Wanta a laugh? As-Is 64C system for $2,000.

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that a2000 is nice but the $500 should be a buy it now price with maybe a $100 starting bid. see then i would have already put a bid on it.

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i dont think anyone thinks 1000/2000 is right the question is the 500 starting bid. on the 2000 i thinkk the 500 would be good as a buy it now. i would pay 50 maybe for the 64c. if i was in the market for a 64c, which im not.

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better to be an amiga collector than in the amiga "cult"
nostalgic computing yeah thats ok
retrohightech

the coolest stuff is the cheapest because you can actually get it and not worry about breaking it. mint computers in the box in the original wrapping... sad ive seen some of that. i usually get a couple of whatever i get incase something breaks it can be replaced.... oh wait that makes me a pack-rat. :-D

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mpiva wrote:
  The ironic thing is that he probably would have got the $500 (and possibly more) if he had a lower starting bid (and the $1000 BIN price just scares people away).

see thats the point. if the starting bid was 100 i would have put a bid on it right off. noone is expecting anyone to GIVE anything away but be reasonable. the entire point of auctions is to let the potential buyers set the price. if the buyers arent willing to pay 500 for it then in this auction it is not worth 500. im sick of people bringing personal stuff into auctions and stuff. im sorry that he is sick or whatever but what does that have to do with the auction. i do want a 2000 with an accelerator, but to me and many others it isnt worth 500. look how much interest there is in this thing . this guy would have had a bidding frenzy if the starting bid was lower.

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TjLaZer wrote:
WTF is wrong with people, is $500 too much for a loaded Amiga 2000 with Phase 5 68060 card and 64MB of RAM?  I think that is a reasonable price especially if you want a maxed out Amiga 2000!  People should go to StarBucks and smell the coffee. People always want things for free. Well guess what, most of my collection is from ebay and I paid a lot for it and I never whined.   Get over it, nothing is for free.   This is a very sore subject for me so watch out!  lol  (Nickel and diming bids, shows people are cheap and want things for nothing)

what are you talking about "free" noone said anything about free. if you put something on ebay with an unreasonably high starting bid, and lots of people show interest but noone wants to take the plunge this is what you get. nickel and dime bids dont show anything more than that people want to outbid you but if someone bid a big bid on they wont get stuck paying alot more than they really intended. much of my collection is from ebay and on every auction i put the total amount i was willing to pay and if i got outbid oh well. some people dont do that though, thats part of the game.

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i have seen several 060 boards for 2000's go for around 200 on ebay. that with system going for 80 to 120  makes for a 300 to 350 system maybe 400 with cd burner
noone is sugesting the system is only worth 100 but if you want any bids start it reasonably and yes set a reserve price. thats what the reserve option is for.
i have spent around 800 on amiga stuff over the years and have tried never to rip anyone off so before you start throwing names around consider that. i have also sold stuff on ebay and have had some success at it. you have to consider not only what you need or want but what the market (collectors, users, scavangers) will support. 500 is not unreasonable for that system, but it is tough to get as a starting bid.

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wow that is a bit much. i just saw one of those go for 15 i think a month or two ago.