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Re: Value and Beauty are in the eye of the beholder
From: Robert Gainer
Date: 2006 Mar 31, 18:12 -0500
From: Robert Gainer
Date: 2006 Mar 31, 18:12 -0500
While we are discussing this, I am selling two of my sextants. The H. Hughes & Son is a very good but older instrument. The only thing wrong with it is the size of the mirrors. By today's standard they are somewhat small. It is a very usable sextant and ready to go. I would like to sell this one for 330 dollars. The Freiberger I am selling was my favored instrument and it looks and works like new. I am the only owner and bought it when I was in Germany after a trans-Atlantic sail. The outside of the box has some stains but everything looks and works great. This is really a great sextant if you want to go with a metal frame. As you probably know this model is still in production and all parts are available for it. I want to sell this one for 475 dollars. I now use a Cassens & Plath and can't afford to have all these other sextants sitting on the shelf. E-mail me at robert_gainer at fisheriestrust.org if you want any information on either of these. Thanks and all the best, Robert Gainer > > From: Guy Schwartz> Date: 2006/03/31 Fri AM 02:17:46 EST > To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM > Subject: Value and Beauty are in the eye of the beholder > > I have been pondering the purchase of a sextant and I think the ASTRA IIIB Sextant > seems to be a good value. However I have been tracking some used models that > have sold recently on E-bay. They have been selling for around $400.00. It seem that > I might as well buy a new one. For the 20% differential I get to choose the type I want > and they is no question about how the instrument has been handled or it's condition. > Am I missing something? I understand the laws of supply and demand. Having tried > to purchase something on E-bay a while back and getting burned, I'm still gun shy. > Comments, thoughts. Are there other sources for used sextants I should be looking at? > Thank you, > Guy > we will get to the whole mirror VS. the traditional mirror next. >