Thinking about trading

[irishmike]

Hello:

I have not made up my mind fully yet, but I have semi decided that I should go with 2 A1200's instead of my A3000.

That being said, I would be willing to trade my A3000 for a couple of A1200's the catch being shipping if the interested parties are not here in the Metro KC area... mind you, I am only considering the possibility right now.  The other thing to note is that at this time, I do not have the keyboard and mouse for the A3000, but will be buying them soon, so if I decide to do this (gauging interest from other members) it would be included at that time.

I would prefer that the person is local for shipping reasons, and so we could see first hand the condition of each other's machines, but I am at this point unsure.

Thanks,

Mike

[irishmike]

I take it I have no takers on this idea?  Anyhow was seeking advice as well.  I think the A3000 is a great machine and I would love to have two of them instead, but the cost is way beyond me once you talk about some necessary upgrades, so I thought the 2 1200s route would work out dandy.

Anyhow, give me your thoughts if you like. :-)

Thanks,

Mike

[irishmike]

I almost forgot:  If you have an A1200 you would like to sell, not on ebay -- I would be interested in what you need to get for it and the shipping to Independence, MO USA 64055.  Needs to be in great condition and NTSC.

Thanks,

Mike

[drewz21]

I've got a PAL one I could let go pretty cheap.  

[irishmike]

@drewz21

As stated above, it needs to be NTSC.  Thanks though.

[TjLaZer]

Sorry don't mean to ruin the perfectly nice dream you are having, but you will be hard pressed to get ONE NTSC A1200 for a A3000, let alone two!!!  A1200's are hard to come by in the US.  

That being said, you could very well get two or more more PAL A1200's from Europe as they are easily found and cheap, and A3000's are very rare over there...  

Here is a nice NTSC A1200, I would do yourself a favor and hit that nice little buy it now button!

[KThunder]

1200s and 3000s go for about the same on ebay and 3000s for slightly more on most used computer sites. i wanted a staight-up trade for my 1200 about a year ago and got no takers so i sold the 1200 and bought a 3000 with the money. my 1200 had an accelerator and monitor.

[irishmike]

@tjlazer

Wow, $300... too rich for my blood... paid $100 for my A3000 and definitely don't plan on spending much more on the A1200.

[tonyvdb]

You may want to look at Amigakit for an NTSC 1200 and sell your A3000 on ebay.
Thats your best option.

$300 is a good deal! and you wont likly fine a A3000 for any less.

good luck with your quest.

[irishmike]

Greetings All:

I guess I need to be clear.  I need to run 2 Amigas I would love to run 2 3000 for what I am trying to acomplish, but I thought two A1200s would do the job instead of trying to buy another A3000.   I either need 2 1200s or 1 1200 that I would buy, but I can not spend a lot of money on it.

I need to go the cheaper route to acomplish my goal... if an A1200 is not in cards, I will seek another A3000 -- most likely from a source I know and I will not go the eBay route on this again.  They do need to be NTSC.

Thanks and thoughts are welcome... so if the A1200 is really that rare, I will look into another 3000.

Thanks,

Mike

BTW:  The dream is not to trade for two A1200s, it is to run my project ;-)

[lurkist]

ooh, an twin-cab Knights Of The Sky 2-Up arcade machine?!?  I'll build the box for the right price!

[motrucker]

irishmike wrote:
Greetings All:

I guess I need to be clear.  I need to run 2 Amigas I would love to run 2 3000 for what I am trying to acomplish, but I thought two A1200s would do the job instead of trying to buy another A3000.   I either need 2 1200s or 1 1200 that I would buy, but I can not spend a lot of money on it.

Thanks and thoughts are welcome... so if the A1200 is really that rare, I will look into another 3000.
Thanks,
Mike
BTW:  The dream is not to trade for two A1200s, it is to run my project ;-)

Why do the computers have to be the same model?

[irishmike]

@tonyvdb

I already have an A3000 that is in near perfect shape that I bought for $100... it takes persistance and watching for the right opportunity, but I assure you, it can be done as I did it exactly one month ago.

It is going to cost me total $160 after the keyboard and mouse ;-)

@everyone

The project is small and for educational purposes and I both limited by my disposable income and my wife on what I may spend on a machine that is over 15 years old.  I know you all feel the way you feel about your machines, heck I would not sell my A3000 for less than $200 myself because someone WILL pay that.  Not I however... I have a source and I will keep it to myself for the time being because I need to spend $150 or less on a second machine (shipping included).  After I obtain my second machine I will be glad to share my source.

Again, if I can not trade for two machines with my one A3000 then I have to buy a second machine but I am limited on the amount of money I physically have to spend.  I think $300 is outrageous for any Amiga because I have found several for around $100.  This is my opinion, it is backed by folks who may or may not be aware they could get more out of a machine, but one such person is interested in helping me because of the project's purpose.  I would use my A3000 for the project IF I wasn't needing to run a BBS too.

Anyhow, the project is going to be a labor of love and likely beyond pittance donations, will make no money, so I am not inclined to spend a lot on it.  The value of a piece of equipment is only set if people will pay the price and I can get it cheaper by NOT buying off Ebay so I will pursue those avenues... anyone would :-)

Thanks for the advice but never say "that can't be done" to someone who consistantly proves that it can be done ...

Just hoped to spend no additional money and trade someone a very nice A3000 for two A1200s for my project and for my everyday Amiga machine... since I have no takers (which is fine) I now know how I am going to have to proceed.

Everyone have a great day :-)

Obiviously, the answer is I am going to have to seek a second Amiga and hold onto my A3000... this will obviously be the less expensive route.

[irishmike]

@motrucker

I have specs I want to adhere to.  I like my A3000 and would want like specs.  I also have limited space so 2 A1200's made more sense than two A3000's, but the reason they must be the same model is that I want them to be a minimum of an A1200.  It has to do with the specs I wanted to accept and the availability of upgrades.

Otherwise, no real reason.

[drewz21]

Best of luck to you irishmike.  I wish my spare A1200 wasn't a PAL so I could help you out.