stopthegop wrote:
c64_d0c wrote:
@Corrie
if i was you i would kept the 3500 price tag, its worth at least that. all this crap talk about emulators and compering pc prices with an amiga 4000t here just show what i said earlyer, there is alot of cheap bastadrs here. its a classic and got all the top-notch hard to get pieces, dont listen to them cheap bastadrs... you will get your price, when there is a serious buyer, if he dont show up now keep the system.... you can always put it up for sale again later...
Right on. Most of these so-called "comparisons" are bogus. PCs are the fastest things on earth -- very few things depreciate faster. Amigas have an indellible reputation for quality that cements it is an object of value, regardless of age. PC makers also have a reputation - one that is best summarized in a single word: 'disposable'.
Sure, but not every aspect of the PC world is artless and "disposable". I've been using a stainless Cooler Master case for years, and it's beautiful... much nicer than any of the crappy plastic cases of the 80's. There's a lot of solid function *and* "art" to be found in the PC world, my waterblocks qualify as that and will be useful for years to come. You can buy all kinds of quality PC hardware, if you're willing to spend the money.
That being said, original Amigas are still cool, but it's all a matter of perspective. I use WinUAE 99% of the time I want to play around with anything amiga related (I think it's fantastic, works flawlessly for me... and I could really care less who considers it "teh r33l am1ga" or not), but sometimes it's fun to fire up an A500, as a matter of sentiment. Some people feel the same way about vintage PC hardware, too.
So what is the price for "sentiment"?? It's all relative... some people will spend 20k on a Ducati, when a Japanese bike half the price will (in many cases) blow it off the road.
I don't really think the OPs price is that out of line... it's not easy to put together a fully stacked, mint condition A4000 these days. But no one who would consider buying something like that is doing so becasue it's "better than a PC", or to do professional video. That's obviously ridiculous. It's a heart/nostalgia issue... therefore it'll be "worth it" to some, and not to others. Heck, I just saw someone pay US $250 for a C64 and disk drive on ebay the other day, and I thought THAT was totally nuts...
