Look for forum user with a minimum number of posts: 10, 100, whatever...
About "too much of a price" for beginners that will never use all the potential of the scope; it could be, but the "unqualified" winner always can sell the scope and buy "standard" items to fill his hobby lab.
There all many post here with "elitist" comments. It looks like there are second class forum members here. It could be that most of the forum members are not E.E.
Please, let superiority at home.
We are all "the same" here, forum users that help Dave selling paying adds space.