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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: XDelusion on February 20, 2016, 05:10:58 PM

Title: Gotek Drive and Ebay. International Bans?
Post by: XDelusion on February 20, 2016, 05:10:58 PM

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Amiga+RPI+Drive&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xgotek+amiga.TRS0&_nkw=gotek+amiga&_sacat=0

So the creator of the firmware would rather people not sell the drives pre-flashed. Did he contact Ebay of America so they would restrict all sales of it in that case? The only ones I see for sale pre-flashed are from across seas or Canada.

Title: Re: Gotek Drive and Ebay. International Bans?
Post by: danbeaver on February 20, 2016, 08:30:07 PM

Quote from: XDelusion;804306

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Amiga+RPI+Drive&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xgotek+amiga.TRS0&_nkw=gotek+amiga&_sacat=0

So the creator of the firmware would rather people not sell the drives pre-flashed. Did he contact Ebay of America so they would restrict all sales of it in that case? The only ones I see for sale pre-flashed are from across seas or Canada.

Better question: Would eBay even care?  They allow this to happen all the time with copies of firmware and software.

Title: Re: Gotek Drive and Ebay. International Bans?
Post by: digiflip on February 20, 2016, 09:41:14 PM

If you search for usb floppy emulator you will find the normal gotek which can have cortex or hxc firmware added or just oem firmware.

Title: Re: Gotek Drive and Ebay. International Bans?
Post by: Akiko on February 20, 2016, 10:09:05 PM

Quote from: digiflip;804317

So the creator of the firmware would rather people not sell the drives pre-flashed.

What is your source for this?

Title: Re: Gotek Drive and Ebay. International Bans?
Post by: UberFreak on February 20, 2016, 11:32:33 PM

Deja vu...

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=68673

Title: Re: Gotek Drive and Ebay. International Bans?
Post by: XDelusion on February 25, 2016, 09:56:55 PM

Yes if you look it appears that only Ebay America is putting bans on these if they are pre-flashed. I see no one in the US selling them pre-flashed.
That is just strange...