Used Telescope Links

Here are some links to private dealers, companies, on-line want ads, on-line newspapers, etc. where I have found used telescopes listed. Many require a search string if you are looking for a particular manufacturer or model. I have tried to include a sample of a search string sequence applicable to each site where possible.

• Astro Stuff (Sometimes Rex has stuff, sometimes he doesn't)
• Astro Mart (This outstanding site allows you to browse the latest listings or search one field at a time)
• Tele Trade (Don Rothman's used but like-new list)
• Telescope Trader (Bob's used (usually) list)
• Hands On Optics (Gary Hand's used list)
• AstroBird Classifieds (Newer site with nice listings and search)
• Canada-Wide Astronomy Classifieds (A Canadian classifieds, eh?)

• General City Newspapers
• Scranton/Wilks-Barre PA
• Star Telegram (Fort Worth, TX area)
• Dallas Morning News (TX of course)
• NY Journal News (Westchester, NY)

• Bargain News (Connecticut based - search by category then search string - example search string "celestron, meade, takahashi" )
• Classifieds 2000(National internet classifieds - example search string "celestron, meade, takahashi" or search by category)
• (The premier auction site - example search string "(celestron,meade,takahashi)")
• Want Ad Digest (Upstate NY based - search by category then search string - example search string "celestron OR meade OR takahashi")
• New Jersey Classifieds (You can search multiple categories with multiple words)
• Recycler Classifieds (California Classifieds - You can search multiple categories with multiple words)
• Abracat (National compilation of newspaper classifieds)