Several PPC cards on Amibench

[JaXanim]

He told me he has Blizzards for A1200 and Cyberstorms for A3000 and A4000 (are these cards different?). If so he seems to have a fair range which he bought as bankrupt stock.

Like several others here, I'd like a PPC to run PPC-OS4 (as and when), 'cos it's unlikely I'll buy an Aone for a long time (if ever). It's all very well people saying 'go for the Aone, don't waste money on old 1200s', but many people have invested thousands in their A1200 and have no way of recouping that. The cheaper option is to get what we can out of OS4 without making quantum leaps, at very high cost, into the new stuff. The Aone is after all, just a mobo. You need a lot more stuff to make it a complete system.

Anyway, as soon as anyone recieves their PPC card from this guy, let us know if it's all legit. If he offers PayPal it sounds OK...doesn't it?

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

Reading all the posts so far on this, plus my own contact with the guy, makes me believe he has stacks of these cards to sell. He apparently bought them as bankrupt stock from a shop which closed down. So, he may have got it all for peanuts. If so, selling them at 'half price' is probably making him a good return.

What puzzles me a little about this deal is why he isn't selling this stock through EBay? Looking at the money some people are prepared to part with in order to win a Cyberstorm in an EBay auction, he could easily get double what he's asking.

I suppose there are altruistic businessmen somewhere in the world, but I have yet to find one! Don't forget to tell us when you get your PPC card!

Cheers,

Jax

[JaXanim]

Someone' on EBay just paid £421/623Euros for a CSPPC604e/233/060.

Blimey!

JaX

[JaXanim]

I agree. There's far too much on record now for this to be a setup. In fact the last contact I had convinced me it's OK and I've decided to take the plunge (Mad Fool...?)

So, I've spent next month's Council Tax and gone for one. As with others here, I was promised a reservation. However, he did ask me to tell him if I changed my mind, presumably so he could reoffer the board. I doubt anyone on the fiddle would make such a request.

So, I'm into this one, even though I was scammed out of a similar amount when the Silica chain folded several years ago. I think anyone wanting the best bargains around should get in now. It won't last too long I fancy, but make up your own mind.

I'll also let you know how things go. I've sent a cheque, so it'll be at least a week, maybe two.

JaX

[JaXanim]

When I saw this thread had resurfaced today, I thought great! Someone's received their board. But no. No word yet, even tho' the first ones really should have arrived by now.

Having been scammed out of £200 by the Silica stores collapse a few years ago, I'm beginning to have a very, very slight feeling of deja vu.

We've not been shafted, have we? Tell me we've not been shafted! OK, tomorrow's another day and they'll be here.....they will be here!

JaX

[JaXanim]

OK, on the assumption that my card will arrive sometime in the near future, can anyone confirm the type of SIMMs the BPPC/060 will accept.

Am I right in thinking the standard, double-sided 72-pin SIMMs (EDO and/or FPM) are OK?

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

I'm gonna go for a couple of nice big SIMMs.
Then it'll all be just PERFICK!

JaX

[JaXanim]

I mailed him 17 March with the same question.

No reply so far.

JaX

[JaXanim]

After going through this complete thread again, I noticed that prowler has bought (and received) stuff from this guy before.

Maybe prowler would elaborate a bit on that deal and try to reassure the rest of us that this one is (hopefully) legit?

@Bloodline

Ah, hindsight....

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

Following up on a URL he included in his emails to me, I've managed to get to HERE.

I hope one and the same town rings bells with everyone.

I wonder if any German speakers in this thread can figure out a way of verifying the individual concerned via this page? Maybe if one of these societies is the 'Amiga Club' in question, maybe we can get some sort of independent feedback?

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

@flowman

That was not the name on my cheque!

Tibor has sent all the emails I've received, but the payee was another name. I will pm you those details if you wish.

JaX

[JaXanim]

I've just emailed a contact at the Computer (Amiga) Club Albstadt to see if Tibor/Bernd are members there.

JaX

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@NightShade737

Those are the details I have too. That's the address I posted my cheque to.

Surely, he wouldn't spread his bank account details around if he wasn't legit would he?

Maybe he's got the flu. Maybe he's had to go away with his job. There could be all sorts of simple reasons why he doesn't reply.

But where the Hell are those cards..!!!

JaX

[JaXanim]

Well, at least putting up the name has brought some new insight to this thread. Thanks to Lemmink, we now know the guy is (most probably) legit and his absence in recent days is explained.

Sometimes, breaking the rules does serve a useful purpose.

Many thanks Lemmink for joining the discussion and shedding a little light into peoples' gloom. Let's all take it easy and dream about what we'll be doing with that PPC!

[EDIT: BTW, I just bought 256Mb RAM for twenty quid plus postage. Now is that a deal, or is that a deal...?!]

Cheers,

JaX

[JaXanim]

I've just had a reply to my email to 'TT' on 17 March. He's been travelling, but is now back. He confirmed receipt of my cheque and promised delivery next week.

Anyone with outstanding emails or new queries should get more response now.  

Cheers,

JaX