Phonic wrote:
I was offered (Via Amibench) a 030 Magnum 40MHZ with 8MB for 25 UK pounds but I'm a bit apprehensive if the seller has no references, especially if they're 3000 miles away - I've been burned too many times.
Thanks all.
Hi, sounds like a good price. Don't know that hardware, but you can look around the web for some info. Not sure about it being 'too good to be true'. I have bought miggy gear for very low prices before, usually when people have no further interest in the hardware. See if you can get a photo of the gear, and maybe a screen shot showing the accellerator working (not sure what's possible here, but at least workbench will show if the RAM is available). Try to call the seller, and see what the person is like. Also get postal insurance. I've probably been pretty lucky, but have always managed to get good deals on reliable second hand hardware. There are some philanthropic people in the Amiga community. Maybe you could ask the seller why the item is not just being listed on ebay? One can sometimes see people just dumping their miggy gear, for little or nothing, cause they can't be bothered trying to sell it.
... or you could just buy from a reputable shop.
