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I assume most have seen the news about Teeter's Telescopes ceasing production after the September 2019 production run (for the foreseeable future anyway).

https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/66ed26_f ... 152cc5.pdf

Rob also posted a video explaining his decision (and featured cameo's from his cats) https://www.teeterstelescopes.com/

It doesn't shock me that the custom telescope market runs on a razor thin line.

It's too bad - while I am not in the market for a new, expensive, custom telescope right now, Teeter's was definitely one of the ones I have been watching for when I am.
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I hadn't seen that Brett. Thanks for the heads up. Yep, the telescope business seems like it is tough right now because of the competition.
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This is why I always support a actual retail store over places like eBay and Amazon and will continue to do so.
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Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:15 pm This is why I always support a actual retail store over places like eBay and Amazon and will continue to do so.
Well.... I will sell on eBay. ;)

But this is sad news. I had Teeter as a candidate for a dream Dob....
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Hopefully he will come back to them in the future, the telescopes themselves are quite nice and his optics are first rate.
I would assume at this point though if he does they will be more expensive to make it worth his time and effort.
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