Web site shopping woes

[seiko]

Oh dear, having bugged the great members on this forum for awhile now in pursuit of a Nexstar I stumbled across a reputable website selling off old Nexstar 5i stock. Having decided that I'd live with the 5i as a genuine grab and go scope I came to place my order and low and behold they now say it might not actually be a 5i and thus can't support a handset upgrade

In their defence they have been ever so polite but it is a real disappointment to reach a conclusion, plan out an accesory purchase plan and then at the last minute be told the advert on the site is completely wrong?

Maybe someone is trying to tell me something?

[seiko]

Looks like the site is going to come through for me as they say the scope is indeed a 5i.

[FLO]

Be careful that the telescope is new, warrantied and in stock. The Nexstar 5i has been out of production for quite a while. The OTA lives on as a Celestron Omni XLT 127 and Nexstar 5SE

If it really is a Nexstar 5i then it will be a nice telescope, pretty sturdy too if I remember.

HTH

[seiko]

Thanks Steve, now that it appears the order is progressing well I see no reason why not to mention it was actually Dhinds or telescopesplus as it is now. Nicki has been a real help making sure the order progressed but it was a little disturbing that Chris felt the site was simply wrong and it was an older 5 series?

I'm now anxiously awaiting the scope as I do plan to hold them to their "as new" clause! Fingers crossed, as I'm really settled on the 5i for now knowing Rays bracket and an 8" SCT will always be possible in the future. I'm simply hoping this time the genuine portability will allow me to take the scope to a few dark sites.

First test is tomorrow, will the scope arrive as promised?

[FLO]

You have nothing to worry about

DHinds are Celestron's UK importer and Nicki is excellent!

Astonishing that they still have some Nextar 5i, I see they have another two left: Bargain basement Celestron nexstar 5i

[arad85]

At a guess - found in a corner of the warehouse