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I have made up my mind about getting a Sky Watcher 8" Dobsonian but am currently debating on which Australian website to order from. Judging by appearance i.e site lay-out, organized text, I would prefer to deal with the following website;

http://www.ozscopes.com.au/skywatcher-8-dobsonian-telescope.html

However, it is advertised far cheaper at (http://www.australiatelescopes.com.au/8-inch-203mm-dobsonian-telescope.html) but the website does not appear to be particularly reliable nor professional. Has anyone here ever dealt with any of the sites above and if so, what are they like? Also, I was considering this (http://www.ozscopes.com.au/skywatcher-150mm-eq3-reflector-telescope.html) but decided to go with the Dobsonian because I heard it is easier to get into the swing of things with a Dob from various online sources. What do you reckon?

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I don't particularly see why that is an overly sketchy site, I can't find any reviews of the shop however.

I know Bintel is a highly recommended Oz retailer and they have an 8" Bintel dob for a good price, maybe you can contact them and see if they can get the Skywatcher. Myastroshop.com.au is also a reputable shop who have the Skywatcher 8" at $495.

Shop around but if you don't feel right with one retailer over another then go with your gut.

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Since my last post I have found two other websites (one of which is myastroshop as mentioned by Pibbles. The other is nvt.com.au for anyone interested) that supply the 8'' Dob for under 500 with great shipping prices for me. Thanks for the replies and I hope to further my career on this forum as soon as my order arrives :)

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Purely based on first glance of both sites, i would tend to go with Ozscopes (the 1st link). They both look professional, but the second website to me (as a qualified web designer), looks like they have not spent as much on the web site as the first company have.

This really means nothing though.

Personally, i just get a better gut feeling, if ordering from Ozscopes.

Email both for what you want and see how their customer service department operates.

I dont think i'd call the latter company "sketchy", by any means. I just prefer they layout of the 1st companies website and that would make me deal with them.

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