eBay alternatives?

[kirk_m]

As the classified on most Amiga forums I visit are devoid of machines, is eBay really the main place to buy an Amiga? Do any shops specialize in selling refurbs? Looking for a 1200 specifically.

Thanks,
Jeff

Amibay.com.  You'll mostly be buying from Europe, not sure where you're located.  Prices aren't much better than on eBay, however.

[kirk_m]

I'm in the US. I assume Euro Amiga's have a European keyboard?

Some do.  There are a lot of UK people there, and the UK layout isn't that much different.  Settings in the Amiga can be modified to compensate for this, though.  My A1200 is a PAL, UK made version, and it works just fine here in the US.

As Paul said above, the Facebook group is another good place to look.

[kirk_m]

So people are now "flipping" Amiga and Mac hardware. *sigh*

Mind you, I don't mind making a drive for hardware I want, even if it's just a couple of pieces, then putting the rest up, but I'm not looking to profit any more than my time collecting the stuff in the first place.

I tried getting into the estate sale and auction racket.  Seems like fun, but the time investment is too much for me.  It's a toss-up whether it's worse than garage or yard sale hunting.

Yes, I have seen the same items Airey sells, at a discount, relisted after having been purchased by someone else, then tested, and marked up.  A while back, he had A500 motherboards and separate sets of chips that he was selling for $15 each.  I saw the same exact ones listed by two US sellers about a month later,  with the chips and motherboards assembled and "tested" for almost $200 each.

[kirk_m]

Let’s not forget the megachip that’s listed for $200 and the vanilla, stock A600 that’s listed
For $500!