New Amiga 3000! But leave the battery alone!

[edd_jedi]

I'm amazed how many people are missing the point with this item. You do not buy a brand new vintage computer to use. If you want one to use, you buy a $50 second hand one. People buy NOS computers of this age as collectables. I would bet good money that this A3000 will never be taken out of its bags. The second you turn on/test an unused vintage computer, its value drops 70%.

I am an Amiga enthusiast but I also collect brand new vintage games consoles, and there is serious demand for them. A brand new, unused SNES is worth around $500, where as a second hand one is worth about $40. So there most definitely is a market for these, and I actually think the price was very fair. I would have paid that for it if they would ship to the UK.

[edd_jedi]

Sorry mate, but you need to look at it from the other side. I understand that as an Amiga enthusiast to you it may seem crazy to buy something that might not work and/or be damaged, but collectors want to buy things that are new and untouched. Take classic cars for example - collectors don't snub original, low mileage cars just because the tyres and hoses will have perished over time. A collector wants something to be original, and an enthusiast wants it to be in good working order. 2 completely different things, neither make anybody a moron.

[edd_jedi]

Yeah I am sure a NOS 1957 Chevy with a rotting corroded engine bay from the battery would sell well at auction!

Google 'barn find' you will find all kinds of people queuing up to pay premium prices for untouched original cars. The same applies as I sais before - some people want a working/maintained example, and some people want an original unused example. Both are perfectly acceptable. I sell a lot of brand new games consoles on eBay, and the two questions I get asked most are "has it ever been removed from the packaging" and "are you sure it's never been turned on or tested."