Petro: new shipment A1200 Magic Pack in July 2013

[rabindranath72]

Anybody know how much time from payment to shipping?

[LoadWB]

I think trust would be a matter of if anyone has given him payment and not received product.  So far as I know, this has not happened.  I've sent three emails to him as orders and have not received a word back.  I'm not in a position of distrusting him, but rather I feel others are getting the jump on me, as can happen with limited supply.

[VingtTrois]

Anybody know how much time from payment to shipping?

5-10 working days! Depends of the country.

[gxenakis]

Got my invoice and paid immediately this weekend.  Today I received a confirmation from Petro that he will ship the A1200 ASAP. I am so happy and excited about it. I will finally got the Amiga I always wanted!

I used to own an A600 back in the golden days of Amiga computing.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Congrats!  And welcome back!  

[rabindranath72]

Got mine yesterday! Woot! But I still haven't got a chance to check it out since I have been quite busy.
I am a new Amiga user, I always wanted to get one back in the day (the A1000,) but the cost was too high, so I got an Atari 520ST, and when I could have afforded an Amiga, they weren't sold anymore
Anyway, hopefully I'll have time this weekend

[guest3110]

I thought Petro retired. :confused:  I distinctly remember Petro retiring, a number of years ago.

[VingtTrois]

Got mine yesterday! Woot! But I still haven't got a chance to check it out since I have been quite busy.
I am a new Amiga user, I always wanted to get one back in the day (the A1000,) but the cost was too high, so I got an Atari 520ST, and when I could have afforded an Amiga, they weren't sold anymore
Anyway, hopefully I'll have time this weekend

:banana:  :pint:

I thought Petro retired. :confused:  I distinctly remember Petro retiring, a number of years ago.

He still serves the community!

[goozy]

I'm just getting back into Amigas after a 15 year hiatus so I though this would be a good starting point. I just received my invoice from Petro but had a couple questions:

How are you guys paying for the invoice?

Also I heard that his bank charges a fee for receiving wire transfers. Is this true and if so does anyone know how much that is?

[gxenakis]

I used my ebanking service to transfer the money. The total cost of the transfer was 18.80 euros from a Greek bank to Germany

[guest3110]

:banana:  :pint:



He still serves the community!

Now that's dedication. :laughing:

[rabindranath72]

I had a chance to open the package early this morning, though I didn't try turning the machine on. However, there are a few strange things:
1) the machine has been opened; the case was half open, a few screws are missing and others are floating in the box.
2) the warranty seal was forced open, and there was no screw.
3) when I shake the machine, a plastic noise can be heard; possibly a piece of the case, perhaps one of the plastic latches on the back.
4) there is no signature from Petro, although the machine looks used; the mouse in particular, the right button emits a nice "click", but the left button seems somewhat loose, and it does not do any noise when pressed; don't know whether that's normal for a new mouse. Furthermore, the mouse cord is yellowed.

Has anybody experienced something similar with the previous shippings?

My usual luck it seems

[rabindranath72]

So I tried the machine, and it boots up just fine. However:
1) The PSU's plastic case is broken on one side; obviously it's the side with the switch, so that it hangs on the side. Not a nice sight.
2) The mouse's left button switch is broken.

I suppose it could have been worse; I'll try and contact Petro and see if a replacement is possible for these parts. Considering I paid £200 overall, I would have expected at least a fully working set.

[Petro]

I am sorry for all this trouble I have caused.. I have the intention to provide my Amiga Community without any profit a shipment of 17 years old Amigas which I catched from India.. 99 % of those are in good conditions and it was for me anyway a pain to organise all those favours for the community.. Now I got the blame from a view people which I appologize..
I am retired man with 70 years now and still would like to support the Amiga community as a favour without profit.. I think it will be fair if those people are speacking up in those forums which are happy and satisfied and not only a view which are disupointed..
Petro Tyschtschenko former President of AMIGA

[Petro]

I am sorry for all this trouble I have caused.. I have the intention to  provide my Amiga Community without any profit a shipment of 17 years old  Amigas which I catched from India.. 99 % of those are in good  conditions and it was for me anyway a pain to organise all those favours  for the community.. Now I got the blame from a view people which I  appologize..
I am retired man with 70 years now and still would like to support the  Amiga community as a favour without profit.. I think it will be fair if  those people are speacking up in those forums which are happy and  satisfied and not only a view which are disupointed..
Petro Tyschtschenko former President of AMIGA

[Lord Aga]

My A1200 arrived in perfect condition (batch number two) and I am very happy with it. It is incredibly clean and shining white. Cardboard package is pretty good too, considering it is a hundred years old Actually, I would be quite satisfied if I bought anything brand new today in a store, and it was in this condition.
Works flawlessly too.

I am sure there are some units with some defects, but they are a minority. And a stroke of bad luck, really. If you go out and buy a 100 of brand new computer parts, some of them are bound to have some defect out of the box. So a couple of bad luck experiences should not discourage anyone who wants to buy a new A1200 from Petro.

I am really grateful to Petro for allowing me to have a brand new Amiga computer at this day and age