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Title: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: wurzel on November 08, 2008, 12:11:59 PM
It's a nice system, but starting price £1000???

(Sorry, couldn't figure out how to do a small link)

EDIT
Small link :lol:
Link (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=250317313989&Category=4193null)  
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: Kin-Hell on November 08, 2008, 12:39:49 PM
Small link m8!  
Linky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=250317313989&Category=4193null)

Click on the URL button when posting. It looks like a chain link & is to the left of the Email Address add function.
Just drop the real URL in the box & a Second box comes up.
This is where I typed Linky

Easy eh! ;-)


Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: ddniUK on November 08, 2008, 12:59:30 PM
Selling it with an install of OS4, yet no mention of the original CD or Licence...
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: wurzel on November 08, 2008, 01:37:57 PM
Quote

Kin-Hell wrote:
Small link m8!  
Linky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=250317313989&Category=4193null)

Click on the URL button when posting. It looks like a chain link & is to the left of the Email Address add function.
Just drop the real URL in the box & a Second box comes up.
This is where I typed Linky

Easy eh! ;-)




Thanks mate, done it  :-D
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: marcfrick2112 on November 08, 2008, 01:43:23 PM
Hmm, no bids yet with a bit over a day to go ...  :roll:

It is a nice system tho...

'samsun, default, Turkey', eh?
 
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: arkanoid on November 08, 2008, 01:44:51 PM
wurzel: I suggest you get your calculator out, do your sums and add up the going rate for the components included in the system. the individual components alone will add up to not far off his £950 asking price. and when you figure in eBay/PayPal fees and the amount of work that has obviousely gone into building the system - it's not that far off the mark.

why do people hate to see regular people make a little money? it's not this guy's fauilt that you're broke.
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: Amithony on November 08, 2008, 02:31:38 PM
This one is more my cup of tea :)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220305205374
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: 1985BMWK75 on November 08, 2008, 03:41:34 PM
HA! You think that is a high price? Check this out, I think it beats the A4000T in audacity :-P

Ridiculously over pirced CD32 on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/COMPLETE-COMMODORE-AMIGA-CD32-CONSOLE-PWSUPPLY-CONTROLS_W0QQitemZ130266180214QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116)

Nathan
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: tonyyeb on November 08, 2008, 04:52:40 PM
Quote

1985BMWK75 wrote:
HA! You think that is a high price? Check this out, I think it beats the A4000T in audacity :-P

Ridiculously over pirced CD32 on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/COMPLETE-COMMODORE-AMIGA-CD32-CONSOLE-PWSUPPLY-CONTROLS_W0QQitemZ130266180214QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116)

Nathan


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Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: LoadWB on November 08, 2008, 04:57:38 PM
@Amithony:

Xoops doesn't have a DROOL image.  But, WOW, to have $1000 right now :(
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: beller on November 08, 2008, 05:36:49 PM
Looking through the US listings I saw a couple of A1000s that, while nice, seemed to be a tad optimistic.  Given the number of listings it looks like a number of closets, besides mine, are having a bit of a cleaning!

Its good to be optomistic...you can always settle for reality later!

Bob
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: LawlessPPC on November 08, 2008, 05:39:58 PM
if he gets anywhere near that money for that system then im open to take bids on mine. Just check sig
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: wurzel on November 08, 2008, 10:38:22 PM
Quote

arkanoid wrote:
wurzel: I suggest you get your calculator out, do your sums and add up the going rate for the components included in the system. the individual components alone will add up to not far off his £950 asking price. and when you figure in eBay/PayPal fees and the amount of work that has obviousely gone into building the system - it's not that far off the mark.

why do people hate to see regular people make a little money? it's not this guy's fauilt that you're broke.


Firstly, don't assume I'm broke - I'm not.
Secondly, why assume I hate regular people making a little money? I don't.

You're reading far too much into that.

I agree, it is around the price you'd need to pay, but £950 UK POUNDS plus £50 postage as a STARTING price is optimistic - which is all I said.

Check my sig, you'll see I have a good system too, but if I ever came to sell it, I wouldn't add the component prices together and use that as a starting bid.
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: Amithony on November 08, 2008, 10:43:54 PM
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LawlessPPC wrote:
if he gets anywhere near that money for that system then im open to take bids on mine. Just check sig[/quote


I may take you up on that if you are in Australia :)
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: arkanoid on November 12, 2008, 04:26:11 AM
Quote

wurzel wrote:
Quote

arkanoid wrote:
wurzel: I suggest you get your calculator out, do your sums and add up the going rate for the components included in the system. the individual components alone will add up to not far off his £950 asking price. and when you figure in eBay/PayPal fees and the amount of work that has obviousely gone into building the system - it's not that far off the mark.

why do people hate to see regular people make a little money? it's not this guy's fauilt that you're broke.


Firstly, don't assume I'm broke - I'm not.
Secondly, why assume I hate regular people making a little money? I don't.

You're reading far too much into that.

I agree, it is around the price you'd need to pay, but £950 UK POUNDS plus £50 postage as a STARTING price is optimistic - which is all I said.

Check my sig, you'll see I have a good system too, but if I ever came to sell it, I wouldn't add the component prices together and use that as a starting bid.


wurzel: appologies, I was in a stinking mood when i wrote that and, incidentally, instigated a few wholesale flames not just with you - so it was nothing personal.

hmm, I guess the starting price was pretty/very high - for a starting price. but then again, many sellers use high starting prices as more of a substitute "BuyNow" price never expecting to get more than a couple of bids. this way you can avoid official eBay BuyNow fees.

anyhow, it appears you were correct. it was priced to high as in the end it didn't sell.

cheers
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: stefcep2 on November 12, 2008, 08:01:44 AM
i don't think ebay allows reserve prices on such things and if you start low, who knows, you may at that particular time not have enough interested buyers so you may have to sell it for less than what you want for it.  A week later and you may get what you want for it.
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: carvedeye on November 12, 2008, 09:17:44 AM
yeah i saw this on flea bay a couple of days ago.
Title: Re: Someone's optimistic!
Post by: yssing on November 12, 2008, 09:36:50 AM
My wife would go mental if I bought a system at that price..

Something with food is more important than amiga she says..