I got an A3000 off a programmer and then loaned it to my friend who 'knew' more about Amigas than I did. It never worked right again.
I fried a motherboard in the A1200 tower I bought. I bought a replacement and I think I fried that one too on accident. ARGH!!!
I remember when I helped my friend set up his first BBS. All I can say is CNET! (A great BBS program after we beat our heads trying to learn to run it.)