Anyone interested in buying the Commodore 128T?

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I may entertain selling my 128T project WIP, if someone wants to make a realistic offer. Keep in mind the integrated SuperCPU 128 alone has sold for over $1000 on eBay recently. I probably have 100++ hours labor into this and who kows how many hundred in Rat Shack + Mouser orders.

No I am not getting out my C= hobby, but as usual life throws a curveball and I don't know if I can justify the cost and time to finish this project. I can start a new project when things settle a bit, if I do sell.

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tokyoracer wrote:
Already!? What gives?

Life. The economy in the USA, especially Florida, is in the crapper. My employment situation is uncertain atm to say the least. I have a wife, 4 kids and 2 dogs to feed, cloth and shelter. Luxuries like this will take a back seat until things get settled.

That said I will only sell for a realistic price. I'm not desperate at this time, just cautious.

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Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
I'd keep it if I were you, Red. If life gets expensive, selling things is not the way... Change of lifestyle, being concious of where to cut costs on dayly basis, is.
And you KNOW you'll regret it.
It's advice from my grandparents, who survived the WW2.

In a perfect world I'd keep it all. In times like this I won't think twice to sell if times get tough. I can't even think about my hobby right now. If/when the situation gets better, I  can buy this stuff again. I have a lot of time into this project, but I had fun doing it. I won't sell for cheap at this point, but if I do sell I can always have new projects down the road.

The economy is grim, if the worst case scenario happens I can't use classic computers living in a cardboard box.    

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@justthatgood
You summed it up pretty well, times are bad.


@Fester
Thanks, unfortunately I am losing my job June 30. My company has handled it as well as could be expected and gave plenty of advance warning, so there is no ill feelings. Unfortunately the job market for my field is a barren wasteland. I'm looking and I still have ~6 weeks to find something..

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@taunusand

I never stated gas prices was the reason, loss of job is. However what people are saying here is valid. It isn't just the tripling of gas price in the last 5 years, it is food and just about everything else. The dollar is the whipping boy of world currencies I hate to say.

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utri007 wrote:
There is no national healtcare in U.S.A. I thought U.S.A. is civilized coyntry  :-?

That is another subject for Amiga.org's sister site ;-)

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After a lot of thought, I've decided to not sell at this time. I would rather see this project through to completion. Thanks for all the responses, on both sides. Hopefully in July if things go well I can continue on this beast.

Here's hoping things go well..  :-)

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weirdami wrote:
Make two, sell one. Kinda like what they do in China.  :oops:

That would be fine, except the amount of work involved make it purely a labor of love :-o

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@pkillo

np about off topic, actually it is somewhat on topic:-)

I happen to own a 2006 VW TDI Golf myself, the best I have gotten is ~41mpg highway. Then again it is a turbo and I have a heavy foot.. :-D

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@pkillo

It is a 5 speed, of course :-D