Mine was a little less than $500.  I think you could get an okay one for a
couple hundred so long as you didn't want it to be clock-driven, that's one
thing that can make a big price difference.  Other things would be computer
control but then that usually means clock drive as well anyway.
Tripods count in as well.  I don't have one, just the fork mounting and base.
So if you skip that or go with a Dobsonian type it can be a substantial amount
less too.
You could probably get a "decent" 8 to 10 inch reflector telescope now for
around $200+ to $400+ new, Meade Starfinder for example.

Bob

"Bill DeWitt" <the### [at] earthlinknet> wrote in message
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| "Jay Raney" <jay### [at] usitnet> wrote :
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| > I havent really priced telescopes in a long time. What should you spend to
| get a
| > decent telescope?
| >
|
|     Too wide of a description... I have a $25 one that I use with my 4 yr
| old. I am looking at a $150 one for his upgrade, any day now. I have my eye
| on a $800 one for if/when he really shows an interest. This one would be
| satisfying for me as well as him, but they are all "decent" for the price...
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