Re: [APML] ST-4

["Joseph/Leslie Schaefer" <schaefer@htva.net>]

Hi Alan,
  What do you mean by "not reliable"? And did SBIG have a look at it?
Joe Schaefer
www.starfillednights.com 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Alan Voetsch <critter12952@yahoo.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] ST-4 


> > Gene,
> > 
> >    Gooooood question... since they are no longer
> > available (rarity should make them more valuable)
> > and a replacement costs around $2,200 (the new
> > STV)... my guess is something in the $450-$500
> > range. I paid $595 for this one I think... I'll have
> > to check my records.
> > 
> >      Tony
> 
> Hey Tony and Gene,
> 
> I researched prices last winter and spring before I
> bought one. Most ST-4's fall in the $5-6oo range. Once
> in awhile you see them at $450 or $650. Your price
> would probably depend on how well it looks and how
> reliable it is. I bought one for $550 and sold it a
> few months later for $500. It did not have original
> documentation and by the time I sold it, it was not
> reliable. I didn't feel bad because the guy who bought
> it (Richard Shell) was not going to use it for guiding
> or imaging.
> 
> Alan 
> 
> 
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