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MWTS: Skywatcher MCT127

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:13 am
by zong
Seems like many people are looking to sell this scope!! I'm thinking of selling this scope to upgrade to Vinsnr's Nexstar5i with GOTO. But unless this one can sell for a price high enough to partly pay for the next scope, I'll have to keep this one.. at least until i ORD.

Things in this package:
1) Skywatcher MCT127mm OTA
2) Red-dot finder (came with what i bought)
3) Skywatcher 9x50 finder (inverted view)
4) 10mm and 25mm modified achromat eyepieces (came with what i bought)
5) Diagonal (came with what i bought)
6) Box to keep the scope and accessories

7) Manfrotto 055ProB Tripod!
8) Manfrotto 410 head
9) Manfrotto Tripod bag

Everything in here cost me about 900 over. Hoping to sell at this price or better to fund my next scope. I think i can take away 100bucks if you don't need the 9x50 finder (which i don't think you really do unless you go overseas, i survived on the red dot alone for at least 1 year)

Note for beginners: This is a complete set that will allow you at least a few years of fun without a need to buy additional stuff, if you like. Maybe better eyepieces are all you'd need..

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:03 am
by blurblock
You wanted to sell your scope for the price you had bought? What is stopping the potential buyer to buy a brand new set? To make it more confusing ..... what is stopping the potential buyer from buying a Nexstar 5i with Goto mount ....

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:39 am
by ariefm71
You wanted to sell your scope for the price you had bought? What is stopping the potential buyer to buy a brand new set?
I think Zong can sell his scope at whatever price he wants, it's up to the prospective buyer to do the research and decide for himself. Btw, a brand new SK MCT127 package is $900 (McGill), but it doesn't include item 7, 8, and 9

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:18 pm
by Airconvent
To all users, kindly refrain from commenting on the prices of any offers.
Sellers are free to sell their equipment at whatever price they want.
If you have any advice, you can PM the seller instead.
Thanks

Mod

(Thanks Arief for your help)

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:09 pm
by VinSnr
actually with 7, 8, 9 inside, this is a pretty good deal.

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:23 pm
by Airconvent
ok....just to help a bit, here are the new prices for the following items:

1) Skywatcher MCT127mm OTA - $900
3) Skywatcher 9x50 finder (inverted view) - $120
7) Manfrotto 055ProB Tripod! - $190
8) Manfrotto 410 head - $210
9) Manfrotto Tripod bag - $30-40

so the deal is pretty ok....
again, if you have any adverse comments or advice, please PM the seller.
thanks

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:25 pm
by zong
Thanks Airconvent for helping me! No offence taken for any comments though, i welcome all comments. :)

Thanks blurblock for your comments. Yes I'm selling them at roughly the price i bought, because i think i bought the items at very good deals and i wanna another beginner to have the same good price i enjoyed, but yet not compromising my option to fund my buying a next scope. In fact i think the price i quoted is cheaper by around 50 bucks from what i bought, not really cost price.. It's a MWTS anyway, so if nobody thinks this is a good deal, I'd still keep the scope as i have said in the first post..

So, any takers? :)

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:51 am
by wucheeyiun
UPZZZ For Zong and good scope and price,
i actually went to his toa payoh home and took a peek through it, its quite good actually....very portable.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:27 pm
by hlyf
woo. upgrading eh, zong.. yeah lotsa pp selling this scope now, i see. it's a good take-and-go scope for beginners, yup, esp with the manfrotto tripod.