Sold my CD32 - did I do the right thing?

[AndyFC]

I'm clearing out the study and just agreed to sell my CD32 (with psu and 2 controllers, as well as Microcosm) for £20. I still have a towered A1200 with CD ROM and WinUAE is pretty good at CD32 emulation too.

Shame to see it go (although it hasn't been plugged in to anything other than the A1200 to get the ROMs imaged for about 2 years).

Judging by E-bay recently, I think I got a good price for it. What do you reckon?

AndyFC wrote:
I'm clearing out the study and just agreed to sell my CD32 (with psu and 2 controllers, as well as Microcosm) for £20. I still have a towered A1200 with CD ROM and WinUAE is pretty good at CD32 emulation too.

Shame to see it go (although it hasn't been plugged in to anything other than the A1200 to get the ROMs imaged for about 2 years).

Judging by E-bay recently, I think I got a good price for it. What do you reckon?

I'd have given you £30. :-)

[Martin_Lee]

yup me too. £30

[Effy]

You mean you added the communicator to use the CD32 as an A1200 CDrom ?? Dude, you really sold it cheap !!

[Doppie1200]

Why do you post such a question after you have done the deal. If we think you did bad would you cancel the deal?

I think a deal is a deal and you should ask these questions before you make them not after. Don't look back.

I could say; That is a real bargain. I would have paid you double that price. Would that change anything other than making you feel bad? I wouldn't ask. the deal is done. Close your eyes and get it over with.

Just my 2 cents.

[amipal]

Sold my CD32 - did I do the right thing?

No! :-P

[billt]

> Judging by E-bay recently, I think I got a good price for it. What do you reckon?

I've been trying to buy one for a while, but at least the ones I end up finding and bidding on (NTSC models) keep bidding up around US$150, which even with today's exchange I think is a bit more than £20.

[Holley]

Thats not far off £75 at the mo ...

[coldfish]

If you're having second thoughts, probably not.

On the other hand, if you havent used it for years and it doesnt inspire much enthusiasm anymore then getting rid of it was probably the thing to do.

I sold my A1200 and A500 with a bunch of other Amiga gear for AU$140 (USD$108) recently and have absolutely no regrets.  I wouldve given them away, free to someone who would enjoy them, the $$$ was a bonus.

For me it was the fact that when I looked at them there was no enthusiasm anymore and that I have a HTPC that runs WinUAE at a cracking pace.  Its much more convenient and rewarding to have a quick game there, than it was to unpack all my "real" Amiga stuff.

As a bonus, getting rid of all that old stuff was kinda refreshing too.

[AndyFC]

No communicator, just a Weird Science Network CD 2 and cable (serial to CD32 COM port) which I haven't sold.

I'm not regretting the sale. I've got to think of the future - I now have £20 to spend on nappies.