Price is king these days. Money is always at a premium - at least for me. The reason I asked about filters originally was that I wanted to support local business, and the planetarium specifically. I would probably pay some premium, but not a lot. One of the gripes I have with Skypark airport is that their fuel price is significantly higher than anywhere else around. I'll fly 100 miles for a lower fuel price, and I can usually beat the local price by $.75 to $1.00. In addition, I get to fly to do so. If their price was only slightly higher I would be more inclined to buy my fuel locally. The same would hold true with telescope accessories. I know we work hard to keep our (Sky Spot) prices on the internet at rock bottom except for our books where we protect our dealers. So, are you a Thousand Oaks Optical dealer? It turns out that there are no glass filters anywhere to be found. (Surprise!) If I want one I'll have to order it, and it won't come until after the transit anyway. ________________________________ From: Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Solar Filter (Again) Brent, we already sell science toys on Amazon. The volume on those items is good. I'll ask my store manager about what would be involved in carrying more telescope accessories online. Question for you folks: I suspect that our volume on specialty telescope accessories would be low and therefore our prices would be more like retail list price rather than the discounts offered by large online retailers. Would you still buy from us? It is an intriguing idea, though, and one worth exploring. Thanks, Seth Sent from my iPhone On May 22, 2012, at 6:25 PM, "Brent Watson" <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Have you considered opening an internet store?