Posts Made By: Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Gabe *

Hello, after viewing Jupiter's moons during the opposition, I think I need to buy a scope.  I live in an area with a moderate amount of light pollution but will occasionally get to take it to rural skies.  

I prefer something motorized that can help me find objects (especially given the moderate light pollution most of the time when I use this) and prioritize ease of use/less maintenance.

Given the above and a desire to stick to less than $500 for a first scope, I am hoping to find a Celestron Nexstar 8 SE used for at least close to this price (I already noticed one in the classifieds here but the user is selling locally only).

I know there are a million threads across the Internet asking "is this a good first scope for me" but I thought I would solicit any feedback for whether this is a decent choice for a ~$500 budget used with a motorized finder to use in a location with some light pollution.

Thanks for any thoughts!

Originally Posted by David Green

I am about to sell an Astro-Physics 130GT at on this site, and I want to do things right. As a first-timer, I know people will be skeptical of... me. What do I need to do to establish credibility as a seller? Even though I've been on Astromart on and off for a long time, I have never bought or sold anything on it.

Are there generally accepted pros and cons for whether to sell via auction or regular classified?

Also, regarding payment options, I see an option for "escrow" but I can't find an explanation of how that works. Does Anacortes or Astromart manage the escrow?

The Help link at the top of the page just brings me to this forum. Are there any kind of step-by-step instructions/tips for sellers to help us list our items correctly and efficiently?

I just need to finish taking pictures of the scope and included items, and I'll be ready to sell, so would appreciate any links or answers that anyone can share.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Gerry Stowe

Greg...
This morning it has gone away. I sent a msg to Herb last night so maybe he fixed it.
On my cell phone it was actually blocking a portion of my screen and was frustrating to see the content there. 

Originally Posted by Russ Brick

i find that the “new” Astromart interface is not as smart as the old edition; meaning that now if I click on an ad in my email I get sent to the log in page as usual but now instead of taking me directly to the ad as in the “before” days now I get sent to a generic “opening” page and I have to go find the ad I want to see. This is very annoying and almost not worth me paying for this service. 

I believe everyone would be much happier if you were sent directly to the ad you clicked on in the first place as was the case before. Please fix this........

Thanks
Russ Brick

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

How true. I was up at Mt Pinos observing a while ago and this guy sets up next to me and starts complaining to another amateur about the 15 bucks for the AM so he'll only go to the other site. This guy had a Porsche SUV, a couple of AP refractors, imaging cameras and computers, nothing low rent and he's bitching about $15 dollars.
I think Mel's likely correct as well about people lacking the testerone to use their own names but they're not going to have a problem if they do. I think the AM made a mistake in dropping the moderators for the forums but I'm sure there's pros and cons with that, too.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

P.S.  Take a chill pill Jim and get over it.  You might feel better.