@motrucker: yeah, I really hate that when I find a part or something and then for whatever reason, I am not able to snatch it up -- when it comes to miggie parts, you almost have to act the second you find an item.
Right now I have a fellow here in Lawrence who has an extensive collection of vintage computers who is looking to dispatch the whole lot. His items are mostly Atari ST, Tandy TRS-80 and some odds and ends, but one is a A500 new in a box (I think he said A500, maybe an A600 too, can't recall right now the exact one because the conversation was over a week ago now). But to acquire 100 computers and software and odds and ends -- he is asking $2000 in total. He would sell the Amiga for $50 he told me by itself, but he really wants to sell the whole collection. And if you think about it, he is asking $20 per computer -- and one of the TRS-80 Model 1's are worth over $500 to some. The Tandy computer collectors are almost as passionate about those machines as we are!
The offer was tempting, but two things held me back from buying this whole collection: 1) $2k USD is a lot of money for me, especially right now and 2) I would have to find a place to store all this gear and storage space is indeed at a premium in our home. But I do feel he was being very reasonable. Some folks are definitely needing or wanting to get out of the hobby -- and sometimes I understand the feeling. It can be on the order of an addiction sometimes :-D
