Dilemma!!!

[mikeyggg]

Hmmmmm.....

Just went to David Hinds and bought an ex-display Celestron firstscope 90mm EQ for £49, with the intention of giving it to my 8 year old nephew as a birthday present. (I'm figuring on his dad helping with the mount of course).

But now that I've bought it, I'm highly tempted to keep it for myself!

Decisions decision....

[Albireo380]

Not a difficult decision at all. Get him a pair of Meade/Bresser 10x50 binoculars and let him look through YOUR new telsecope sometimes.

He was probably sick all over you as a baby, so now it is payback time.

Seriously though ... it is a difficult decision ... but if you have any doubt that he will really value and use the scope - keep it and get him something else.

Tom

[mikeyggg]

Yes, its a tough one alright.

I mean, i suppose I'm just thinking that £49 for that scope's pretty good isn't it?

How are those firstscopes as instruments? Are they substandard or pretty good?

Alternatively, i could just keep borrowing it......

[Starflyer]

I think it would be a very good idea to thoroughly check it over, say for the next two weeks, just to make sure it is okay

I'd say it was a very good price, and it looks like a good 'scope to begin with

Ian