Anyone interested in buying the Commodore 128T?

[redrumloa]

I may entertain selling my 128T project WIP, if someone wants to make a realistic offer. Keep in mind the integrated SuperCPU 128 alone has sold for over $1000 on eBay recently. I probably have 100++ hours labor into this and who kows how many hundred in Rat Shack + Mouser orders.

No I am not getting out my C= hobby, but as usual life throws a curveball and I don't know if I can justify the cost and time to finish this project. I can start a new project when things settle a bit, if I do sell.

[tokyoracer]

Already!? What gives?

[redrumloa]

tokyoracer wrote:
Already!? What gives?

Life. The economy in the USA, especially Florida, is in the crapper. My employment situation is uncertain atm to say the least. I have a wife, 4 kids and 2 dogs to feed, cloth and shelter. Luxuries like this will take a back seat until things get settled.

That said I will only sell for a realistic price. I'm not desperate at this time, just cautious.

[tokyoracer]

Amiga > Life. :lol:

[jj]

@ Red

Maybe you should spend more time playing with computers and you wouldn't have so many mouths to feed  :-D

[Hodgkinson]

Must say im surprised as well. Mind you, planning ahead is a good thing.

[murple]

Keep in mind the integrated SuperCPU 128 alone has sold for over $1000 on eBay recently.

God, why? Had the SuperCPU caught on in the late 1980s and a substantial library of software been made for it, maybe these things would be worth something. And for the 128... there's a serious lack of software for a standard 128, is there even any useful software for a SuperCPU 128? Other than collector value, the SuperCPUs seem relatively useless. I really can't fathom why they're so valuable.

[Terse]

Other than collector value, the SuperCPUs seem relatively useless. I really can't fathom why they're so valuable.

There's your answer.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

redrumloa wrote:

tokyoracer wrote:
Already!? What gives?

Life. The economy in the USA, especially Florida, is in the crapper. My employment situation is uncertain atm to say the least. I have a wife, 4 kids and 2 dogs to feed, cloth and shelter. Luxuries like this will take a back seat until things get settled.

That said I will only sell for a realistic price. I'm not desperate at this time, just cautious.

I'd keep it if I were you, Red. If life gets expensive, selling things is not the way... Change of lifestyle, being concious of where to cut costs on dayly basis, is.
And you KNOW you'll regret it.
It's advice from my grandparents, who survived the WW2.

[Hodgkinson]

> And you KNOW you'll regret it.

True.

[justthatgood]

@Speelgoedmannetje

It's not always that easy. First of all I think his kids would love to go to the doctor if they are sick. Medical insurance is a pretty penny. Eating is something everyone likes to do at least once a day.

Most of us have to drive long distances to get to meager paying jobs so at $4.00 a gallon it still kills us. I know with that one people will say get a smaller car. A lot of us have the vehicles we have because of specific needs and jobs we had, and some of us have credit that won't allow us to get newer cars.

I'm sure living in hurricane country, his home insurance is really high. Uprooting your family isn't such a good idea at times to try to get around that.

There are other things too. Because this country was founded on people wanting to live on a higher standard of living, that cost is felt in everything. Services, food, everything.  

Because the guy that is packing flour at the plant that goes in all our food has expenses too, his company is going to charge accordingly. Add in fuel prices, a lot of us are hurting.

Companies are doing dirty things to get after people that look like they are going to be in debt to them. Benefits are being slashed, everything is collapsing.

Yes selling stuff is the answer. What good is a toy if your house gets foreclosed :-?

[Fester]

@justthatgood.

I hear ya. The GM plant in my area is slashing hundreds of jobs. Except for gas prices, that's all I hear about 'round town.

I've worked in an automotive industry related software company for over 7 years. My wife still works there. I consult for them at the moment. Everybody is making cuts.

Most of the money I made selling my Amigas on eBay since March has gone into savings. Other than a few dollars to charity, the economic tax refund we got went to savings too.

I was thinking of re-siding the house and putting in new windows, but that's on hold indefinitely. If it's still good enough, it's not going to be changed.

Hope you don't loose your job Red. I'll keep you in "mind".

Fester

[redrumloa]

Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
I'd keep it if I were you, Red. If life gets expensive, selling things is not the way... Change of lifestyle, being concious of where to cut costs on dayly basis, is.
And you KNOW you'll regret it.
It's advice from my grandparents, who survived the WW2.

In a perfect world I'd keep it all. In times like this I won't think twice to sell if times get tough. I can't even think about my hobby right now. If/when the situation gets better, I  can buy this stuff again. I have a lot of time into this project, but I had fun doing it. I won't sell for cheap at this point, but if I do sell I can always have new projects down the road.

The economy is grim, if the worst case scenario happens I can't use classic computers living in a cardboard box.    

[taunusand]

I respect the guy for "maybe" wanting to sell his project.
But, I have to agree that this is a thing most of us would regret sooner or later.

Gas prices are a bad excuse, in little Denmark we pay about 2,25$ per LITER!
That's just about 8,50$ pr Gallon!
1 Gallon = 3,78 Liter Online Conversion

[redrumloa]

@justthatgood
You summed it up pretty well, times are bad.


@Fester
Thanks, unfortunately I am losing my job June 30. My company has handled it as well as could be expected and gave plenty of advance warning, so there is no ill feelings. Unfortunately the job market for my field is a barren wasteland. I'm looking and I still have ~6 weeks to find something..