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Offline slayer

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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2010, 10:50:37 PM »
I own 2 of these cards, same spec (appart from the overclocked 060 but fully populated), I'm not sure I could answer with enough objectivity so will just say; all depends on how often they appear and how much money the people who want to bid have. You get two bidders who have enough cash going against each other and it just ends up being good for the seller. It really has nothing to do with ethics or how sensible one should be.

Why don't people ever understand this? Has it never happened to you?

I've never sold anything Amiga, I guess you think I'm crazy too... LOL
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2010, 11:48:27 PM »
Quote from: slayer;591779
I own 2 of these cards, same spec (appart from the overclocked 060 but fully populated), I'm not sure I could answer with enough objectivity so will just say; all depends on how often they appear and how much money the people who want to bid have. You get two bidders who have enough cash going against each other and it just ends up being good for the seller. It really has nothing to do with ethics or how sensible one should be.

Why don't people ever understand this? Has it never happened to you?

I've never sold anything Amiga, I guess you think I'm crazy too... LOL


FYI I certainly was not making any statement about ethics.  I simply think it's astonishing that people want these things so badly that the free market price is $1000.  Yes, I've seen much crazier things on eBay with old technology, but not Amiga-related.
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2010, 11:53:58 PM »
I'm one of those numpties who pay silly prices for stuff on ebay, I don't mind the prices I pay as I will only pay what some folk consider to be crazy money if I really want the item and feel it's worth the money to me... :)

Just wish that sometimes I could get a bargain but that never seems to happen... :(
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2010, 02:05:10 AM »
Well fair enough but from where I'm sitting why worry about the free market; people seem to brag about good deals and then convey there horror when someone pays too much... shouldn't it be a non starter?

But to stay on topic, yes, some people will pay quite a bit to obtain that Amiga part that completes there current project. Me included but then, I'm more in to collecting SAMs now and soon X1000s... :hammer:

When I eventually get around to selling my bits and pieces I'm not too worried about what I get, nothing could compensate for losing anything Amiga ;-)

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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2010, 02:09:42 AM »
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I'm one of those numpties who pay silly prices for stuff on ebay, I don't mind the prices I pay as I will only pay what some folk consider to be crazy money if I really want the item and feel it's worth the money to me... :)

Just wish that sometimes I could get a bargain but that never seems to happen... :(
yes l know you always here about those people ind gem of car like e type jag
in barn and happenes to start up first crank
all those things fall of backs lorrys hehe
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2010, 02:30:28 AM »
@ Slayer
Nah, I never have any luck with getting a bargain and then all the stuff I do buy I very rarely if ever sell, I usually end up getting a sob story from someone and giving it away... :rolleyes:

@ actung_bab

Knowing my luck I'd get crushed by the stuff falling off the back of the lorry... :lol:
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2010, 02:35:51 AM »
Well the first thing to do in order to get a bargain is to look in other places than ebay. Personally I tend to buy Amiga related stuff by using an norwegian online auction site which have it's own Commodore/Amiga section.
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2010, 02:43:57 AM »
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Well the first thing to do in order to get a bargain is to look in other places than ebay. Personally I tend to buy Amiga related stuff by using an norwegian online auction site which have it's own Commodore/Amiga section.


I know it's just laziness with me, I missed a great bargain about three weeks ago, there's a site in the UK called Gumtree that does local auctions and there was a guy in Edinburgh selling 3 A1200's with 030 boards and he only wanted £45 for the lot, unfortunately I don't drive and my sister who could have taken me their was away that day. I contacted the guy the next day but he had sold them to someone else the night before, just my luck eh... :(
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2010, 02:44:38 AM »
Quote from: Franko;591797
I'm one of those numpties who pay silly prices for stuff on ebay, I don't mind the prices I pay as I will only pay what some folk consider to be crazy money if I really want the item and feel it's worth the money to me... :)

Just wish that sometimes I could get a bargain but that never seems to happen... :(

Quite surprised to hear this from a scotsman since I'm under the impression that all of you are some really cheapskates :lol:
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2010, 02:49:00 AM »
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Quite surprised to hear this from a scotsman since I'm under the impression that all of you are some really cheapskates :lol:


Must be all the different blood from various ancestors bit of German, lithuanian & Irish in the mix... :)
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2010, 07:00:13 AM »
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FYI I certainly was not making any statement about ethics.  I simply think it's astonishing that people want these things so badly that the free market price is $1000.  Yes, I've seen much crazier things on eBay with old technology, but not Amiga-related.

With cyberstorms getting scarce,demand outstrips supply.What is crazy is people pay more than that for the slower,inferior BlizzardPPC.. lol
A slow 603 with slow scsi.. the cyberstorm 604e is quite a bit faster and the UWscsi rocks.If you ever had one,you wouldn't want to live with out it .With the announcement of os4.1 for them,you can probabaly expect the price to climb.


Btw,why whine about the prices,after you use the thing 5 years it will be worth the same or more assuming you take care of it.PC clone hardware depreciates the minute you look at it.consider it a good investment.

lets not forget the price on that apple 1 :)
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2010, 07:05:21 AM »
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Can these things get any more expensive?

I'm shocked at the price considering the seller offers no guarantees it works, there are just too many things about this auction for me that suggests it wont.
« Last Edit: November 15, 2010, 07:08:15 AM by Akiko »
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2010, 07:29:06 AM »
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Can these things get any more expensive?


Yes
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Re: Can these things get any more expensive?
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2010, 07:48:50 AM »
Bah.  It's all those people hoarding Amigas (hence, the recent thread "how many do you own?") that's driving the price up.  LOL  ;-)
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