Mike

I actually talked to the owner (Bob) on the day the AP group was notified. He was the second owner of that scope and had a TEC 180 and another one smaller than the 155 he was selling. He hadn't used it for several years and was in storage at his home. It had the 2.7" focuser and no other accessories. He had the case which he said was not included originally but would allow it to go with the scope.

I was going to buy it at $5000.00 and drive out to his home to get it as I am laid off for the winter. He was not going to ship it. Would have been about a 20 hour trip.

After further talks he mentioned that he upped the price to $7500.00 because he was notified by several people that it was worth more. In fact he said he paid $10,000.00 when he bought it.

tony