Check this A1200 out on ebay (Australia)

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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AMIGA-1200-3-1-ROMS-32MB-BLIZZARD-1230-IV-EXPANSION_W0QQitemZ170238195427QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4598QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

He states in the description, "I have seen these go for Over $800.00 on ebay with the lot onboard, so grab a bargain while you can because once the auction is over if not sold a Rare piece of history + expansion board will be destroyed."

And in the Q/A section.

"I have seen these go for Over $800.00 on ebay with the lot onboard, so grab a bargain while you can because once the auction is over if not sold a Rare piece of history + expansion board will be destroyed."

Apparently he also has an A1200 with 8MB expansion for BIN price of AU$350 which according to him will also be "Destroyed" if it doesnt sell.

Now I have seen a fruit loopy sellers but this one takes the cake.  "If it doesnt sell, I'll destroy it"... erm, okay.  :-o

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CaptChaos wrote:
I met this guy, bought a multisync monitor off him for $20 or so, seemed like a decent bloke at the time, he seemed pretty pissed off with ebay as are we all at some point or another. I asked about his 1200s and he mentioned he was selling some. I honestly don't have a clue why he thinks his 1200s are worth so much, I have never seen them go for that much without some kind of PPC card. He also sells on OZTION.

I got a DiamondView for $15 (For my Scan doubled A4000D), the seller admitted he hoped for $50 considering it cost him $150 to buy, but all he said was 'Oh well, you get that'.

From the replies, seems he is well known.  I just didnt like his 'Threat to Destroy' the A1200's if they dont sell :cry:

I did send him a message asking why he didnt just list them for $50 starting price in a standard auction format, it *WILL* sell for more but have not yet received an answer, but judging by the replies here, i guess I wont be getting one.  Sounds like this guy is one of those who sells the CF <> IDE adapters for like $100 with a card preloaded with 3.5/3.9

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mingle wrote:
Yeah he's been trying to flog those ropey old A1200s for months now.

true that he can try ad sell them for whatever he want's, but all he's doing is wasting his and eBay's time! :-)

Ebay do not care, they still get paid for listing them.  So in respect, he is wasting his time, and his own money.

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I got a reply too.

[color=00ff00]Your kidding, there is no body left on ebay the buyers Have jumped ship!!! Look at your very,very,very slow sales on ebay these day's, if you don't list the item for what you want you get ripped off because they don't reach the price they should! mini bidding war i don't want & won't get here any more + i'm not being greedy, in a so called mini bidding war you are saying i will get more, well i don't want more BUT i don't want less either!!! Hence reasonable starting bid & better still a BUY IT NOW option! which covers all postage costs. Yeah that's a 4000 big deal i bet you had to add heaps more to it once you got it has well? Don't tell me what to list my items for you don't have to bid & better still don't next time you email me about prices i have listed i will contact ebay & have you suspended has it's got nothing to do with you what i list for!!! [/color]

I mentioned to him that I got my A4000 with Cyberstorm 060 and scan doubler on ebay for $600 plus P&P.

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jimbo100 wrote:
Another price drop, down to $500 BIN from the original $700

Also added some text, who is the Amiga expert?

Since i don't know what the price should be for this & everyone keeps sending abusive emails about it being over priced BUT not telling me what a BUY IT NOW price should be because they want it for near to nothing i am dropping to a price suggested by an AMIGA EXPERT?  

WTF, I didnt abuse him.

I merely stated an opinion, and he threatened to go to Ebay and get me de-registered  :lol: at which point I replied with just laughs.

I didnt suggest $500 either, I actually suggested to him to put a $50 open auction and let people decide the price (as it should be), Notice that he mentions that nobody gave a good BIN price, thats because i already suggested an opening  auction price and let people fight over it.

What a tool.  I'm not going to say any more to him, he seems to like the BIN option. (And then throw it *IN* the BIN if it doesn't sell).

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Cammy wrote:
Someone please buy these two poor, abused Amigas before it's too late!


Then beat the {bleep} out of the guy who's selling them. What an evil prick!

I am shocked at your suggestion of Violence

Thats the stuff of Atart ST owners

Now if he had suggested doing such acts to a minimig, Then I could warrant the total nuclear annihilation of his suburb.  Not that I condone ANY such acts on *ANY* Amiga, I just hate to think what condition those machines are in if he is so complacent (or wants to make us believe he is) about destroying them if he does not get what he wants.

But seriously, thats the attitude of someone living in Narre Warren (Bogun suburb, and ex home of our favorite party thrower), definitely  a suburb worthy of extinction.

Makes me glad i live in the Western Subs of melbourne.

@AmigaHeretic:  Thanks for the link, thats *ONE FUNNY* segment.  "Tella ya what friends, If nobody comes down in the next hour, I"M GONNA CLUB THIS BABY SEAL !!!!!!, Club a baby seal to make a CRAZY DEAL !!!!" ROFL.

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LoadWB wrote:
Or a Vogon suburb :-P  

I just have to remember where I parked my Constructor fleet, The last person I lent them to, apparently were working on an Interstellar bypass and left the keys in the Ignition and some Yuppie teens making beep beep noises took them for a spin and demolished a rather insignificant blue/Green planet.  I just have to fill out 10,000 pages of insurance forms because the mice that owned the planet want compensation.

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I remember you telling you went to get a monitor from him, but not the suburb.

Oh well, maybe not Narre Warren then, but it certainly would not have been anywhere near me, out west.

Dandenong maybe, or Frankston (I hear they are lovely Suburbs ). :lol:

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He is probably hoping someone will see the word 'RARE !!!!' and think OMFGWTFBBQ !!!!! RARE !!!!!! and hit the Buy it now.

Obviously people do that, for him to list it as such, yes ?

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IS anyone game enough to pay for what he is asking now, and see if is is THICK enough to leave the expansion in the machine ?  :lol:  :lol:

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snoopus wrote:
  Guess what, Who are all the Doomy's now!!! He has sold one for $280.00 and for your info DOOMY!!! he does not accept paypal, that is why he listed originaly with the bin so he could fluff ebay off,because Aussie sellers & buyers were being forced to use paypal only which they won't accept now thieve bay has decided not to continue to fight it in court.  :lol:    :devildance:

Hey, Poodle !

Lets all go and create a new account, and bid on our own item why dont we !