Used 2.4 meter CMs for Iberian Peninsula - any biz potential?

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A question to the installers on the Iberian peninsula:

Is there a business potential for shipping and selling a couple of used CM240s to Spain?

I am considering packaging down and shipping the dishes, delivering to installler, or even direct to installation site if possible.
Before I dig too much into the business case, I would like to see if there is an interest at all.

(Admins: if this is the wrong thread, pls move to better place at your discression).
 
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Here in the Canaries these dishes (or 3.2m prime focus) were the norm in the 2D days. Virtually every apartment building has one on the roof and nearly all the UK bars have one on the roof of whatever commercial centre they are in. Additionally lot's of villa owners have them too. Although these dishes might seem ridiculously big to people living on the peninsula, I would anticipate they will very quickly be adopted there in the same way they were here 15 years ago.

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Its possible some people in the middle parts of Spain might be interested, its where future proofing will now be a good idea. But surely the delivery charges would be horrendous and make it not worth while?
 
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hexah said:
Its possible some people in the middle parts of Spain might be interested, its where future proofing will now be a good idea. But surely the delivery charges would be horrendous and make it not worth while?
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Yes, it depends on those fringes approaching the nulls.

We are talking about 2 x 2.4m CMs, and 2 x 2.4m Prodelin prime focus dishes.

These babies sells new at something like 2500 GBP. If the things (packed down properly, of course) could be shipped on "economy" freight with one of the removals companies, or similar, and did not need to be delivered in 3 days, maybe it could be worth while. Not sure - if there is a wide selection of used 2.4m dishes available (or no demand) I would agree, it makes little sense.
(Hence the inquiry ;))
 
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