It is disheartening. When Amiga was in its prime I was what.. 5 - 10 years old! Now, much of the good hardware is rare/expensive/dying, and it is quite unfair to think people in my position (who would want to have a chance at finally getting their hands on these hardware gems) are being taken advantage of.
These thieves are using the nostalgic wishes and hope of people from my generation (not specifically) to con and extort money from...
It is a cruel world.
What can be done about this though is unfortunately not much, just like any other trade thieves use to con people. I can't help but feel sad though. :cry:
(For anyone wondering it's not actually happened to me yet; just like stopthegop mentioned however reading these nightmare situations brings forward than intense feeling of empathy!)