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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: dougal on May 14, 2009, 12:48:09 PM

Title: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: dougal on May 14, 2009, 12:48:09 PM: Amiga 600 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AMIGA-COMADORE-64_W0QQitemZ320371190276QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash=item320371190276&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50)

"COMADORE 64 FOUND THIS WHILE MOVING NO TAPE DECK. DONT KNOW IF OR HOW IT WORKS. VERY COLLECTABLE. POWER PACK AND JOY STIK. THANKS FOR LOOKING. GOOD LUCK.
"
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: impactor on May 14, 2009, 02:32:21 PM: I like the way he doesn't even know what it is and yet he still describes it as: "VERY COLLECTABLE"!!! :lol:
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: amiga1260 on May 14, 2009, 02:37:00 PM: It's a shame that some users owning those machines don't know what it is and treates the computers as garbage.
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: stevieu on May 14, 2009, 03:35:42 PM: "VERY COLLECTABLE"

Even though it appears he has taken the picture outside on a garage roof or something lol.

Poor mistreated lil thing :-(
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: impactor on May 14, 2009, 03:39:40 PM: Quote

stevieu wrote:
"VERY COLLECTABLE"

Even though it appears he has taken the picture outside on a garage roof or something lol.

Poor mistreated lil thing :-(

:lol: Yeah, "VERY COLLECTABLE" he says to himself as he pulls the "Commodore Amiga 64" out of the garbage heap at the bottom of his garage. :lol:
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: countzero on May 14, 2009, 03:48:37 PM: Quote

stevieu wrote:
"VERY COLLECTABLE"

you don't understand ... he means "VERY COLLECTABLE ... BY THE GARBAGE COLLECTORS" :lol:
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: Darrin on May 14, 2009, 03:57:51 PM: Is it worth asking him whether he still has the Workbench disks and if he could test them? :lol:
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: Darrin on May 14, 2009, 03:59:12 PM: The funny thing is, this poor A600 could have a CPU and RAM expansion hidden inside. ;-)
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: spihunter on May 14, 2009, 03:59:33 PM: Maybe they think its C64 beacause its so brown! :-D
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: recidivist on May 14, 2009, 05:25:34 PM: Lots of "stuff" gets sold by Mom and Dad after the son has gone to university or armed forces -I've heard stories of cherished goods being tossed by parents anxious to clean up junior's room/attic now that he's out of the house.

Funny and sad is the items often had real financial value as well:rare comics/LPs/early kit computers,etc.
Title: Re: Poor yellow A600 , and the owner things its a C64 on ebay
Post by: Darrin on May 14, 2009, 06:05:43 PM: Quote

recidivist wrote:
Lots of "stuff" gets sold by Mom and Dad after the son has gone to university or armed forces -I've heard stories of cherished goods being tossed by parents anxious to clean up junior's room/attic now that he's out of the house.

Funny and sad is the items often had real financial value as well:rare comics/LPs/early kit computers,etc.

Yep, all 10 of my Action Men including the Scorpion Tank, Helicopter and Jeep all went for 10 quid when my back was turned. :madashell: