Jim wrote:
cuhulin, yes that skyscout looks like a fun gadget but there is no
mention of what kind of optics it has! for all i know it could be a
zero power dot sight

yes, that's basically what it is, coupled to a GPS receiver and a data base.

if i spent $400 thinking that i was buying a small scope and only got
a zero power sighting device i would be seriously ****ed!

I would respectfully suggest that, in your example above, if someone
spent 400 bucks of their money without having a clue what they were
buying, forget being seriously ****ed, they would be seriously stupid
and deserve what they (don't) get. :-)