Hello All:
First off, I do appreciate the insight you all are imparting. The systems I have seen on Ebay are too high once shipping is considered into the price, not the price itself, though I will absolutely not pay $200 for a 3k.
$80 may not be a problem ;-)
Secondly, I had asked for response if the person responding *had* one to sell and then to please e-mail me what they want to sell it for and I would evaluate whether or not we can do it based on condition and etc!
I am not going into this blind, but now anyone reading this thread knows that $200 is too high but up to that will be entertained and I would like to negotiate some kind of trade as well as stated in my original post.
To the folks that suggested an A500 or A1200, that will not work out for me. I recently sold an A500 that was just given to me by a friend on Ebay... I definitely need a minimum of a 2500 but prefer a 3000! I do plan to run OS 4.0 with an adapter card in the future. Or simply will eventually afford a A1XE or the like if I can't make the 3k go to my liking. I would like to replace my PC with it.
So, once again re-iterating, I am interested in buying an Amiga 3k (or 4k) I do not have a lot of money to spend, though any computer in good working order is worth a couple of hundred dollars IMHO... as long as it meets my requirements.
Again, I am glad that the community is advising me on this and I do understand, but one must understand that the last 3k on ebay that I bid on was at $168 plus $50 shipping so well over what I will spend. I do need a local person selling or a resource in the Kansas City Missouri Metro Area to buy one because shipping will make it well out of my range. Also, I am waiting to hear from a dealer on a used 3K for what the price will be there... the shipping was only $21.00 and that would be reasonable.
So IF YOU HAVE A 3K or 4K THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SELL AND LIVE IN THE KC AREA, I would like to hear from you!
Thanks,
Mike
dnelsonfl wrote:
Mike,
Amigadave is right. A good, clean 3000 or 4000 is not cheap. Two years ago I picked up a 3000 for $50 and it came fully loaded along with a a3640. That was off Ebay! Now I'm seeing them priced $80 and up, and not always fully loaded. I tried to get a 4000 cheap for a year before finally paying $150 last October for one from somebody from the comp.sys.amiga.marketplace newsgroup. (Google doesn't always seem to refresh the messages often, so you might want to try your ISP's group server for that newsgroup). Another source to check is Amibench. Most of the buyers/sellers are from Europe, but there are quite a few in the US on there now and then as well. Of course, there's always Ebay ... if you're patient and don't mind loosing many an auction to finally win one at your desired price. Expanding your search beyond your 60 miles will also help you in your search. Good luck, and with either system you'll be very happy.
