SHOULD YOU BUY A USED TELESCOPE? 

Thank you. Wow, I'm very impressed my video reminded you of Astrobiscuit. At my house in Montana I have a 10" Dob that gets quite a bit of use but only because it is on a hand truck and I can easily wheel it out to the driveway. I think it would get far less use if I had to put it into the car every time I wanted to use it. In addition to what you said about the mirrors degrading over time is that many people put their telescopes into their garage thinking that the cap will be adequate to protect it but actually both telescopes I looked at had spider webs inside the tubes because you really need to cover the scope with a scope cover in addition to the cap. Thank you for your comments and greetings back at you in Australia.

A success story! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, Walter. You're probably right about that and the owners apparently weren't aware how to collimate either.

That's a good idea. I'm always afraid of scammers or perverts listing their items. I'm not sure which was worse-- hanging that telescope out the window on the highway or dusting the mirror.

Thank you. That is an excellent choice. Enjoy!

@@tsulasbigadventures So I'm not sure what happened... call it momentary insanity (or clarity) but I ended up buying a 12" dob haha! I bought a Cheshire collimation eyepiece also and am looking forward to following your tips on how to use it, thanks again for the great content!

@@robbd9935 Congratulations! And thank you. They are pretty easy to collimate. Have fun with that big ole telescope.

You're welcome. I'm glad you found it useful.

Good to know if I go used Dob hunting again.

Thanks for watching.

Thank you, Gary.

Thanks, Linda. I wish you endless dark skies as well!

Thank you and hello to Romania.

Joe: Thanks. How long did it take you to cram that 12" into a Porshe Boxster? In other news, I saw in one of your videos that you bought something from Ali Express. I have always been afraid to buy from them because they are a suspicious Chinese company. But after I saw that you bought something I gave them a try. They listed the item as "free shipping." Then after I placed the order I received a message from them saying that I owed $75 shipping. I said I refused to pay shipping and they kept harassing me and finally I had to file a dispute with my credit card company and low and behold a few days later they claimed it had been shipped. I still have not received the item. But I don't think I will be using them again However, I will be buying a used telescope in the future if it checks out.

@@tsulasbigadventures OK as far as the 12 inch the light bridge breaks apart because it’s a trust tube I also rebuilt my base out of real wood plywood, not even made it a bit shorter so both the base and the bottom of the mirror easily fits in the front trunk and then you can add some accessories on the sides the poll go behind my seats and even the upper is able to fit in the truck Some people don’t realize that the engine is behind the seats that’s why they call it a mid engine so you really have a back trunk and the front trunk not bad for a two seater sports car Express have maybe eight different times and I’ve never had a problem never had anything lost or stolen and I never had this problem with a shipping There are some sellers that charge shipping on top and then there are other sellers that it’s included. I always try to get the ones that are included because normally shipping as you say can add up so you have to look at what seller and how they charge There’s literally over hundreds of sellers on AliExpress so you just have to be careful. Maybe you didn’t see it. I’m not sure but I never had any issues with AliExpress. And even if something did go wrong and I had to claim for a refund, I thought it was got my money back or a lot of times they would either refund me like 50% and let me keep the item because it would be more money to ship it back I hope that helps One more thing there’s also big companies on AliExpress as well as individuals so you should look at their rating and who they are first

I guess it was just a coincidence that I found two 10" Dobs for sale nearby. I offered that lady $350 for her 10" but she refused. I guess it helps to just keep checking. $700 is a good price for a new 10".

Ha ha. I asked her because naturally I was horrified when she told me she had been dusting it and she said she used a microfiber cloth. I guess that's better than an old t-shirt lying around. I know what you mean about the cost of astronomy equipment.

Yes, of course. Send it.

You know what I think I sent the studio thing instead of the TY link. I'll get better I promise. Last night I got ate by bugs and I am still scratching. But You know I'll be out there again in 3 hours. Tip for my fellow amature, Get bug spray, Ware long sleeves and long pants. Invest in a bug zapper you can distract them with or just a rechargeable light! Sucks to sweat but it beats every 2 seconds "Get off me !#&*!&$*!! I see why winter is better if nothing more than Bugs!

@@krazyhorse448 Krazyhorse: I never got a link to anything TY or studio or anything. Can you try again? That is good advice for anyone in mosquito territory. Up here there aren't many mosquitoes but today it snowed and the winters are extremely cold and long. I have a full body bug suit for when I am travelling to a mosquito infested dark sky area.

It should show up in the above comments.

@@krazyhorse448 I'm very sorry but I cannot see it. Maybe RU-vid blocked it.

There you go. If it turns out to be a dud then you still have three other scopes.

Nothing wrong with that.