C8 bargain!?

[mylatestwhim]

Just spotted this kit for sale. Do you think he's typoed the price?

Typical I've just bought a set up..

http://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/propview.php?view=76761

[tingting44]

must be a typo? if something is too good to be true it normally is a scam or something wrong with it?

[Laurie61]

I would say its priced to sell     it has no goto and the electronics are 14 yrs old. May well give years of service or maybe not so a bit of a risk which is reflected in the price ?

[scarp15]

No it is not a typing error. As above I think that the quoted asking price is about correct for this model. The Celestar Delux, was around I think between 1996 and 1998. When they do come up they can be in my opinion be a bit of a  bargain. I have a similar model, but not the delux version, costing somewhat less than this at the time I purchased. The Celestron 8 SCT, was still being built in the USA at this time, the optics on mine are excellent. They can be remounted, yet on this mount they do make for a very good 'grab and go'.

[ollypenrice]

The price is about right. Used SCTs are pretty inexpensive, making them, very often, a good buy. The big ones are particularly hard to sell and are the best value. At that price the electronics could peg out but you'd still have a nice OTA and bits. A low risk purchase. No links to any of the images, though, and I would not describe this as a good starter setup for AP, certainly not deep sky. The focal length is too long. For good reasons the standard advice is to start short.

Olly