The value of "real" Amiga hardware

[nOw2]

I had a shock awaking to the prices being asked when resurrecting some physical Amiga hardware earlier in 2013. I hit a total block upgrading my A1200 to 68060, never mind PPC - the hardware is still out there but selling for more now than it did new (and it was expensive then).

I still use Amigas, this may change as every one of my machines now has some fault and it is cheaper to buy an iMac and run UAE.

[nOw2]

and as for failing Amiga's  ,there's loads of parts still to be found so I don't think the Amiga is going to become extinct overnight

I've had to write off an A1200 and A2000 due to lack of affordable parts.

[nOw2]

It is almost as if the sellers have agreed among themselves to ask ludicrous prices hoping to convince everyone that that is the new normal.

I think at the moment prices are creeping up slowly. Some thing like: New asking price = last seen price + 50%.

I have been watching for CyberVisionPPC cards. You can see on AmiBay how prices have more than doubled in the last couple of years.