First of all, let me tell you guys that i have learnt a lot from all your different point of views.
Maybe i should have cleared out some point at the beginning of my topic, but hey, i was desperate...
anyway, i feel in some way very sad, and in some way very happy.
Why? Well, for the beginning, for me, being "forced" to sell this Amiga hardware (knowing is "priceless", or at least, knowing that only few thousands units were made (its not like a hard drive or a floppy drive for a pc, but then, try to convince my mother of that, for her, im just a "junkie collector", and i dont live in a flat, i live in a "deposit full of old useless hardware stuff) :-D ), was very difficult.
Im saying "forced", because i really needed the money, and my Amiga hardware are among the most expensive things i have in my house.
Happy, because i know for sure they went to very good hands ("new" amiga users in Argentina, a small but fast growing community), and happy becasue i could afford and paid my debts
Sad, on the other hand, because i know, these stuff is special, very special for me. I know theres live beyond Amiga, but you have no idea how many years i saved money to afford one PPC card, for example.
I was a kid reading Amiga Format or CU Amiga, and dreamed a lot about having one of those cards.
I didnt have much time to enjoy them full time, and like my mother said to me: "keep up the good memories, and the time you used them".
For me, thats an elegant way of telling me another story i dont wanna hear, but thats my problem, i know. She will never understand my passion with this loyal machine.
anyway, all my stuff, my important stuff is gone, im with empty hands, clean consious, zero money i owe to other people, and now the roll begins again...
Time to begin saving for "new" Amiga stuff....who knows, maybe im lucky and get another PPC card in the near future for a "realistic price". And please let me do an explanation here: in Argentina, our currency is VERY weak. So, to afford someting, wheter be dollars, euros or pounds, you really have to save a lot of money. Maybe that was my point, that to pay sometimes the end up prices of some Amiga eBay items, are impossible for people from this side of the world...
I dont discuss their value, and of course if there is a market and people willing to pay, then maybe thats a fair price, but i was refering to the financial situation in my country, even tough i know the financial crisis is globalized.
I really wish i could earn my salary in euros or dollars...that way i could afford 100% times more Amiga hardware (but then i would go nuts for sure...)
Maybe being an Amiga user in this part of the world is not the cheapest hobby, but hey, its SO fun!!!!
Thanks a lot guys for all support, understanding, and your points of view
Sincerely
Sebastian
