are we still sharing crazy ebay postings?

[Amiduffer]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blizzard-Scsi-Kit-IV-for-Amiga-1200-Tested-amp-Working-/121424392503?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

seriously, what is this guy on....

Poverty maybe, working poor type, paycheck away from being homeless perhaps. Most of the recent postings of insane speculative prices makes my head hurt. I'm going to be selling my A3000D soon and if I get $250 to $300 for it I'd be satisfied.

[esc]

While that's horrible and I hope for you a speedy financial recovery...got pics of your A3000D? And can you tell me a bit about it? Fellow californian = cheap shipping lol

[AmiDude]

I didn't know Atari made Amiga 500's?! :lol: :insane:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Atari-Amiga-500-/281433795306?pt=Klassische_Computer&hash=item4186c2eaea

[gertsy]

I didn't know Atari made Amiga 500's?! :lol: :insane:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Atari-Amiga-500-/281433795306?pt=Klassische_Computer&hash=item4186c2eaea

Me neither.   But clearly the Atari version is only worth one Euro.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Somebody asked recently why doesn't anyone post the good deals they find on ebay?  Well today I picked up this from a guy only about 30 miles from my house.  Loaded A2000, monitor, and a box full of stuff that I haven't even had time to dig though yet, but I know at least it contains a SuperGen and some other hardware bits.  All for $131 and a nice drive out to the country.    Now I'm sure all the European users are laughing about that, but Amiga's are so rare in my area, this was a great deal that I got on a second-chance offer when the original winning bidder bailed on the shipping charges.  Maybe I'll post another pic or two after I inspect the battery and dig through the box.

Did I need it?  No.  But I sure wanted to rescue it!  

[som99]

Somebody asked recently why doesn't anyone post the good deals they find on ebay?  Well today I picked up this from a guy only about 30 miles from my house.  Loaded A2000, monitor, and a box full of stuff that I haven't even had time to dig though yet, but I know at least it contains a SuperGen and some other hardware bits.  All for $131 and a nice drive out to the country.    Now I'm sure all the European users are laughing about that, but Amiga's are so rare in my area, this was a great deal that I got on a second-chance offer when the original winning bidder bailed on the shipping charges.  Maybe I'll post another pic or two after I inspect the battery and dig through the box.

Did I need it?  No.  But I sure wanted to rescue it!  

Nice find! We are not laughing about the drive, even if more common where I live prices are way higher, damn last stock A2000 went for 400USD near me... Common price for em here is 350-450USD :/

So great find again!

Also I made a 310 mile (500KM) drive not long ago for some old PC stuff that was not even near the value of the gas/petrol xD Mostly because it's fun and now and then you get some new friends doing that

[giZmo350]

Yo Mike...  get a chance to go thru the box of stuff yet? Gee, those two floppy drives were worth the $$ alone! I recently got a great deal on a 68060@50MHz CPU for $52.00 on ebay (yea, it's the real thing). So, I'm going to do the mod to my Blizzard 2040 board. Just gotta source the 1N4001 surface mount diodes. Then I'm on my way to killer 3.1ROM A2000 machine like yours with a Mechy SCSI reader!

[mindprober]

I'm curious about the monitor. I've always wanted one of those models again in good working condition. Must be harder and harder to keep these old CRTs working at this point in time though. Weren't these notorious for the cold solder joints or something like that? I suppose every CRT will require re-soldering at various stages due to the high voltages.

Somebody asked recently why doesn't anyone post the good deals they find on ebay?  Well today I picked up this from a guy only about 30 miles from my house.  Loaded A2000, monitor, and a box full of stuff that I haven't even had time to dig though yet, but I know at least it contains a SuperGen and some other hardware bits.  All for $131 and a nice drive out to the country.    Now I'm sure all the European users are laughing about that, but Amiga's are so rare in my area, this was a great deal that I got on a second-chance offer when the original winning bidder bailed on the shipping charges.  Maybe I'll post another pic or two after I inspect the battery and dig through the box.

Did I need it?  No.  But I sure wanted to rescue it!  

[danbeaver]

Every TV repairman is eager to repair old TVs and monitors: no SMDs, easy to replace capacitors, no imbedded processors.  All they can do with modern equipment is swap out boards IF they can find a replacement.  But a CRT that has lasted 30 years will likely last another.

[giZmo350]

Ironically, and I have not done this in years, I searched the local Craigslist for Amiga and this monitor came up (no not mine). Being in this location, where everyone is broke, and being a completely devoid market for Amiga... me thinks this is a tad over priced!

https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/sys/4642653875.html

[gertsy]

It's in beautiful condition but $240?  Probably pass.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I'm curious about the monitor. I've always wanted one of those models again in good working condition. Must be harder and harder to keep these old CRTs working at this point in time though. Weren't these notorious for the cold solder joints or something like that? I suppose every CRT will require re-soldering at various stages due to the high voltages.

Yes sir, correct on all the above.  Also the power button switch tends to go (you can sometimes still source replacements from sources like Jameco), and the hinges on the monitor flap, especially on the 1084S, people kind of abuse many of those.  :/

I've gotten so many of the 1084's and 1084S's in the past year or so, just from the few lots of Amiga goodies I've managed to snag around here.  Ironically I don't even use them since I put Indivisions in my systems, they kind of become paperweights and things to trip over in my office, haha.  Gave a couple to another member on the forum here, and sold a couple others on ebay when nobody else seemed interested, etc.

Let me test this one out and think about it for a bit, and if you're still interested in this one I'll send you a PM!

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Yo Mike... get a chance to go thru the box of stuff yet? Gee, those two floppy drives were worth the $$ alone! I recently got a great deal on a 68060@50MHz CPU for $52.00 on ebay (yea, it's the real thing). So, I'm going to do the mod to my Blizzard 2040 board. Just gotta source the 1N4001 surface mount diodes. Then I'm on my way to killer 3.1ROM A2000 machine like yours with a Mechy SCSI reader!

The box is loaded with video editing gear, switchers and mixers and the like, plus a bunch of software. Honestly never did much of that on my Miggy's and I don't even know how to use it, it would be kind of funny to put together a retro video with it for my roller derby team!

Good luck on the '060 mod, that's the only thing mine is still missing!

[slaapliedje]

Yes sir, correct on all the above.  Also the power button switch tends to go (you can sometimes still source replacements from sources like Jameco), and the hinges on the monitor flap, especially on the 1084S, people kind of abuse many of those.  :/

I've gotten so many of the 1084's and 1084S's in the past year or so, just from the few lots of Amiga goodies I've managed to snag around here.  Ironically I don't even use them since I put Indivisions in my systems, they kind of become paperweights and things to trip over in my office, haha.  Gave a couple to another member on the forum here, and sold a couple others on ebay when nobody else seemed interested, etc.

Let me test this one out and think about it for a bit, and if you're still interested in this one I'll send you a PM!

Ha, you mind parting with a 1084S?  I have an Indivision for my Amiga 4000D, but I think it's possible to wire up a cable/adapter for an Atari ST, and that's what I'd be using it for (I have several, but no monitor as of right now that works).  Finding an Atari 1435 is extremely difficult.  I also have another monitor that has a busted tube, I was thinking of trying to swap my (theoretically) working tube in my 1435 with that other monitor (which currently eludes me to the model number at the moment) but that probably won't work.  The Atari monitor has a cracked PC Board inside where the cable connects, I may just try to fix that... fun times!

slaapliedje

[som99]

Every TV repairman is eager to repair old TVs and monitors: no SMDs, easy to replace capacitors, no imbedded processors.  All they can do with modern equipment is swap out boards IF they can find a replacement.  But a CRT that has lasted 30 years will likely last another.

I sure hope so, personally I'm afraid that the Vector X-Y tube will die in my 31 years old Vectrex and I must start thinking of a solution if that happens!

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Darned kids these days, don't know anything about repairing older technology.  Good luck with that, hope you find some old fella who hasn't retired yet!