Nice Amiga 500 for sale

[TjLaZer]

I am actually looking for a spare A500.

I would be interested but:

1) you have no picture of what it actually looks like
2) you only take cash or moneyorders
3) you probably want a arm and a leg for it

And from your ebay feedback there have been instances of people sending you money and you claiming not to have got it.  I do not like to take risks like that!  I guess I can always drive the 150 miles down there but it may not be worth it for a lowly 500. lol

[BoingBoss]

Hi amigamad,

Thats what he.s always telling us.

Not true.  I have never included the Amiga 500 in the list of low quality Amiga models.  That list is the following:  Amiga 600, 1200, 4000, and 4000T.  As you can see the Amiga 500 is not in the list of low quality Amiga computers.   :roll:

[BoingBoss]

Hi Lando,

Yes, but that was before he was trying to sell one

That's not true either.  Afterall, I actually own an Amiga 500 Tower computer.   :-D

[Holley]

You forgot the CD32 :-D

Anyway, thats your opinion, and you're entitled to that.  Some people get rubbed up the wrong way because they like the models you don't, and the way some of your comments have been phrased in the past have come accross as hostile.

Shal we say there are good and bad points to all circuitboards, and leave it at that?

[TheMagicM]

Not true. I have never included the Amiga 500 in the list of low quality Amiga models. That list is the following: Amiga 600, 1200, 4000, and 4000T. As you can see the Amiga 500 is not in the list of low quality Amiga computers.  

What? 4000, 4000T as low quality? are you shi**in me?  Did I read that right? I dont understand what he's typing. what?  Is that in english? cause if so, I dont understand.  Anyone translate that to Czech for me?  Can you put 4000 and low quality in one sentence? Is that proper sentence structure?
 :-P  :-P  :-P

[Holley]

His reasoning being because it has a surface mount motherboard.

TBH I can see what he's getting at, compared to earlier big boxes the A4000 was more technically advanced, but physically it wasn't so well finished (thinner metal, cheaper plastic moulding on the front, plastic memory clips etc).

Obviously this doesn't matter to most people, who are more concerned about the machines capabilities, but it does to Doomy.

As for me, I love my A3000 as it is, but if I had an A4000 I'd want to put it in a nicer case (though that'd be plenty enough for me).

[amigamad]

Its true that the socketed chips in the older machine make them easy to repair but the suface mounted chips are suposed to more reliable its what is called progress but as with all modern stuff its cheaply made, so manafacturers can make more profit/money no modern stuff is reliable as the older stuff quality is rare these days .cars, computers ,hifi and 90% of what is made is today is poor quality crap made of plastic.

I remember when my dads telivsions used to last over 10 years without repair his modern philips had to be repaired under warranty after 2 years of use and just this week the remote control has died not good on this set because it has a known problem with the on off switch wich can even cause fire ,switch was replaced once but philips recomend using the remote to put it into standby rather than use it . :-?

[Holley]

In older pin-though amigas if a chip pops outta it's socket you can push it back in.  If it has a dry most of the time you can just freshen it up with a quick dab of the soldering iron.

With surface mount, dry joints can be more of a pain (especially when resistors fall off altogether).  It's only more reliable in the short term ;-)

[BoingBoss]

Guys, are we not getting off topic?  What does any of this have to do with me selling my Amiga 500?  Are any of you guys interested in buying it?  If not, then I will just part it out and sell the parts on eBay.   :roll:

[TjLaZer]

Doomy,

I am interested but it looks like you will want to squeeze as much $$ as you can out of it.  And parting it out will do just that.  It would be a shame to dissasemble it just to get a few extra bucks out of it.  pmail send.

[Holley]

Just working on your image, Doomy ;-)

[BoingBoss]

Ok, here are the specs on this Amiga 500 that I am selling:

Revision 5 Motherboard
OCS Chip Set
Kickstart 1.3
Revision 8 Denise (supports Half-Bright Mode)
512K of Siemens German-made 41256 DRAMs
Panasonic JU-253 Disk Drive (Very High Quality)
All of the main chips are socketed
The 68000 processor is also socketed
Runs ALL vintage Amiga games and demos
Very Clean and in Excellent Condition
No stripped-out screw holes
No cracks or chips in the case
And no yellowing of the case or keyboard   :-D

A similar Amiga 500 just sold on eBay for $51.00 plus the cost of s/h.  276 people looked at it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5118058765&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

I am willing to let mine go for just $30.00 plus s/h.  The power supply will be sold separately to one of you Amiga 1200 owners for only $15.00 plus s/h.

[BoingBoss]

Read the above   :-D

[BoingBoss]

Above are the specs you guys wanted.   :-)

[TheMagicM]

if you have the A500 psu, why would you not sell it with the A500 for $30?  

[BoingBoss]

I would be willing to sell the Amiga 500 with its power supply for only $40.00.  This is one of the nicest Amiga 500s that I have seen in a long time.  Usually, every time I find an Amiga 500 it is yellowed or scratched and chipped.  Or the keys will be broken or dirty and warn out from heavy use.  This Amiga 500 is absolutely perfect.  If I can not sell it for the price I want, then I will keep it.  I already found a very nice PC tower case that I can put it into.   :-D