Recession hitting Amiga World?

[mauidj]

This no name FF/SD just sold on eBay for an almost sane price of $285.
Looks like an Elbox or similar?

Sure beats the recent $700+ prices being paid.

Could this be the recession hitting AmiWorld  :crazy:

[a1200]

Maybe, but I thought Amiga users were not affected by meaningless anomalies that effect other people... If we were affected by changes in time, economy, politics, technology we would not still be using this crap lol

[alexh]

I think it's more likely to be the anticipation of Jen Schoenfeld's new 24-bit internal Scandoubler / Flickerfixer has this area of the market depressed?

[ddniUK]

Hi mauidj did you get your parcel yet?

[weirdami]

mauidj wrote:
Could this be the recession hitting AmiWorld  :crazy:

What recession?

[mauidj]

ddniUK wrote:
Hi mauidj did you get your parcel yet?

Not yet    :-(
But it should be here Monday.
Living on Maui does have some drawbacks....I guess  ;-)

[ddniUK]

@mauidj, aye, just dont forget our beachfront apartment deal! ;-)

[mauidj]

alexh wrote:
I think it's more likely to be the anticipation of Jen Schoenfeld's new 24-bit internal Scandoubler / Flickerfixer has this area of the market depressed?

Any idea when it is due out?
24 bit too  :-o

[redrumloa]

weirdami wrote:
What recession?

Unemployement's biggest jump in 22 years

and

Warren Buffet says US is in recession

Many Amigans such as myself have been laid off recently too. The US is in recession, there is no doubt. I suggest you go search Whyzzat for the "Downfall of Rome" threads.

Back on the original subject, $700-$1,000 for a SD/FF is fruitier than Froot Loops. :crazy:

[weirdami]

I am experiencing no recession.

[mfletcher]

alexh wrote:
I think it's more likely to be the anticipation of Jen Schoenfeld's new 24-bit internal Scandoubler / Flickerfixer has this area of the market depressed?

As AlexH says. I emailed Jens and its my understanding that it will retail roughly in the range of 129 Euros (aprx 200 USD). If you pay anymore for a scandoubler / flickerfixer right now, you're being ripped off!

I bought an indivision scandoubler last month for about 189 USD... so I think the days of people paying 900 USD for such devices are over for now.

[redrumloa]

weirdami wrote:
I am experiencing no recession.

Good for you, check back with me in 6 months when gas is $12/gal.

[HyAmi]

$12/gal? Hallelujah, neat gasprice...

[Jope]

Over here fuel is on average 5,54e/l

1 US gallon = 3.78541178 litres
5.54 Euros = 8.743782 U.S. dollars

3.78541178 * 8.743782 = $33.0988154

And yes, we too drive a lot here in sparsely populated Finland. Many people have 50-100km commutes and over.