Potential for dissapointment ?

[John]

I have a feeling that some bidders may think this is a Helios / Skywatcher scope:

Zenith Optics 8" Newtonian Reflector Telescope on eBay (end time 29-Jan-11 18:14:52 GMT)

It's not - I fear that the winning bidder may be disappointed. The price seems to have gone rather high for what it is

We have discussed these before on SGL:

http://stargazerslounge.com/beginners-help-advice/101249-zenith-8-reflector-any-good.html

"Caveat emptor" I feel with these

[E621Keith]

That's one problem with fleabay. You really need to know what you're buying.

The fact the seller knows nothing about the scope and has so many spelling mistakes should have set alarm bells ringing.

Also, that mount is definitely not an EQ4, at least not a Synta EQ4. It looks weaker than a EQ3-2. Synta's EQ4 was the mk1 version of EQ5. They probably renamed the newer version EQ5 rather than EQ4-2 because orientals dislike the number 4.