second hand

[slimfb]

i've decided that i need to check on the second hand market first, more scope for less £

what % of the new price do scopes sell for second hand ?

[DOBBY]

how long is a piece of string ?

make...age.. etc. will affect the sell-on price...but........

BUYER BEWARE...

astro shops sometimes have ex-demo for sale...

[John]

It varies between around 50% and 70% (approx) depending on the brand and condition of course. I'd avoid e.bay unless you know exactly what you are looking for. Until you can access the buy & sell section here (50+ posts plus a months membership) this site is worth keeping an eye on:

U.K. Astronomy Buy & Sell

[slimfb]

thanks john

just need a few more post up ........... 42 !......... then look on here

.........go on, ask me a question.............with 42 different answers

[valleyman]

Name the STATES OF THE usa

[Bizibilder]

I seem to remember the answer to "everything" was "42" in "The Hitchhikers Guide" by Douglas Adams was it not?

[slimfb]

it was indeed

[slimfb]

too big a question pat.........50 ..........i only need 39 !

[Demonperformer]

OK, so how about "if you knew the precise diameter of the universe, you would need pi to an accuracy of how many decimal places to get a circumference with no greater error than the radius of a hydrogen atom?"

[Answer: 39. One of those weird facts I got out of a mathematics journal years ago, and it always stuck in my mind.]

[slimfb]

shouldn't have told me the answer, i would have started with number 1 & straight into the second hand page when i got the answer right

[Demonperformer]

Ah, there is also the 'one month membership' criterion as well.

[John]

shouldn't have told me the answer, i would have started with number 1 & straight into the second hand page when i got the answer right

With my Moderator hat on I also have to say that meaningless posts designed just to get you to the 50 posts level will get deleted. But I'm sure you will be sensible

[slimfb]

point taken john, thanks for pointing that out ( i did wonder about that myself ) & i will of course be sensible........besides, i have over 2 weeks still to go.........& still much to find out

[Ad Astra]

This matches very well with my experience in a scope shop from years gone by. Almost nothing was over 70% original price unless it was rare or 'collectable' in some way. Less than 50% of the orig price usually meant some sort of flaw or other - reducing the effective value to almost zero.

It's sort of a quantum function, I guess!

Dan

It varies between around 50% and 70% (approx) depending on the brand and condition of course. I'd avoid e.bay unless you know exactly what you are looking for. Until you can access the buy & sell section here (50+ posts plus a months membership) this site is worth keeping an eye on:

U.K. Astronomy Buy & Sell