Do resellers bother you?

[Vlabguy1]

I just recently got a ton of Amiga stuff, with more on the way.. FREE.  I basically saved the stuff from being thrown in the dumpster(garbage/trash/bin).  Looking at the stuff makes me wonder what the heck am I going to do with all this stuff?  I will sell 90% at
no reserve auctions once I have time, and that might not be in the near future.  But at least the stuff is safe with me and as I get more I will post pics of what I get..

Rich
ny

recirculating Amgia gear only helps the Amiga hobby/community!! vs throwing the stuff out.

This is one of those things thats hard to prove, but it seems there's at least a minority out there who will buy up amiga hardware for cheap, then sell it on directly, at a higher price. (sometimes unrealistically so, I've seen single issues of amiga magazines on ebay for "buy it now" at 20 dollars. Seriously guys?)
It always amazes me that amiga gear will fetch extremely high prices, compared to a lot of retro computer stuff, and I wonder if price speculation is part of that.


Is this something that bothers you?

Does it make a difference to you if you are selling or giving stuff to someone, whether they are a user, a collector or a reseller?

How do you go about buying amiga stuff?

[Vlabguy1]

Doesn't bother me at all.  If the seller is asking an unrealistic price then it won't sell that is his or her problem.  When I sell Amiga items it is always at a very reasonable price.  If I auction something off then always a no reserve.. and low bid start.  There are fair sellers out there just looking to cover any said costs for the sake of not pitching the stuff in the bin.

Rich

[Vlabguy1]

But that's the problem.  Sometimes it does sell..
Someone will pop in, with disposable cash and no research, and pay the crazy price..


So, in the long run, it's all good..

But if it's something I want, that is going for more than I want to pay (which is likely, as I'm a cheap bas....), then it bothers me..  

desiv

Well there will always be someone out there with more disposable money, lol.  I wish I did I think I would have much more Amiga stuff than I do now .  If there is something you want but ends up selling at a crazy price then just wait another one will come around.  I mean what item would be so critical that you "need" it now?? Baring a complete system blowup/meltdown that is..

The Eagle Tower I had went to the new owner at the cost of a Starbucks gift card .  Looking back at my Ebay auctions ..I think every item went for a very realistic price.  Some I thought would do better, but tis the risk of a no reserve auction.  I'm happy
the Amiga stuff would be used vs sitting around doing nothing.  

Rich
ny

[Vlabguy1]

As long as people don't get stuff free/cheap on forums for personal use then put it up on ebay for 400% markup it's fine.

True..

I have gotten a lot of Amiga stuff for free and have listed a few on Ebay.  I let the bidders determine final price...and nothing has gone to sky high levels..

Rich.

[Vlabguy1]

What I don't care for is people that won't go through the leg work and search high and low looking for gear but complain if someone else does and gets the benefits of either using or selling (perhaps at a higher price) the stuff.

I dug through garage sales, classifieds, swap meets, etc. for years until I found an Amiga with a PPC card for sale and got it fairly cheap.  Does this mean I should give it away or sell it at par because someone else may think that they deserve it more?  If they guy I bought it from refused to sell it to me for the price I thought was fair would it be his fault?  It was his and he had a right to do whatever he wanted, I just happened to catch him on the right day.

Reminds me of people who complain about their neighbor having a nicer lawn but they won't get their own tv watching ass off of the couch long enough to do anything about theirs.  Sad......... Quit complaining and get busy.....

True there is a fair amount of leg work done by those who acquire Amiga items.  I have saved a boat load of Amiga stuff from heading to the trash bin.  Lugging the heavy stuff is not fun nor is storing it .  Just for the love of the machines.  I would rather do that than see it go to waste.  

I just did a quick scan on Ebay for A3000, A2000, A4000 and actual machines seem to be hard to come by these days. At least on Ebay that is.

Rich
ny