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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: vic20owner on October 16, 2005, 11:50:04 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Commodore-Amiga-1200-computer-in-great-shape_W0QQitemZ8703112075QQcategoryZ4598QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Hah!
Its 6:23am and got back from a LAN party.....
And i got on here to check it out, and all I got to say is..
that is a DOOMY auction. :-D
Look at the description.
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Ha what an ass lol@ at hitler gates lol...
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hmm strange that he now seems to be a fan of the "low quality toy computer" :lol:
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Sorry, I seem to be missing the point. Other than the seller's obnoxious reply to the bidder's question, what is the problem?
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A warning about that utterly hideously crap muzak would've been nice :-P
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Maybe the fact that he's claiming the A1200 in stock form is much better than an Xbox or any other modern game console... and thats just the start of it. Gimme a break. Also stating that many arcade games used Amiga motherboards is just a lie.
Not true at all.
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vic20owner wrote:
Maybe the fact that he's claiming the A1200 in stock form is much better than an Xbox or any other modern game console... and thats just the start of it. Gimme a break. Also stating that many arcade games used Amiga motherboards is just a lie.
Not true at all.
Fair enough about the Arcade machine bit - I just re-read that and realised how funny that sounds. Yeah, you can rip the software from an arcade machine and run it directly on a vanilla A1200 with no emulation layer :lol:
But the bit about it being better than an xbox is surely a matter of opinion. And I have to say, I agree with the seller of this auction. I own both an Amiga and an XBox. I get rapidly bored of the XBox games (ie within minutes). I find them vacuous, unengaging, and frankly pointless. Amiga games however, seem to have a lot more going for them.
Of course this is a matter of opinion, and it could be argued that the marketplace (be it eBay, a shop, whatever) is not the place to air that opinion, but to market a product on its own merits rather than by comparing it to other products. No doubt the seller was just trying to coax some bids out of uncertain buyers :roll:
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Is this a seller to avoid? If so maybe some background, as some of you seem to know him well. I was considering a purchase from one of his auctions, so whatever light you can shed on him might be helpful.
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roguebeck wrote:
Is this a seller to avoid? If so maybe some background, as some of you seem to know him well.
Just search Amiga.org for DoomMaster, he also ventured on AmigaWorld.net as retrogeek with the same results..
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All signs point to it being Doommaster, if you look at this (http://cgi.ebay.com/Atari-520STfm-Case-and-Keyboard-Great-Shape_W0QQitemZ8708976469QQcategoryZ82631QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) dodgy auction (clearly a machine he's bought to replace stuff on another machine and he's punting it because he has no further use for it) he links to theb retrogeek website with his picture on it.
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"The keyboard is also in great shape, but, it is missing 4 keys."
LOL Great shape?
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Not only is the Amiga 1200 a cool video game machine, it is also a full blown color computer with a hard drive built in (X-Box, move the fu*k over). So, if you want to continue supporting Microshaft and Bill Hitler Gates, then buy an X-Box piece of crap.
is this one for real??? or is he a standup comedian :lol: :lol: :lol:
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LovelyWendie (http://www.lovelywendie99.com/)
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Wasnt the Amiga used in some arcade machines by a company called
Arcadia many years ago. They were owned by Mastertronic and did
one game called roadwars.
Hes still full of Chit though;-)
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LOL!
I love the answer to the guys question in the auction. I cant belive anyone bid after that attitude.
I think he was trying to get around the fact that the A1200 dosent come with a power supply.
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I guess the lucky winner gets all the goodies at the back of the picture! Woot!!!
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m1screant wrote:
Wasnt the Amiga used in some arcade machines by a company called
Arcadia many years ago. They were owned by Mastertronic and did
one game called roadwars.
Hes still full of Chit though;-)
Pretty sure it was used in Mad Dog McGee... an A500 no less :) The CD32 was used in at least 1 arcade machine.
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Doommaster (aka pacificanw) also likes badmouthing other people's auctions (or maybe it's just my auctions). And he was recently using amiga.org as his "backup" in saying that "we" all know that my auctions are fakes (an obvious lie - but I check into it anyway). Oh,well. At least I now have another place to check up on what's new on the amiga.
Maybe I should thank him for that.
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spihunter wrote:
LOL!
I love the answer to the guys question in the auction. I cant belive anyone bid after that attitude.
I think he was trying to get around the fact that the A1200 dosent come with a power supply.
not only that but no mouse as well. whoever bidded was stooooopid unless they don't need'em. :-)
oh and what about the os :-o
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I think he was trying to get around the fact that the A1200 dosent come with a power supply.[/quote]
not only that but no mouse as well. whoever bidded was stooooopid unless they don't need'em. :-)
If anyone DOES need them, http://www.centsible.com .
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i like this one
ebay auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/Commodore-Amiga-3000-Tower-VERY-RARE_W0QQitemZ8714585566QQcategoryZ4598QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
The Amiga 3000T is actually more valuable then the Amiga 4000 and has a present eBay value of between $800.00 to $1,200.00 American dollars.
:roflmao: classic doomy
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icbrkr wrote:
m1screant wrote:
Wasnt the Amiga used in some arcade machines by a company called
Arcadia many years ago. They were owned by Mastertronic and did
one game called roadwars.
Hes still full of Chit though;-)
Pretty sure it was used in Mad Dog McGee... an A500 no less :) The CD32 was used in at least 1 arcade machine.
Yes I think the company (American Laser Games) used Amiga hardware in a few of their earlier games. They used laserdisc footage and the Amiga graphics overlaid on the top. They later started using 3DO hardware instead, before (as is traditional for any company which comes within 100 yards of Amiga) they went bust.
There was also Mastertronic's Arcadia system, as mentioned above, which was based on the A500 and has many games made for it in the late 80's, including ports of Amiga games. There was also the Cubo CD32-based arcade system, and a gambling / poker machine which was also Amiga based (possibly called "Riverboat Queen" or something similar - I remember seeing it for sale on Ebay a couple of years ago)
In addition, many of the early "virtual reality" arcade machines (the ones where you had to wear a headset and ran at like 5 fps) were based on Amiga 3000 motherboards.
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Have you noticed that he has sold exactly the same item to this bidder (http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=mortenbn0)?
:-o
Looks a bit fishy to me. 8-)
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The best thing about the 3000T auction is that the photographs clearly show most (all?) of the socketed chips are missing, as are the floppy drives. The CD drive isn't even attached to the SCSI adapter.
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mjg59 wrote:
The best thing about the 3000T auction is that the photographs clearly show most (all?) of the socketed chips are missing, as are the floppy drives. The CD drive isn't even attached to the SCSI adapter.
dang i hadn't noticed that but yes it does look like they are gone.
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someone should ask him about what he means with:
"Question: Has this unit been tested to be functional? Could you estimate shipping to Zip code 95831 (Sacramento, California)? Thanks!"
"Answer: Yes, it is functional. The weight is stated in the auction so that YOU can estimate the shipping."
As has been said: the A3000T clearly lacks some or maybe all of the chips which can be pull out of it, it dosn't have any floppy drives and the CD-Rom isn't attached.
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Auction ended at $202. I guess he was wrong about Amiga 3000T's being worth $800-$1200!! :lol: :lol:
I'll bet it will be back up for sale agian in a few days.
I'm in the market for an Amiga 3000 and It really annoys me that I keep finding his auctions. :roll: :roll:
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>Maybe the fact that he's claiming the A1200 in stock form is much better than an Xbox or any other modern game console... and thats just the start of it.
But this is entirely true. I know which I would rather have, and it's not the {bleep}Box.
>Also stating that many arcade games used Amiga motherboards is just a lie.
Hmm, let's see, Road Wars, Aaaargh!, and several others the names of which escape me at the moment.
Please check your facts before making these silly posts.
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Well if he didn't strip everything that was not bolted down he might of got closer to the $800 mark but I think most Amiga bidders were keen enough to notice the vital missing parts! Woot!
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TJ, You have a really nice 3000T in your collection, don't you? Would you care to share the specs? I also have an A3000T:-).
Jeff
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Well,i bought a A600 from this guy,it was in "good shape" supposedly. Well it finally arrived after 13 days!!!! thats 13 days after he GOT the money order.i powered it up and it ran ok for about an hour or so,then i rebooted it and the HD died,sits there making a knocking noise and won't spin up.... Hmm go figure.its possible shipping caused it,but i doubt it,since the packing was adequate and the box came completely intact. I think the drive was on its way out. I've emailed him to see if he's going to make good on it,but i suspect he's going to try and stiff me on it.
He also gouges for shipping BAD..ridiculous handling charges etc.
the guy doesn't even realise that USPS puts the price he paid for shipping on the label they stick on.. it was less than half of what he charged me.
Oh,and theres no highspeed/low drag packing as the auction states,it had regular old clear packing tape on it,inside the 600 was in bubble wrap and padded with crumpled paper packing. nothing special.
good one to avoid Imho.
i'll keep you posted on how this plays out.
communication is pitiful,hard to get a answer on any items he has listed.
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@Jeff
Yes I do have a nice A3000T. Here are the specs:
-A3000T with 030 onboard and 2MB Chip, 16MB Fast, Lithium hack
-Cyberstorm MKII 060 @ 60MHz with 128MB Fast
-DKB 3128 with 128MB Fast
-Promethius PCI with Voodoo 3 3000, PCI NIC
-Cybervision 64 4MB
-Seagate 18.2GB SCSI-2 HD
-NEC 32X CD-ROM drive
-Two original Chinon HD 1.76MB drives!
-Original keyboard, pregnant mouse and owners manual.
-AmigaOS 3.9 BB2
Here are some pics:
Pic 1 (http://www.vintagecomputercafe.com/files/pics/Computers/mycomputers/Amiga_3000T_1.JPG), Pic 2 (http://www.vintagecomputercafe.com/files/pics/Computers/mycomputers/Amiga_3000T_2.JPG)
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@TJ
The best one I've seen yet, thanks for sharing:-D
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Are those 'Military Grade' cans of compressed air I see on his workbench??
;-)
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I really don't like this bloke. It does sound like Doomey or retrogeek and he's so full of it.
Games are not better, they are differnet. AMIGA certainly can't blow the dooors of a modern day console like X box or PS2 in terms of graphics or sound or speed.
I also know a few games I love on my PS2 that my AMIGA would never be able to run as a classic version. Perhaps a new A1 could emulate the PS2 and do it with the sheer grunt of a fast modern CPU.
As for arcade gaming and being able to run it on AMIGA...
There are plenty of arcade machienes that can't be run under AMIGA even using emulation like MAME as the computer is way too slow. There may be one or tow that used an AMIGA, however there were many, many more that did not.
Also his selling technique is so disgusting. It's people like this that make AMIGA look dirty and bad. There's just no need to be like this. I really don't like this person very much. I wish he would leave AMIGA alone.
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I don't want to sound slightly hypocritical, but its Doomy, get over it. He loves the attention, so much so that he noticed this thread and posted on it.
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"Answer: Yes, it is functional. The weight is stated in the auction so that YOU can estimate the shipping."
I this guy for real?
What a prick. Sell it to your self A'hole.
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Glad i got beat on that bid for the a3000T. Sniped by 2.50 at the last minute. I felt dumb for bidding 200 on it, after i reread the desc and didnt see any promise that it worked. That case looked good though, and i got a naked 3000 laying around...
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On a funny and strange twist of fate, Doomy is now
selling Xbox 360's (http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Game-console-with-Hard-Drive-NEW_W0QQitemZ8236413292QQcategoryZ62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Get um while there hot!!
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Man what people will do to make an extra red cent...
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spihunter wrote:
On a funny and strange twist of fate, Doomy is now
selling Xbox 360's (http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Game-console-with-Hard-Drive-NEW_W0QQitemZ8236413292QQcategoryZ62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Get um while there hot!!
but wait they are not military spec :-o :lol:
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Who is buying this stuff (http://cgi.ebay.com/XBOX-360-TOP-BUNDLE-2-GAMES-2-WIRELESS-CONTROLERS_W0QQitemZ8236524616QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) anyway?
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Piru wrote:
Who is buying this stuff (http://cgi.ebay.com/XBOX-360-TOP-BUNDLE-2-GAMES-2-WIRELESS-CONTROLERS_W0QQitemZ8236524616QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) anyway?
jeeezuuussss christ that is expensive.
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ohh nooo!!! the right man, in the righ place and in perfect time :-(
"NO LOCAL PICKUP !
I do not combine S/H."
that man its a genius!!!