FA: CSA Mega Midget Racer with RAM card

[LoadWB]

I dunno.  This seems to sum it up quite well

Now the bad news.  I do not know if it works or not.  When I got it it was plugged in like it's supposed to be.  The computer works with it in place, but the driver/installer software was not installed so the best I can say about the condition of this unit is it doesn't lock the computer up.  The driver/installer software is available at the Amiga Hardware Database I referenced earlier.

He did not download the installer software to test it.  Perhaps for him it is a pain in the ass to do so -- download to PC, transfer for Amiga, put on a disk... I have a difficult time condemning him for this.

But from our end, we could reasonably assume that it works, since the system worked with it plugged in and every accelerator I have used is activated by default upon start-up.  Provided, of course, that the whole description is not a lie.

There can be no reason not to test the parts to get more money for them...

Maybe getting more money out of it is not his intention.  The bid price is around $10 with $10 for shipping.  I would be willing to risk $20 on this.

I looked at his website, too.  I certainly would not want to disassemble the A1000 setup he has, nor would I likely be inclined to open up the A500, still having to go through the download-transfer-process.  Again, he is putting it up for $10 (current bid price) and shipping.  Pffft.

Pisses me off big time when people do this. I now take "As is" to mean "its broken"

Understandable without the explanation he provided. I would ask for some proof of a functioning system, perhaps a dated photo of showconfig, which should easily detect the accelerator.  But I have seen people get just as testy about tested equipment when the charge is a little higher for a guaranteed working part.

Bah. The short: someone will buy it from him and either get a great device or a shyt paper-weight, and we will not have anything to do with either.

[LoadWB]

Yes your right I ruined the entire amiga community, simply by pointing out you have everything you need to test the parts but for some reason you still choose not to.
 
I ruined the entire amiga community by simply asking you to take 2 minutes and test the parts before trying to make money off of what could br broken or otherwise nonworking parts.
 
Your right, I'm sorry people like me are  ruining the amiga community.
 
Steven

FFS, are you quite finished?  No, "you're" just being a whiny little girl about him not wanting to test a unit in which he has no interest, instead wanting to sell it to someone who does.  In case you are not aware, people do this kind of thing all the time in plenty of other markets beside the "Amiga" community, with plenty of happy results.  Good transactions under these conditions are the norm, not the exception.

Just because you got screwed on some eBay deal does not mean that every eBay seller is out to screw you.  Live by the rules you set for yourself and let others live theirs, or just get over yourself and stop trolling.  (Or was that the other complainer?  I cannot tell the difference as whiny girl voices sound the same to me.)

Lets agree to disagree on this one. Good luck with your sale...

Was it worth it?

[LoadWB]

Also, kinda on but off topic too - as time goes by Amiga hardware will become rarer and more expensive as long as people care about it.  Just look at classic Atari consoles like the 7800.  They where great ebay items for a while - but since they don't work on modern Digitial TVs, the demand is going away and the one I sold with games for over $100 a few years back goes for like $25.

That is something else people need to think about - a lot of our vintage stuff will eventually not work - especially if you hook them to TV, etc cause new TV's don't support the old NTSC analog.  If you don't have a way to hook your Amiga to a monitor - you better be looking at a way to when that old analog tv dies.

I modded my 7800 to output SVHS, which is still supported by a good number of TV sets.  I should be able to pull in a couple hundred then, eh?