I bought a few recently on eBay. A couple of very nice target/varmint scopes, a couple of 32mm rimfire scopes, and a EuroClass 3-12x52. Cost was anywhere from $30 to $93 each.
Beware the seller Sacchan8838, located in Miami. He has a ebay storefront with multiple vintage Tascos. His auctions all have cut-n-paste descriptions that claim the scopes were refurbished at the "optics repair center". I was curious, so I contacted him to ask if the scopes were refurbed at ABO USA, also located in Miami. He said yes.
So I ponied up $128 for a refurbed Jap tasco 3-9x40 BDC scope with dials, as a gift for a family member.
It arrived yesterday. The windage cap was the old-style rubber slip-on. It was stuck in place by years of grime. I almost had to tear the rubber to get it off. It hadn't been removed in years. The elevation knob was covered in grime and lint under the BDC dial. Also hadn't been off in years. I used low-pressure compressed air on the zoom dial, it blew lint and grime out from under the ring. Refurbished my ass.
I really like the other scopes I bought, and the price was right for the Japanese glass and quality of design and construction.
But I got taken to the cleaners by Sacchan. His name is Sachiko Akahoshi, he lives in the 33185 zip of Miami. Real close to ABO.
ABO has been getting a bad rap lately. They charge $48 to look at your scope, then send you a quote for $100+ for repairs, or $20 for return freight with no repairs. I think a lot of people just tell them to forget it and keep the scope.
I'm starting to wonder if this isn't where Sacchan is getting his old Tascos.
Pretty decent racket.
Anyway, I'll leave negative feedback after the 7-day time requirement has passed.
This is the first time i ever got completely screwed on ebay, so I figured I'd put Sacchan's name out there.
If you need repairs to a vintage scope, there's other places to go besides ABO. L&K and Parsons are two shops with good reps.
If you shop eBay, look for tropgunshop. He sold me a really nice Jap tasco and it was very well packaged. Beware Sacchan8838. He's full of crap.
I also own Nightforce, Elites, Monarchs, and some mid-range Burris. Some guys like to bash Tasco, but some know better. Japanese Tasco's from the 60's thru 80's and into the 90's are typically very good scopes if you know what to look for. Anyone who says diff generally doesn't have any idea what they are talking about. Tasco was a different company and a different product back in the day.
Cheers.
DS
Beware the seller Sacchan8838, located in Miami. He has a ebay storefront with multiple vintage Tascos. His auctions all have cut-n-paste descriptions that claim the scopes were refurbished at the "optics repair center". I was curious, so I contacted him to ask if the scopes were refurbed at ABO USA, also located in Miami. He said yes.
So I ponied up $128 for a refurbed Jap tasco 3-9x40 BDC scope with dials, as a gift for a family member.
It arrived yesterday. The windage cap was the old-style rubber slip-on. It was stuck in place by years of grime. I almost had to tear the rubber to get it off. It hadn't been removed in years. The elevation knob was covered in grime and lint under the BDC dial. Also hadn't been off in years. I used low-pressure compressed air on the zoom dial, it blew lint and grime out from under the ring. Refurbished my ass.
I really like the other scopes I bought, and the price was right for the Japanese glass and quality of design and construction.
But I got taken to the cleaners by Sacchan. His name is Sachiko Akahoshi, he lives in the 33185 zip of Miami. Real close to ABO.
ABO has been getting a bad rap lately. They charge $48 to look at your scope, then send you a quote for $100+ for repairs, or $20 for return freight with no repairs. I think a lot of people just tell them to forget it and keep the scope.
I'm starting to wonder if this isn't where Sacchan is getting his old Tascos.
Pretty decent racket.
Anyway, I'll leave negative feedback after the 7-day time requirement has passed.
This is the first time i ever got completely screwed on ebay, so I figured I'd put Sacchan's name out there.
If you need repairs to a vintage scope, there's other places to go besides ABO. L&K and Parsons are two shops with good reps.
If you shop eBay, look for tropgunshop. He sold me a really nice Jap tasco and it was very well packaged. Beware Sacchan8838. He's full of crap.
I also own Nightforce, Elites, Monarchs, and some mid-range Burris. Some guys like to bash Tasco, but some know better. Japanese Tasco's from the 60's thru 80's and into the 90's are typically very good scopes if you know what to look for. Anyone who says diff generally doesn't have any idea what they are talking about. Tasco was a different company and a different product back in the day.
Cheers.
DS