10" AP Mak - $4k shipped ? (from italy)

Is this for real?

http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=356007

As far as I know, there are no 10" AP Maks in Italy. Perhaps it is an Aries version made in Ukraine.

Roland Christen

Hello,
Yeah this is a scam artist. I was the 4th person to view the ad and I responded to it.

His response back to me was;

Dear Sir,
Thank you for your interested.
The telescope is almost new and the total price including all the shipping taxes and insurance is 4000 USD.
For our both protection we will use an escrow service.
We`ll be waiting your e-mail with your full name and address so we can start the transaction.
All the best
Marco PedriniAnd then this;

Dear Sir,

So we can start the transaction i will need your full name and address.

Escrow service will contact you with more information.

I blind CC'ed Herb and then the ad was pulled. I sincerely hope nobody got taken on this one.

Joe D

Jeff Crilly said:

Is this for real?

http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=356007