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Bausch&Lomb/Bushnell              
Model Produced New Cost Price Range 1995-2000 Avg #Surveyed 2001-p Avg #Surveyed
Dynamax 8 72-'84 $795-1000 $301-1125 $737 10 $483 23
Bausch & Lomb (Criterion) 8000 & Pro 84-'87 $850-1100 $350-900 $755 2 $497 15
Bausch & Lomb 8001  87 $1000-1300 $576-1559 $1,559 1 $604 6
Dynamax 6 76-'84 $610-800 $212-600 $550 2 $320 4
Bausch & Lomb (Criterion) 6000 & Pro 84-'87 $720-900 $250-553 $463 6 $366 7
Bausch & Lomb (Criterion) 4000 & Pro 83-'87 $390-530 $90-525 $367 8 $226 129
               
Celestron              
Model Produced New Cost Price Range 1995-2000 Avg #Surveyed 2001-p Avg #Surveyed
5" Schmidt Camera 71-'82 $700-1350 $465-1450 $975 4 $867 11
C5 (orange) 72-'83 $595-700 $255-1000 $845 15 $482 48
C5 (white) 92-'96 $775-1050 $315-700 $578 6 $503 9
C5+ 93-'98 $1000-$1200 $300-1150 $950 32 $542 70
G5 99-p $700-$800 $267-700 $643 6 $445 69
Nexstar 5 p  $1175-1200 $316-930     $589 212
Nexstar 5i p  $899 $305-800     $664 48
8" Schmidt Camera 73-'86 $950-1850 $676-3200 $2,260 10 $1,852 8
C8 ‘70-'83 $500-900 $300-1300 $807 37 $590 224
Super C8 84 $1200-1300 $340-1175 $943 10 $681 91
Super C8+ 84-'87 $1150-1350 $392-1400 $1,011 18 $601 47
SP-C8 84-'93 $800-1090 $300-1300 $959 30 $642 48
Compustar 8 88-'90 $3000-3700 $700-2300 $2,158 5 $802 8
Powerstar C8,II,III,4 86-'90 $1500-1650 $300-1250 $1,152 5 $611 23
Powerstar PEC 90-'94 $1500-1700 $500-1800 $2,200 2 $384 4
Classic C8 89-'93 $950-1100 $350-875 $790 5 $563 35
GP-C8 94-'97 $100-1400 $482-1000 $823 5 $564 3
Ultima 8 89 $1,700 $400-1400 $1,257 7 $751 20
Ultima 8 PEC 90-'95 $1900-2100 $450-2000 $1,533 29 $896 33
C8+ 94-'96 $950-1460 $255-1800 $1,300 14 $600 24
Ultima 2000 96-p $2495-2800 $700-2500 $2,192 10 $1,143 57
Celestar 8 95-p $1000-1200 $400-1000 $857 25 $618 163
Celestar 8 w/cptr 95-p $1590-1750 $592-1250     $951 13
Celestar 8 Deluxe 98-p $1700-1800 $445-1700 $1,625 4 $786 28
G8 98-p $1000-1100 $400-1020 $920 2 $651 58
Nexstar 8 p $1700-1800 $611-1450     $921 235
Nexstar 8i p   $650-1278     $949 57
Nexstar 8i SE p         $950 1
Nexstar 8 GPS p $2,500 $811-2000     $1,532 70
C8 SGT p   $800-1050     $941 7
Ultima 9 ¼ 95-'99 $2250-2600 $750-1850 $1,675 4 $1,352 27
CG 9 ¼ 95-'99 $2500-2700 $1125-2200 $1,725 2 $1,678 9
CM9250 98-'00 $2,600 $2200-2300     $2,265 3
G9.25 98-p   $650-1175     $962 17
C9.25S p         $1,125 1
Nexstar 9.25 GPS p   $1300-2300     $1,793 10
9.25 Advanced GTO p   $1176-1550     $1,382 7
C10 pre '70         $1,823 1
C11 (Orange) 80-'84 $1995-2500 $1200-2700 $2,383 13 $1,665 5
C11 (Black) 84-'88 $3200-3900 $800-2300 $1,949 10 $1,342 13
Compustar 11 88-'90 $6300-7600 $2300-2500 $2,425 4    
Ultima 11 89 $3,200 $948-2300 $2,093 7 $1,582 22
Ultima 11 PEC 90-'99 $2900-3400 $1295-2500 $2,345 16 $1,730 10
CG11 92-'99 $2950-4000 $2100-4000 $3,253 10 $2,760 16
CM1100 98-p $3200-3400 $1626-2550     $2,112 14
G11 98-p   $1525-1700     $1,608 3
Nexstar 11 GPS p $3,000 $1550-2950     $2,323 130
CGE1100 p $4,150 $3200-3400     $3,300 2
C11 SGT p         $2,500 1
C14  72-'84 $3600-5000+ $2400-5100 $4,131 19 $3,214 44
CM1400 98-p -$5,900 $3500-5700     $4,199 12
Compustar 14 88-'90         $5,000 1
CGE1400 p $5,800 $4600-5800     $5,180 5
               
Meade              
Model Produced New Cost Price Range 1995-2000 Avg #Surveyed 2001-p Avg #Surveyed
1020/22 80-'83 $325-$395 $142-345     $221 5
107D 86-'88 $370-425 $132-300 $249 4 $189 43
2040 80-'83 $545 $216-250     $239 3
2044 84 $610-680       $160 1
2045 85-'89 $520-650 $126-650 $488 9 $250 28
2045 LX3 86-'89 $700-850 $163-800 $601 4 $333 14
2045D 89-p $570-700 $173-675 $529 19 $309 46
2066 80-'84 $435   $400 1    
2080 80-'84 $740-1070 $450-1300 $800 21 $647 42
2080B 92-'98 $900-1150 $560-1000 $895 5 $681 13
2080 LX/LX2 84-'85 $900-1650 $550-1000 $905 2 $629 10
2080 LX3 85-88' $1190-1795 $250-1250 $1,037 12 $667 41
MTS-SC8 87-'89 $700-990 $275-750 $699 4 $497 5
2080 LX5 87-'89 $1470-1685 $330-1500 $1,160 12 $666 34
2080 LX6 f/6.3(incl Modls 36 & 46) 88-'90 $1450-1945 $600-1300 $1,150 5 $686 3
2080 LX6 f/10 (Models 30 & 40) 90-'92 $1250-1550 $501-1250 $1,170 5 $662 13
2080 LX6 f/6.3 Model 56(SD) 91-'92 $1980-2000 $450-1295 $1,289 4 $709 4
2080 LX6 f/10 Model 50(SD) 91-'92 $1400-1830 $650-925     $768 8
2080 LX6 f/6.3 Model 76(SD) 89-'92 $3420-3440          
2080 LX6 f/10 Model 70(SD) 89-'92 $3230-3350       $1,600 1
2080 GEM ’87-'88 $830-1050 $500-1300 $750 2 $719 10
8" LX10 96 -p $995 $450-1200 $927 12 $677 147
8" LX50 95-p $1200-1400 $450-1800 $1,515 16 $797 103
8" LX100 92-'95 $1700-2100 $1150-1395 $1,387 4    
8" LX200 f/10 92-p $2000-2800 $400-3000 $2,433 30 $1,310 265
8" LX200 f/6.3 92-p $2000-2800 $760-2700 $2,352 18 $1,392 17
8" LX200 f/10 GPS p $2,495 $1300-2225     $1,702 59
8" LX200 f/6.3 GPS p $2,495 $1600-2000     $1,695 7
SSC-8 92-'93 $1,400          
203SC/300 99-p $795 $430-625     $507 3
203SC/500 99-p $895 $450-1200     $659 31
LX90 p  $1,695 $600-1625     $1,146 247
LXD55-SC8 p $1,195 $800-1050     $880 10
2120 80-'84 $1670-1740 $460-1400 $1,200 2 $793 15
2120B 92-'98 $1100-1450 $900-1500 $1,025 4 $1,300 2
2120 LX/LX2 84-'85 $1700-1950          
2120 LX3 85-'88 $1650-2795 $550-1500 $1,305 10 $915 22
MTS-SC10 87-'89 $1190-1600 $1200-1200 $1,200 2    
2120 LX5 87-'89 $1880-2000 $540-1900 $1,331 41 $1,003 57
2120 LX6 f/6.3 Model 36 90-'91 $2,130 $911-1500 $1,375 2 $705 2
2120 LX6 f/10 Model 30 90-'91 $1600-1700 $411-1875 $1,706 7 $849 3
2120 LX6 f/6.3 Model 46(SD) 91-'92 $2057-2110 $1150-1475     $1,325 4
2120 LX6 f/10 Model 40(SD) 91-'92 $1850-1967 $815-1600 $1,435 7 $983 6
2120 LX6 f/6.3 Model 56(SD) 91-'92 $1900-2500 $581-2600 $2,361 4 $1,101 4
2120 LX6 f/10 Model 50(SD) 91-'92 $1900-2350 $800-1895 $1,755 5 $1,143 7
2120 LX6 f/6.3 Model 76(SD) 89-'92 $2900-4200          
2120 LX6 f/10 Model 70(SD) 89-'92 $2900-4100       $1,250 1
2120 GEM ’87-'88 $1800-2195          
10" LX50 95-p $1500-1700 $650-2000 $1,671 30 $1,084 126
10" LX100 92-'95 $2400-2900          
10" LX200 f/10 92-p $2300-3200 $875-3000 $2,524 24 $1,750 370
10" LX200 f/6.3 92-p $2300-3200 $1200-3000 $2,674 8 $1,681 37
10" LX200 GPS p $2,995 $1500-2700     $2,113 83
SSC-10 92-'93 $1,700 $2600-2600 $2,600 1    
SSC-12 92-'93 $3,500          
12" LX200 94-p $4000-4500 $1200-$4800 $3,812 15 $2,397 152
12" LX200 GPS p $3,995 $1800-3900     $2,819 63
14" LX200 GPS p $4,500 $3900-4600     $4,273 6
16" LX200 94-p   $8800-9365     $9,082 2
16" LX200 GPS p         $9,065 1
               
Parks              
Model Produced New Cost* Price Range* 1995-2000 Avg #Surveyed 2001-p Avg #Surveyed
Jovian 4 88-'98 $495-900 $123-255     217 5
               
Takahashi              
Model Produced New Cost* Price Range* 1995-2000 Avg #Surveyed 2001-p Avg #Surveyed
TSC225     $2800-3895     $3,498 3
     
* Optical tube (OTA) only
RED = a record high or low price

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