED. Customer Return Customer changed their minds. Few slight marks on the lens covers but optics A-OK and all present and correct. Full manufacturers warranty. £79.00 £71.00 (saving £8.00)

One Celestron StarSense Accessory for Celestron Mounts. Customer Return Customer decided to go a different route. All present, correct and working A-OK. This is actually the version that also works on Sky-Watcher mounts as well, i.e. it has the additional accessory box needed for Sky-Watcher so will work on either Celestron or Sky-Watcher mounts. Full manufacturers warranty. £298.00 £268.00 (saving £30.00)

One ADM Dovetail Counterweight Kit 'D' Series 5" Threaded Rod. Customer Return No longer required. Signs of use / opening but complete and A-OK. Full manufacturers warranty. £61.00 £54.00 (saving £7.00)

One Astro Essentials 32mm f/4 Mini Guide Scope. Customer Return Arrived with a dirty lens, now all cleaned and A-OK. Open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £59.00 £53.00 (saving £6.00)

We had a number of original ZWO ASIairs leftover from the Pro upgrade program. These have been tested and reconditioned, replacing any missing parts with alternatives and reformatting the SD card so these are ready to go and perfect for people wanting to try the ASIair experience. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/offers/reconditioned-original-zwo-asiair.html Once gone they really are gone

One Explore Scientific EXOS-2 PMC-Eight GOTO Mount. Customer Return Customer changed their mind. Complete and all A-OK, slight signs of usage / scruffy packaging. Full manufacturers warranty. £769.00 £692.00 (saving £77.00)

One Celestron Alt-Azimuth Mount. Customer Return Unwanted gift. Scruffy packaging and slight signs of use but complete and good condition. Full manufacturers warranty. £79.00 £71.00 (saving £8.00)

Currently we are continuing to accept orders 🙃 HTH, Steve

They haven't said. They only say they are not accepting stock orders at the current price but won't have a new price list for 2-3x weeks... These certainly are extraordinary times! The price rises will be due to an increase in factory prices and higher shipping costs. The latter is more significant so prices of large/heavy items will increase most. Our best guess is 10-20%. HTH, Steve

I saw that and still hope you are right 🙂 Steve

I hope you are right 🙂 Currently, we are expecting the situation to worsen before it improves. I think we might be looking at 6-12x months before before we see any kind of 'normal'. There is no doubt the cost of shipping has increased significantly so price rises are in the pipeline. Some will be significant! Especially for large/heavy items like Dobsonians and mounts. We have already increased our prices for iOptron mounts (we import them ourselves, direct from the factory) and are expecting a new Sky-Watcher price list from their distributor in 2-3x weeks (due to increased factory prices and shipping costs). Others will follow. We understand the need for price increases during these extraordinary times but later this year when shipping costs have reduced we should expect manufacturers and distributors to reduce prices. Steve

@bottletopburly We have already dispatched a replacement telescope to your friend so all is good 🙂 It might be premature to declare the first telescope is stolen. DHL did leave it unattended at the wrong address and it wasn't there when they returned but it is possible a neighbour retrieved it, perhaps to keep it safe (showers were forecast that day). Fingers crossed. HTH, Steve

It is now 🙂