A little extreme perhaps?

[Betelgeuse]

Saw an ad from a guy selling a bunch of Amiga and Commodore stuff. Ad says will not sell separately and wants $3000 for it. I doubt that'll ever happen so I write expressing interest in a couple of items if he decides to sell. He responds that if he doesn't sell it as a lot he'll destroy it. A bit extreme no? Very strange.

[Akiko]

Sounds like Hans Campbell from somewhere in Oregon.

[Betelgeuse]

Guy's local to me, so cannot be Hans.

[Darrin]

What exactly is he selling in order to justify $3000?

[runequester]

If the guy is insisting on not making any money from his possessions, more power to him I suppose.

[Cammy]

I'm getting tired of these sellers threatening to destroy hardware unless collectors pay through the nose for it. What a spoiled brat.

[LoadWB]

Hear hear.  I can understand when I'm giving stuff away just for the shipping and I can't get a bite, I have to send it to the dump (it kills me to do it, but I can't store stuff forever.)   But if people actually wanted bits and pieces of what I've had I'm certainly not looking a gift horse in the mouth.

But then there's these tw@ts who extort various communities -- I see it with a lot of "retro" stuff, not just Amiga.  They know what they haven't isn't worth the money they want, but they think they can wring it out of a bunch of poor sods who don't want to see the stuff destroyed.  It is out-right damnedable extortion.

People like that need a swift kick in the genitals.  Or a few -- they're free, after all.

[CritAnime]

Your right in your view that this becoming a trend across the whole retro scene. The amount of times I see items marked up and classed as rare just so the seller can get away with wanting more money. I saw amiga stuff where people were threatening to dump it for no reaon. Same with snes. Nes C64 ect.

[Kesa]

I see the same thing with retro pinball machines. The older big case designs not the new Stern ones. The machines that are pre 1990 that are in good condition are rare and easily fetch $5000+. You see people letting them rot in sheds at the same time demand thousands for them. It makes me sick  :pissed:

[gertsy]

I've heard from a South African friend (recently emigrated) that in Capetown intersection hawkers try to sell kittens to stopped motorists, if they don't buy the seller will strangle the kitten in front of them.
It seems the darkness of human nature is the same no matter where you go.
Best to ignore the idiot and he/she will go away.

[Betelgeuse]

It's a couple of A500s, four A2000, A1200, a case and mainboard from A3000 and a few assorted Commodore 64 stuff and Vic-20. Included are software and magazines. Worth maybe $1000-1500 tops depending on the configuration of the Amigas which is not specified. The seller's asking $3000 which he'll never get from any sane person, MAYBE if he split it but even then it'd be tough. Might as well just set it on fire and not bother with the ads.

[ChaosLord]

Hello, I am that guy's realtor.

I am selling his house for $3,000,000.00 USD (that is 3 million $)

I am not going to tell you how the house comes equipped because I can't be bothered.

It isn't very big nor very fancy. It isn't even technically a "house" as it is just a double-wide trailer.   I have only have 1 MIL on me, would you consider taking that?

If it hasn't sold for 3 MIL by the end of the week then I will just destroy the whole thing.

[jorkany]

I have to admit I don't understand the tactic. There's plenty of auctions I don't bid on, I always assumed if it didn't sell then it was going to the trash - so what's the difference?

[Darrin]

It's a couple of A500s, four A2000, A1200, a case and mainboard from A3000 and a few assorted Commodore 64 stuff and Vic-20. Included are software and magazines. Worth maybe $1000-1500 tops depending on the configuration of the Amigas which is not specified. The seller's asking $3000 which he'll never get from any sane person, MAYBE if he split it but even then it'd be tough. Might as well just set it on fire and not bother with the ads.

I agree.

He has some nice stuff, but unless those A2000s are kitted out with some major CPU cards, flicker fixers, RTG cards, etc then they're not going to get more than a couple of hundred each.

Perhaps he wants $1000 for the Amiga stuff and $2000 for that "rare" VIC-20?

[Darrin]

Hello, I am that guy's realtor.

I am selling his house for $3,000,000.00 USD (that is 3 million $)

I am not going to tell you how the house comes equipped because I can't be bothered.


If it hasn't sold for 3 MIL by the end of the week then I will just destroy the whole thing.

LOL.  That about sums it up.