eBay sucks!

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TjLaZer wrote:

If it does not sell this time, I will just smash it up and throw it in the dumpster.

Attitudes like this really piss me off!

Me too.

Seems like this is a new eBay seller. He hasn't specific about the shipping? These things might explain why no one was bidding on the 2500. He's got a couple of bids now so the machine is hopefully not going to get all smashed...if it survives the shipping.

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joekster wrote:
I contacted the seller when the item was first listed... He had removed the accelerator card so now its really an A2000HD. Be warened! - this guy is bad news...

He should state that in the auction. The 2500 isn't a 2500 without the accelerator. But since he doesn't mention the card at all, I wouldn't expect to find it there if I bid and won the auction.

Secondly, he has ZERO feedback. That's what made me think he was new to eBay. Can't expect this Amiga to be well packaged and in good condition upon arrival.

Well, even so. It's old hardware. It's 100 bucks. Some pay more for dinner and a movie.

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BGary335 wrote:
For instance, there was recently a 1200 on Ebay on which I had bid a maximum bid of $175-a fair price in my opinion. I was winning the auction up until about thirty minutes from end time when some smart aleck decided to make a ~$300 bid for it.

Isn't that how bidding works? I do the same as you did: I set myself a limit and I try to stick to it. You'll eventually find another 1200.

Who would have thought a quilt could be worth 60K? I mean, some people will pay a lot of money for certain things. That's just the way it is.

Perhaps the fact that Amigas still command some money on eBay may contribute to their preservation. That's just an opinion :-)

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LoadWB wrote:

I have to admit that I'm about to do something like this.  I came across a guy that has just a disturbing amount of Amiga equipment in a shed that he's letting me take.  However, I am taking the time to clean and test the equipment before I send it out.  It's good stuff, and I feel honestly that my time is worth whatever the items will fetch on eBay, at the very least.

But then, I'm not picking up a known good, working system, raping it for parts, and then putting it on eBay for $100.

Nothing wrong with that at all.