To help kick off our new general discussion category, let me share the luckiest find I ever bought from a metal recycler where I browse every so often.
An almost mint 10 inch Sky -Watcher telescope, on a EQ-6 mount, which even had a 20mm eyepiece still attached. It did have a few scratches on the tube and no counterweights, but I went back the next week, dug around and managed to find all three of the weights. 
Just crazy what people will get rid off, often without realizing the true value.
maybe it was stolen :vb-smile:
Possibly, but I spoke to the owner, who said a young couple brought it in.
They did not give a reason for selling it, so it possibly belonged to an older parent, who no longer used it.
I very almost bought a Yamaha P2H piano for 15k last week. Unfortunately, the owner mentioned to his children that they are selling it, and the kids suddenly realised they want it… so I lost the opportunity. A P2 is middle-of-the-range (better than an M1, but not quite as good as the U1)… but these sell for 30k-40k when in good shape…
So now I am really hoping for another emigration sale where someone does not quite realise what they’ve got. This morning I saw a G1 (baby grand) go for 80k… also a good price, but a bit out of my reach 
