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Title: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: Megamig on March 30, 2012, 08:01:08 AM
Hope everybody is having a good week... :banana:

Considering the amount of crazy prices on eBay this one would have to be one of the best...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/260984848465?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4712.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D260984848465%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1#ht_4625wt_1270
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: AmiDude on March 30, 2012, 08:08:53 AM
Quote:

"but I really need the space so I'm selling cheap!" :roflmao: :rofl: :laughing:
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: Tripitaka on March 30, 2012, 11:07:11 AM
That's enough to buy a Minimig and have change left for a SAM mobo. I have two words for the seller...
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: darkage on March 30, 2012, 11:22:19 AM
haha well shipping from Perth costs a fortune to anywhere else in Australia...

I guess by the brightness of the plastic your paying for $900 worth of cleaning time that the seller spent retrobriting it :)

Hey I have 5x a500's! Looks like I can be rich too :) :) :)
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: Haranguer on March 30, 2012, 12:31:15 PM
Quote from: darkage;686096
Hey I have 5x a500's! Looks like I can be rich too :) :) :)


Only 5?  I've got 8 of them.  I can retire :-))
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: Methuselas on March 30, 2012, 02:07:01 PM
Wow...... Just wow......
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: CritAnime on March 30, 2012, 02:38:53 PM
Ah the crazy world of selling Commodore stuff. I have been on holiday for a few days and a little computer shop, that sells retro stuff on the side, had a 500 for £300. That £300 for just the computer and PSU.

I had to laugh.
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: Megamig on March 30, 2012, 03:10:20 PM
Quote:

"I forgot to test the clock, it's possible that the battery needs to be swapped with a new one."

I would have placed a bid on this item before I read that...
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: orange on March 30, 2012, 06:41:36 PM
think you should post ebay or similar links with low priced Amiga hardware. that might drive prices down..
all this overpriced auction spam is becoming booring.
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: AmigaClassicRule on March 30, 2012, 06:49:06 PM
Wait a second? If an Amiga 500 is going to cost a 1000 bucks to buy, how much would then my Amiga 1200 is going to be worth if I sell it?

Specs:

1) Amiga 1200 (desktop)
2) USB SUB with four working USB ports on the back
3) 20 GB HD 2.5" (I still like it better than CF, hehe)
4) Soon to become a 68060 @ 50 Mhz with 64 MB of RAM. (In the future overclock it to 66 Mhz)
5) A monitor 1084s

(By the way I WILL NEVER SELL MY AMIGA AGAIN) but out of curiosity how much is it going to worh if I am to sell those specs? Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: Crisisdog on March 30, 2012, 07:16:04 PM
Quote from: AmigaClassicRule;686142
Wait a second? If an Amiga 500 is going to cost a 1000 bucks to buy, how much would then my Amiga 1200 is going to be worth if I sell it?

Specs:

1) Amiga 1200 (desktop)
2) USB SUB with four working USB ports on the back
3) 20 GB HD 2.5" (I still like it better than CF, hehe)
4) Soon to become a 68060 @ 50 Mhz with 64 MB of RAM. (In the future overclock it to 66 Mhz)
5) A monitor 1084s

(By the way I WILL NEVER SELL MY AMIGA AGAIN) but out of curiosity how much is it going to worh if I am to sell those specs? Thanks in advance.



I'm sorry, but the Amiga 500 is far superior to the 1200, thus the increased price...
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: danwood on March 30, 2012, 09:29:52 PM
Quote from: AmigaClassicRule;686142
Wait a second? If an Amiga 500 is going to cost a 1000 bucks to buy, how much would then my Amiga 1200 is going to be worth if I sell it?

Specs:

1) Amiga 1200 (desktop)
2) USB SUB with four working USB ports on the back
3) 20 GB HD 2.5" (I still like it better than CF, hehe)
4) Soon to become a 68060 @ 50 Mhz with 64 MB of RAM. (In the future overclock it to 66 Mhz)
5) A monitor 1084s

(By the way I WILL NEVER SELL MY AMIGA AGAIN) but out of curiosity how much is it going to worh if I am to sell those specs? Thanks in advance.


Doubt it'd fetch more than a few million these days.
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: darkage on March 31, 2012, 05:18:49 AM
Quote from: Crisisdog;686144
I'm sorry, but the Amiga 500 is far superior to the 1200, thus the increased price...


Come on if the 500 is superior surely the A1000 would be worth even more than a bank!

Manual kickstart loading, no other model enjoys that experience!
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: Drummerboy on March 31, 2012, 06:56:30 AM
I'll put it easier, or cheaper...

If you have a PC Computer, not have any Amiga, and you are an Amiga nostalgic,  then, just download and install WinUAE or UAE Amiga emulator and Enjoy! :eek:
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: j_sntos on March 31, 2012, 06:43:49 PM
I think every system worth "what" it worths for who search for them. It also depends in wich country you are living and how dificult is to find those items. I've spend a lot of time trying to buy for the best price my amiga items. I think on the last years many people just sell commodore and atari stuff to gain some good money on it on their own profit and it's because of the market expeculation that many times, sellers without the intention of doing that, see those expensive prices from other people and they end selling their stuff also expensive. The whole market it's addicted and inflactioned. It also depends on the use that we are gonna give to those items, I only buy items that i can play regular on it, not just to expose on a corner. The relation cost/benefict is diferent from buyer to buyer.
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: psxphill on March 31, 2012, 07:59:28 PM
Quote from: Megamig;686081
Hope everybody is having a good week... :banana:
 
Considering the amount of crazy prices on eBay this one would have to be one of the best...
 
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/260984848465?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4712.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D260984848465%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1#ht_4625wt_1270

Has the price changed? It seems reasonable now.
 
 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260984848465?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4712.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D260984848465%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1#ht_4625wt_1270&clk_rvr_id=328784120210
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: Methuselas on March 31, 2012, 10:29:30 PM
Quote from: Crisisdog;686144
I'm sorry, but the Amiga 500 is far superior to the 1200, thus the increased price...




:roflmao:


It's MIL-SPEC! Just ask Doomy! :laugh1:
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: AmiDude on March 31, 2012, 11:30:28 PM
Quote from: j_sntos;686287
I think every system worth "what" it worths for who search for them. It also depends in wich country you are living and how dificult is to find those items. I've spend a lot of time trying to buy for the best price my amiga items. I think on the last years many people just sell commodore and atari stuff to gain some good money on it on their own profit and it's because of the market expeculation that many times, sellers without the intention of doing that, see those expensive prices from other people and they end selling their stuff also expensive. The whole market it's addicted and inflactioned. It also depends on the use that we are gonna give to those items, I only buy items that i can play regular on it, not just to expose on a corner. The relation cost/benefict is diferent from buyer to buyer.


Bla bla bla.....
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: AmiDude on March 31, 2012, 11:34:04 PM
Quote from: psxphill;686303
Has the price changed? It seems reasonable now.
 
 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260984848465?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4712.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D260984848465%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1#ht_4625wt_1270&clk_rvr_id=328784120210


It's still 124$... A little overprised for an A500 + hazy 1084, isn't it?
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: psxphill on March 31, 2012, 11:44:26 PM
Quote from: AmiDude;686327
It's still 124$... A little overprised for an A500 + hazy 1084, isn't it?

The person who bought this might disagree.
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commodore-Amiga-500-Philips-CM8833II-Monitor-/190655297159?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item2c63f0f687
 
And the person who bought this is quite insane.
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commodore-Amiga-A500-plus-Console-and-60-games-/300681685810?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item4602066b32
Title: Re: Who says that Amiga's are not good value for money!
Post by: AmiDude on April 01, 2012, 04:49:18 PM
Quote from: psxphill;686330
The person who bought this might disagree.
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commodore-Amiga-500-Philips-CM8833II-Monitor-/190655297159?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item2c63f0f687


That one went for "only" 70BP (and the A500 was still sealed and in his original box + original boxed games)... Not 124$.

Quote from: psxphill;686330

And the person who bought this is quite insane.
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commodore-Amiga-A500-plus-Console-and-60-games-/300681685810?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item4602066b32


That included 60 original boxed games.

So 124$ for one A500+1084 + a bunch of copied games is quit expensive.