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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: davide405 on April 16, 2005, 03:02:17 AM

Title: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: davide405 on April 16, 2005, 03:02:17 AM
I'm bidding for a 3.1 ROM suitable for A500/A2000.

CLICK HERE (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5184413465)

The bidding will likely go over $50 U.S.

How rare is this chip?
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: melott on April 16, 2005, 03:45:04 AM
Its what ever you are willing to pay.
How bad do you want it??
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: GreggBz on April 16, 2005, 05:14:50 AM
They are 29.95 Brand New at Software Hut in West-Chester PA,
and have been for about 2 years. They always have them in stock.



Rational Thought (http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=catalog/software/operating_sys/os31.html&cart_id=3960553_28499)
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: Lemmink on April 16, 2005, 07:03:48 AM
At Vesalia you pay 17.90 EUR for it. Giving the current exchange rate and the shipping cost it`s about the same.
On Amiga-News there was even a small discussion if those ROMs really are lizenzed Originals, as it are only EPROMs and don`t carry the usual serialnumbersticker.
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: amigakit on April 16, 2005, 09:01:27 AM

We have brand new Amiga Kickstart ROMs (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=kickstart) here too - no need to pay OTT prices on eBay.
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: Effy on April 16, 2005, 09:06:46 AM
That´s the advantage of having an Amiga dealer at this forum, you get immediately an offer with decent prices compared to the amounts some people are willing to pay on Ebay  :lol:
Title: Color me stupid
Post by: davide405 on April 17, 2005, 07:30:02 PM
This is what I get for coming here only every few days :oops:

When I made my post, there were only a few hours left in the auction.  This was the first (and only, so far) single-chip 3.x ROM that I had seen on eBay in months of watching.

I am now the proud :insane: owner of a $43.00 :-o ROM chip.

Please be gentle in heaping upon me the scorn and derision which I so richly deserve.

 :roflmao: @ myself
Title: Re: Color me stupid
Post by: patrik on April 17, 2005, 07:36:13 PM
@davide405:

You could always pretend it was a Kickstart 3.1 set for the A3000 or A4000 you just bought, those are generally sold old as new with their price-tags high up in the sky ;=).


/Patrik
Title: Re: Color me stupid
Post by: melott on April 17, 2005, 08:51:33 PM
Quote

davide405 wrote:

I am now the proud :insane: owner of a $43.00 :-o ROM chip.

Please be gentle in heaping upon me the scorn and derision which I so richly deserve.

 :roflmao: @ myself


@Davide405

As I said before.... if you're happy then thats all that counts.
They are worth (to you) whatever you are willing to pay.
So forget any scorn any other might heap on you.
Thumb your nose at them .. remember .. you have the rom
and they don't  :-D
Title: Re: Color me stupid
Post by: TjLaZah on April 17, 2005, 11:10:04 PM
Thats why you gotta love eBay:  Where people over pay for stuff!  Atleast for you, a Amiga 3.1 ROM is kinda rare, and you didn't know. What gets me is for common off the shelf stuff, people over bid and pay!  Even for a freaking DVD movie!  I just don't get it...
Title: Re: Color me stupid
Post by: patrik on April 18, 2005, 01:35:52 AM
@TjLaZah:

The heat of the moment probably blurs the judgement.


/Patrik
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: koaftder on April 18, 2005, 03:14:27 AM
Winning bid:    US $43.00


lol
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: Cyberus on April 18, 2005, 06:54:34 PM
yeah, nice one. You're quick...
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: x56h34 on April 18, 2005, 07:13:21 PM
Could these two usernames be a coincidence?

TjLaZah

TjLaZer

?

Is it the same guy? :-)
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: motrucker on April 23, 2005, 07:04:47 AM
ALWAYS!!!! check with a dealer before going to eBay! Here in the 'States, Software Hut is hard to beat. There's another dealer in Ohio (I think), but I can't remember their name.
Also, you might want to advertize here in a WANTED type ad. I am sure others have as much older Amiga stuff as I do....
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: boing on April 23, 2005, 09:11:47 AM
The 3.1 "ROMS" that Petro T personally shipped me years ago were actually EEPROMs too.  So i don't think it's too odd to end up with EEPROMs.
Title: Re: Am I out of my mind?
Post by: Framiga on April 23, 2005, 11:03:10 AM
sorry but . . . why 45US$ are too much for a 3.1 ROM and i.e 750 US$ for a CSPPC are OK? (someone here has sold it for that insane price)

Both are an exageration but . . . if you want/need it! :-)