Purchasing Telescopes from Overseas

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michael
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Purchasing Telescopes from Overseas

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hi,

i just wondering purchasing Meade LX200 which is about 66 to 75 pounds, how much could cost for shipping from USA to Singapore? Anyone have any experience?
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Tachyon
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Post by Tachyon »

Firstly, they will not accept your orders if you intend to ship direct. Distributor agreement.

Secondly, if you were to use VPOST, you can estimate the cost by entering the size and weight here: VPOST
[80% Steve, 20% Alfred] ------- Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)]
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10,000rpm
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Post by 10,000rpm »

Even with VPost they may not sell you cos I think they know what it is. I had my order for a Celestron telescope to my VPost address cancelled AFTER they accepted my order.
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michael
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Post by michael »

i am trying to buy a used telescope from astromart so it should be ok right?

thanks for Vpost calculator.
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10,000rpm
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Post by 10,000rpm »

Michael,

Second scopes are ok. The seller is not bound by the distributorship agreement with the manufacturer.

Cheers!
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