eBay: Amiga 1200 NOS (3.1 Roms, 68030 @ 33Mhz + FPU + 8MB Ram)

[x56h34]

Time to clear out some space. Click on the link below for more details.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5115311373

[Cyberus]

Hi,
Do you find that you get as much selling like this as you would splitting it?

[x56h34]

I'm mainly looking for collectors or first timers with setups like this one. It is an all-in-one package, and to someone who is considering getting into or back to Amiga, this very well may seem like the perfect choice. The system is capable enough for most of the games out there, and can provide an acceptable speed, when working within the OS.

I don't think that Viper 1230LC accelerator would go for much, if it were sold separately. It is more of an asset if bundled together, in this case, I think. However, something better than it, and I would have definitely sold it separately (e.g. a blizzard card).

And of course, splitting anything from the A1200 Magic setup would be foolish, as I would lose on the NEW! COMPLETE! W@W! effect. :-)

[x56h34]

Everyone bow down before me, for I am your king. :-)

[Cyberus]

You do not know what you are talking about! :-D

;-);-)

So the answer to my earlier question is.....yes!

[TjLaZer]

Damn you could get like 3 at Vesalia for the price this ended at, since this is a PAL unit...  eBay CrAzInes I say!!

[djbase]

Selling used things as new is really lame.

[jeffimix]

That price is just wrong. You must teach me oh master of merchandising.

[x56h34]

@DJBase:

Whatever buddy. Use google translation if you can't understand the description of the auction. Select translate from English to German, and you're all set.

[djbase]

Maybe it was new before you opened it and installed stuff.

[x56h34]

Well, that's a good point, however even Amiga dealers do it. Let's take Vesalia for example. They sell new A1200 with 40, 60, and 80GB hard drives in them. They had to open NOS units to install those hard drives, no doubt about it. It's a necessary thing. I wish I had A1200 units with Escom factory installed hard drives in them, but I don't. I have a bigger chance of making a better sale if I sell an A1200 with a hard drive in it, than one without it.

I mentioned in the item description that the unit was opened once, for the HD to be installed. It's not like I said "NEW! UNOPENED!" and the backside clearly shows a broken warranty seal.

[w00p]

I won this auction and then someone told me to check out this thread. It looks to me like there are some people that think this was too high to pay (especially for a PAL unit), and x56h34 looks to be gloating about the amount it sold for. I must admit I took the time to look at vesalia.de which someone also told me about and I could have got the same type of unit (NTSC) + accelerator card for about $120 US less.

My question to the 'community' is do you think this is too expensive for what I am getting? I am not sure about shipping costs from Denmark to the USA so I would have to take that into account.

I look forward to the posts about this before I actually pay for the unit. Feel free to PM me if you do not feel comfortable replying in this thread.

x56h34 - please don't interpret this as a dick move, but I want to be sure that I am not getting ripped off and since I am just getting back into the Amiga scene I want to check with some people in the know. I'm also aware that if I decide not to buy the unit you have the option of leaving negative feedback on my eBay account, but hopefully you would understand my decision (if that is the case).

w00p

[odin]

Hm, I'd say think before you bid and make sure the amount you're about to bid is also the amount you're prepared to pay for it. It's very bad buyer-practice to retract your bid after the auction ended, people who do that to me end up in my ignore list, will receive negative FB and will be filed as a NPB with EBay (if I'm not mistaken you're allowed 2 retracts and at the 3rd your account get's frozen or something IIRC).

Anyway, if you ask me the amount you bid is a bit steep, then again it is supposedly in pristine condition and that is also worth quite a bit. And one thing also to take into consideration is the low dollar (at least I presume the Danish  crone is more Euro-centric than dollar-centric) so that would knock a bit off the actual price.

My 2€c :-).

[x56h34]

Heh, well it will cost you about the same if you order from Europe, as you will be charged for shipping in the 60 to 100eur range and customs tax will most likely be applied + no accelerator. I am profiting here a little due to the fact that I bought bulk sometime ago from Europe and am slowly getting rid of the items.

My comments were simply bragging about the good sale and nothing more. :-) I didn't refer to you as a sucker or anything, by all means.

I've already packed everything, spent time advertising the item, went to the postal office for rates. I think it would be a bit unfair if you dropped out, but do what you feel is best for you. You would be ruining for me a few other perfectly good bids which were in the same range (pretty close) as yours. I am usually very flexible about resolving eBay problems, however to be honest with you, I don't see one here. I am in the business of selling and I am certainly not going to e-mail my bidders before auction end, telling them that I don't think their bids are rational, and that they should quickly pull out or else suffer the overpriced charge. It doesn't work that way.

Anyway, it's up to you, as I've said.

[djbase]

My question to the 'community' is do you think this is too expensive for what I am getting? I am not sure about shipping costs from Denmark to the USA so I would have to take that into account.

You would get a better and cheaper A1200 System at lower shipping costs if you buy it from Vesalia.