are we still sharing crazy ebay postings?

[Pgovotsos]

ha ha, 700 for a daughter board?  I have my A4000D one sitting in a box, I should be able to sell it for 900 easy, right?  since 4000 is a bigger number than 3000?

Here are some crazy ass ones;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-Amiga-4000-040-Desktop-Computer-Bundle-W-Keyboard-Mouse-Box-More/172072008575?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35605%26meid%3D998b2c00b188482fbf4cfd691def1f4c%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D182015475146

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amiga-4000-040-33MHz-24-bit-EGS-Spectrum-PCB-CAD-sw-40-more-apps/182015475146?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D777000%26algo%3DABA.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35605%26meid%3D9763460fc2ef47eabd3f28d0284204e6%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D291681068964

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-Amiga-A4000T-68060-50-Video-Toaster-Flyer-software-CDrom-4000/141898448047?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35605%26meid%3D998b2c00b188482fbf4cfd691def1f4c%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D182015475146

The last one I can kind of see, as it at least has an 060, is a 4000T (which actually are rare, unlike a A3000 zorro board), but that's till probably a bit on the high end.  If these were normal prices for A4000Ds, I should be able to sell mine for 8k, since I have an 060, Radeon, mediator, etc... Right?  anyone want to buy my A4000D for 8k?

I'll 'fess up. The last one was me. In my defense, besides the 4000T that actually was well packed and arrived safely, I got 5 big cases of hardware and software included that so far has all checked out as working. 3 AD516s, 2 Toccatas and 2 Picasso IVs alone made it worthwhile - at least to me.

Of course they say rationalization is a great defense mechanism so what do I know

Well, here's my contribution to crazy eBay listings - even too crazy for me

http://ebay.com/itm/DCE-SX32-PRO-68030-50-Festplatte-hard-disk-64MB-RAM-Commodore-AMIGA-CD32-/252232920522

[Pgovotsos]

Dayyyyuumm!  That's nice!  

And the price is pretty sweet too.

[Pgovotsos]

Talking about crazy eBay prices, this isn't in the same league of the F-19, but what's with the prices people are asking for Competition Pro joypads for CD32? I've been seeing buy it now prices of $159USD to over $250USD!

Have they really gotten that rare or in demand?

[Pgovotsos]

More likely all our Amiga's will end up in land fill once we're gone, unless we can get our children obsessed with them.

I'm doing my part - the kids didn't get into it but the grandkids have been having a ball playing games on them. That's why each is getting a Vampired 600 under the Christmas tree

[Pgovotsos]

It may not be in the same class of the others described here in terms of total price but every time I see this guy relisting these, I have the automatic reaction of "Are you ***tting me!" 15 bucks for an individual keycap!

http://ebay.com/itm/272280772086

[Pgovotsos]

This isn't a particular, single auction but a general crazy auction that I just don't understand. All the auctions I see trying to sell magazine cover floppies. I just don't get it.

Why would anyone pay any amount of money, even 1 cent, for a 20+ year old floppy disk that might never have worked even when it was originally bought because of the trip through the mail with heat, rain, etc. Not to mention, it's a TWENTY PLUS year old floppy! Floppies under the best of conditions can fail in less time than that.

What's the point? I think pretty much every cover disk is available for download. Are there actually collectors that are completionist enough that they have to have an original cover disk, whether it works or not?

[Pgovotsos]

Well, here's my contribution to crazy eBay listings - even too crazy for me

http://ebay.com/itm/DCE-SX32-PRO-68030-50-Festplatte-hard-disk-64MB-RAM-Commodore-AMIGA-CD32-/252232920522

I can't believe it but someone actually bought this SX32 Pro for €4,700. I don't know who they are but they're officially the craziest Amiga buyer I've ever heard of

[Pgovotsos]

Says it's relisted my end, yet I can't access it.

Sorry, that was the older link. This should work http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=252446273146

Edit: In the eBay app it shows as sold. On the eBay webpage it just shows as not available. Don't know why it shows differently. Maybe just using the item number 252446273146 would work.

[Pgovotsos]

Have you seen his other items? Games that cost hundreds of euros.
If I was stinking rich I'd still not pay his prices as a matter of principle.

You mean like Castlevania for the 64 for €2,700?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=252451259641

[Pgovotsos]

Here's someone greedy, trying to cash in on the long waiting list. Selling a Vampire II 600 for $699 Canadian / about $550 US.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=262612824686&alt=web

[Pgovotsos]

Where do see $550 US? Right now the bidding is up to $132 US.

That's the Buy it Now price.

[Pgovotsos]

C $170.00 now, BiN  has disappeared - it was there this morning.

What he said

[Pgovotsos]

Here's someone greedy, trying to cash in on the long waiting list. Selling a Vampire II 600 for $699 Canadian / about $550 US.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=262612824686&alt=web

Well now it's $690 US. 50 more than the original Buy it Now. For $200 worth of equipment. There's a few people who REALLY don't want to wait in line

[Pgovotsos]

How about this one? http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=112142339965&alt=web

$7,000 for what's supposed to be a prototype of a CD32 game but he's unable to provide pictures of it running. He also doesn't have the controller for it - something like the Joyboard but shaped like a surfboard. Anyway it's just a homemade CD that could simply be burned from the image available in several places for download.

[Pgovotsos]

I've noticed that computer_preservation tends to post high BIN prices, but they tend to be quite negotiable.

If you develop a relationship with them, they are very reasonable. Open to negotiations as you said, especially if you get several things at once. I've gotten quite a lot from them.

They have an advantage over many of us because through their contacts they find large lots. They've bought out the entire stock of several companies. If there are certain things that you are looking for, they keep a list and are good about keeping an eye out for you. They're not averse to taking parts from several partially working machines to combine into one working one for you and only charging for the one machine, not all of the donors like you would from most places even though it leaves them with several non working machines that it will be harder for them to sell.

It really does seem like their focus is to preserve as many fully functional machines as possible AND see them in active use, not tucked away in a collection.