With my mom nearing her final days, I've been spending a lot of time over there, and while she's been sleeping, I've been going through some of my stuff in deep storage. The following is the* beginning* of a list of stuff I intend to sell on eBay, but want to offer it here first for the benefit of locals, as well as to try and avoid the blood-sucking eBay and PayPal fees. If you see something you like, make me an offer off-list and we can haggle. I haven't really decided on prices yet. First come, first served, if we agree on a price. I need the money, folks. Divorce has put me into a hole that I won't work my way out of until I'm nearly 70...if I live that long. LOL! More items to come. Remember, I've been in this hobby and accumulating stuff since about 1968. Good Lord, what a pile. All items in very good to BN condition. Many thanks! Mirror blank, plate glass, 13” dia., ¾” thick Mirror blank, plate glass, 16” dia., ¾” thick 8” porthole glass mirror blank, have 2, one is chipped on one side but great for use as grinding tool, or grind the other face for 2 mirrors. Might be 8.5", will measure as time permits, recent aquisitions University Optics 8mm Konig eyepiece, ‘70’s manufacture, old design, made in Japan, excellent eyepiece Geisler Electronics synchronous motor drive corrector/power supply from the ‘70’s (predecessor company to Orion) solar, lunar, sideral rates. RA hand control only Edmund 8x50mm finderscope, professionally restored, gloss white finish, early ‘70’s vintage. Great eye-relief and wide field. Antares/GSO 2-inch, 2-speed refractor focuser. Deep scratch on metal casting, cosmetic flaw only Assorted 3” f/6 mirrors for small Newtonians, aluminized. Have at least 3. 8” f/5 Newtonian mirror, provenance unknown or not remembered. Appears to be plate glass substrate. Aluminized. A. Jaegers 1” shaft equatorial mount for Newtonians, with 3-legged pedestal and original RA clock drive. AC synchronous motor. Early ‘70’s manufacture. Nice mount. Konus 20x80 binocular, unused. Recent manufacture (21st century). Berton Willard’s biography of Russell W. Porter. Signed by author. Not first edition, but has dust jacket and in VG condition. Harlow Shapley’s autograph on 3x5 card, provenance unknown. More to come.