Looking for a non-yellow working NTSC A1200, paying $150

[Chubbyrain]

Title says it all. Need an A1200 with a US PSU in good condition and working order.

I will consider going a little higher if it's got 3.1 roms and  a decent hdd/ram set up.

Money waiting.

p.s. Dragonlady need not apply.

[terminator4]

no offence but thats not even close to enough.
Got a brand new keyboard, rom 3.1, hard disk with os 3.9/3.1, wireless...  this offer is laughable.

[TjLaZer]

Yes, remember nice NTSC units cost 2 or 3 times the going rate in Europe!  Get a PAL unit for that kind of money or less...

[giZmo350]

ROTFLMAO!  :roflmao:

I have a Sega Genesis I'll let ya have for that. RARE! LOL

[Chubbyrain]

ah the usual 'godly' bandwaggoners.

I'm not in Europe, so neener.

and UNLESS you have one for sale, I'm not asking for your approval or comments. I'll offer what I feel it's worth and if no takers then I'll stick with the emulator.

Spend your own money, not mine.

EDIT: Sorry for ranting, but unless you can offer something constructive then don't come trolling. I live in the US so it makes sense to me to locate a NTSC amiga to work with the monitor I have.  So sue me.

The etiquette with some people is seriously lacking. I've been out of the Amiga world for over 10 years and only am back for nostalgia purposes. Naturaly, I don't know as much about what's worth what as someone who has been clinging to this dying (some would say dead) platform for the last 10 years.

I would respond in a more friendly manner to someone  who comes and says 'A NTSC model is rare and most likely wouldn't be sold for less than $$$ or I have one but I'm really looking for $$$' would go down a lot better than 'LOL no way LOL I'll sell you this game console LOL' kind of reply.

I came here to escape greedy Ebayers after all.

[terminator4]

and UNLESS you have one for sale, I'm not asking for your approval or comments. I'll offer what I feel it's worth and if no takers then I'll stick with the emulator.

- It's a forum.  anyone can post & comment. :-)

greedy Ebayers?

- I'm not sure about "greedy".  it's the going market rate, sometimes below market rate in my opinion.  If you can't afford it then I suggest sticking to free emulators.  BTW, to use a ROM legally, you should own one of the machines. ;-)

[Chubbyrain]

Yes you can post comments but trolling is never welcomed on any forum.

As for the comment about not affording it. It's not a case of being not able to afford it it, it's a case of what 10 year old discontinued and outdated computer parts are worth to an individual. I buy Apple hardware so I'm used to paying a premium for something if I feel it's worth it.

At the end of the day, something is only worth what someone is willing to pay. It's not as if an A1200 has a MSRP anymore, since you can't walk into Best Buy and see them on sale. If there was no Ebay, you'd probably find them in a yard sale next to an old bicycle and some Vinyl records.

As for the emulator, it's Amiga Forever and it's paid for and registered

[Akiko]

You can purchase refurbished NTSC Amiga 1200's from Amigakit
I'm sure it will be in pristine condition and include warranty. :-)

[yetihw]

Welcome back, I like you a lot already.  You are definitely honest and will speak your mind.....Bravo.

Anyway I've spent a small fortune on my Amiga 2000 and have not succeeded in getting it to run consistently or right for that matter.  I spent the money to learn the OS and the hardware, whatever.......

My advice for you to consider is to stay with emulation for now then look at one of two options

1. The Efika running morphos with as I understand a relatively seemless Amiga emulator for nearly all old programs.

2. One of the trillions of promised Amiga OS4 boards that also has a somewhat seemless Amiga "classic" emulator.  It looks like the Sam board or samatha may actually materialize.

I too love the old machines and the "feel" of running Native  but having gone down that road myself through Ebay I wouldn't recommend it to anybody.  I mean as far a nostalgia goes you can get many 8 bit computers for 20 bucks and other 16 bit machines  for 100 or so.  The Amiga market is nuts plain and simple in fact I've seen several Amiga 2000 video toasters go on ebay for next to nothing but the same boards in those machines go for 130 dollars and up.  Its become a fool or be fooled market with bits of information and compatibility fragments scattered throughout the web, which leaves us the newbies or the outta touch till now at the guru's mercy.

Don't do it.  Start over with a new product and go from there.

My 2 cents

Neil

[odin]

There are no 'new' products available running 68k software (yet). I've been waiting for god knows how long for new products, so that strategy doesn't work either, I've stopped waiting the moment I sold my BlizPPC.

[motrucker]

terminator4 wrote:


greedy Ebayers?

- I'm not sure about "greedy".  it's the going market rate, sometimes below market rate in my opinion.  If you can't afford it then I suggest sticking to free emulators.  BTW, to use a ROM legally, you should own one of the machines. ;-)

The hell with eBay! They are full of crooked "dealers" and are rather crooked themselves.
I stopped dealing with eBay over a year ago. I do much better through members here and with Craigslist.

[gdanko]

Good luck. I paid 275 for mine.

[terminator4]

> Yes you can post comments but trolling is never welcomed on any forum.

True.

> As for the comment about not affording it. It's not a case of being not able to afford it it, it's a case of what 10 year old discontinued and outdated computer parts are worth to an individual.

Well to you maybe $150 to others it more.  I found your offer unreasonable as did other(s) here.  Anyway I still think its pointless to make WTB offer on a forum.  Just go to ebay and buy stuff there.

> At the end of the day, something is only worth what someone is willing to pay.

I agree, but if you post your offer, I have the right to post what I think of it, and thats not trolling.

> If there was no Ebay, you'd probably find them in a yard sale next to an old bicycle and some Vinyl records.

I doubt it.  I got to many flea markets over 10 yrs and never did i see A1200.

> As for the emulator, it's Amiga Forever and it's paid for and registered

I don't think much about Amiga Forever.  I doubt that they even pay a license fee to Amiga Inc.  but thats another topic.

[gdanko]

I came here to escape greedy Ebayers after all.

I am with you on the eBay'ers. That place makes me want to vomit. But at the same time I want to notify you that your "bid" is unrealistic.

[gdanko]

yetihw wrote:
Welcome back, I like you a lot already.  You are definitely honest and will speak your mind.....Bravo.

Anyway I've spent a small fortune on my Amiga 2000 and have not succeeded in getting it to run consistently or right for that matter.  I spent the money to learn the OS and the hardware, whatever.......

My advice for you to consider is to stay with emulation for now then look at one of two options

1. The Efika running morphos with as I understand a relatively seemless Amiga emulator for nearly all old programs.

2. One of the trillions of promised Amiga OS4 boards that also has a somewhat seemless Amiga "classic" emulator.  It looks like the Sam board or samatha may actually materialize.

I too love the old machines and the "feel" of running Native  but having gone down that road myself through Ebay I wouldn't recommend it to anybody.  I mean as far a nostalgia goes you can get many 8 bit computers for 20 bucks and other 16 bit machines  for 100 or so.  The Amiga market is nuts plain and simple in fact I've seen several Amiga 2000 video toasters go on ebay for next to nothing but the same boards in those machines go for 130 dollars and up.  Its become a fool or be fooled market with bits of information and compatibility fragments scattered throughout the web, which leaves us the newbies or the outta touch till now at the guru's mercy.

Don't do it.  Start over with a new product and go from there.

My 2 cents

Neil

Amen, brother. I wouldn't pay an arm and a leg for 20 year old hardware that could die at any momemt. The most expensive Amiga I have I paid 475 for and it was a brand new 4000T demo unit from a local dealer who still happened to be in business.

I also paid 275 for a NIB A1200 "Magic Pack" setup but that is only because I sold a 1200 for that very same price a week before. The one I sold came in a garage sale lot: two 1200s and four 500s for $50. So yeah if you're diligent you will find them!