Scam, stay away.

EDIT: Turns out this a scam, be careful:

Dave_Lillis wrote:

SCAM SCAM SCAM !!!!
if its too good to be true, it usually is !
I sent them a probing email and this is what I got.


Hello,

My name is Sandra Cooper and I am now in London UK, the reason why I listed this ad in your local area is because a friend told me that I would get a better price and faster deal there than here in London and I am more than happy to ship it to you for free.
The item is in perfect condition barely used for a few hours so I wouldn't mind calling it brand new. Obviously we need a safe way to complete this deal without worrying about the safety of your money or my item.
The best way I could think of is to use a shipping company that will also act as an escrow service and found one with quite a good name.
I chose to use TNT WorldWide Transaction, a subsidiary of the well known(at least here in europe) TNT.
Using their services your money will be safe with them until you receive and check the product and I will rest assured that I'll get paid if you like and decide to keep the item. Also the company will provide you with 5 to 7 days to test the item and make sure you're making the right decision.
Please let me know what you think so I can explain to you the transaction steps in detail.

Thanks for your time,
Sandra.


this response read totally wrong to me, too generic, "wouldn't mind calling it brand new", I don't think so :laugh: :laugh:
check out similar scam responses on the following links
www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music...-909-craigslist.html
london.craigslist.co.uk/msg/1156107409.html

I was hoping this was real as I'd use the a scope like this for parts, but when I saw in the add that the software is "original", it raised a red flag with me, original software in this context has little meaning as it is not updateable, the add was written by someone who knows nothing about scopes. I'm so tempted to send a reply telling them where they can shove their fictitious scope, but I think I'll hold back.
unless someone in London wants to go pick it up :laugh:

Too big for my current living situation but I thought someone here would probably be interested at €490, cant believe that price, wonder if they're a member here?

dublin.craigslist.org/pho/1141538122.html

I'll bet there's a zero missing in the price, and that zero is after the last zero!

Seanie.

Ah right, is it actually worth €4900? I wondered if that was it but then I thought they were worth around €2500 new.

No, I think that's a pretty good bargain. It's an LX200 Classic (so it's two generations behind the current offerings). Some folks swear by the Classics, though, as their electronics seemed a bit more bullet-proof than the more recent GPS and ACF models.

I've got an 8" GPS that'd probably fetch €1500 used; a reasonable price for a 10" Classic (with the wedge) might be €800 to €1000.

If it's in good working order, then I'd say €490 is an excellent price.

Cheers,
-- Jeff.

Lads,
Having a 12" classic I can tell you that its no way worth 4900e given the current technology in more modern scopes. 490e maybe, but then again its not as idiot proof as some of the more modern scopes, no gps for instance.
To be honest, its only worth is its parts and the OTA IMHO .
From experience, good luck on getting spares if it breaks down (Meade stopped making parts for these scopes nearly 10 years ago), which they do.

So that price (€490) is genuine for that scope then?

Seanie.