Actually I have sold some stuff on Astromart in the past, and there are often good things there. I know this hobby works better via mail order due to the limited number of customers. Right now I'm trying to get something for a trip next week; it's probably too late without paying exhorbitant shipping charges. I had the benefit (or curse) of previously living just minutes from two of the largest stores. I'm not sure if I'll get a real refractor or something cheap like the ST80. I want something lightweight, and most of the good ones are pretty hefty (for a lightweight tripod). I was surprised Clark didn't have any ST80s; lots of dobs though. ________________________________ From: Rob Ratkowski Photography <ratkwski@hawaii.rr.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 3:27:02 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Telescope dealers It's not in SLC but have you tried AstroMart ( http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/ )??? I have had great success buying and selling astro items at reasonable prices just check the 'Refractor' section of the classifieds Aloha Rob _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com