cave 8" F/6 value?

hi.

i recently purchase a used cave 8" F/6 telescope with 3 eyepieces,and am wondering what the true market value of it may be? me and my dad bought it to restore, and it is in total orig shape, was in an attic for 30 or so years.....it is made in 73 and has orig. mirror in good shape.

i have attached some pictures.

TIA. Doug.T

-i tried to attach more photos, but cant...

the original pancro sticker, and helical focuser, drive motor,.... all in good cond. anyways the pic is how it looks, missing the weights.

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hi.

i recently purchase a used cave 8" F/6 telescope with 3 eyepieces,and am wondering what the true market value of it may be?
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Doug:

It is hard to put a value on such scopes. About the best thing to do is search Astromart and see what other similar scopes were sold for.

My recommendation is to enjoy the view through the eyepiece... Older Newtonians can provide some great viewing.

jon

I am not certain which version you have.
From the picture it looks like 1" diameter axes,
which would make it one of the lightweight models
-- perhaps the "lightweight deluxe." At
telescopebluebook.com they quote $1200
based on one sale. For the "Model B Deluxe"
which would have 1.5" axes they give $1050 to $2200.
Condition is also important, of course.

Hi Doug:

Looks like the scope is the Model B lightweight deluxe.
Before replacing the focuser I would give the helical focuser a try. I have had mine on my 6" Model B deluxe for 30 years and never replaced it. One advantage with that focuser was you could easily change it to a low profile focuser allowing you to achieve focus on a 35mm camera without moving up the primary mirror.
In my opinion I would estimate the value once restored to be around $750-$800. Not including the eyeieces. If the eyepieces are the orthostars they can have a value between $75 to $100 each depending on the condition. If they say orthostar on the top then perhaps more. The cave orthoscopic eyepieces from the 70's I believe are the same as the Meade Research grade orthoscopic eyepieces.