Expensive A1200 on eBay

barkingboy · 21 February 2004, 15:54

I just saw this A1200 on eBay going for almost £90, but there doesn't seem to be anything special about it - just a plain A1200.

I'm just surprised really seeing as they normally go for less than £20.

Peanutuk · 21 February 2004, 18:02

The fact that it is boxed and obviousl in mint condition would out the price up.

It would never ever go for £20.

Perhaps the recent attention in certain 'retro' publications has unjustifiably increased the post?

You also can't discount shill-bidding.

jmmijo · 21 February 2004, 18:12

Too late somebody already purchased it, I gather thru the Buy It Now button

Enverex · 21 February 2004, 19:05

lol

£399 (UK, 1992)
£329 (UK, 1995)

and

£90 (UK, 2004)

Unknown_K · 21 February 2004, 21:03

EBAY prices are always all over the place, keeps you from getting bored.

02 March 2004, 01:39

Just recently looking at Amiga 1200 on
ebay. Has these bidders on ebay lost
their minds. I seen Amiga 1200 going
high as $274.00. What the matter with
these crazy bidders on ebay?!!!

Unknown_K · 02 March 2004, 06:33

Quote:

Originally posted by maxmouse
Just recently looking at Amiga 1200 on
ebay. Has these bidders on ebay lost
their minds. I seen Amiga 1200 going
high as $274.00. What the matter with
these crazy bidders on ebay?!!!

Probably had an accelerator in it didnt it? A plain unit goes for over $100 or so from what I remember.

CPC464 · 02 March 2004, 13:32

I have a mint condition A1200 with hard disk and 2 external floppies sitting in the back cupboard any one interested I am open to offers LOl as it just sits there with the A500/500+ and 600 doing nothing

Enverex · 02 March 2004, 13:35

Quote:

Originally posted by CPC464
I have a mint condition A1200 with hard disk and 2 external floppies sitting in the back cupboard any one interested I am open to offers LOl as it just sits there with the A500/500+ and 600 doing nothing

They seem to go for about £30/40 in the UK. That machine had to have had an accellerator.

Big-Byte · 02 March 2004, 14:07

Prices ARE all over the place on ebay...

Check this one out... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&category=2243

Mort was also bidding on a Spectrum Magazine Issue one and gave up after £85. It went on to fetch £118

I feel its going to be very difficuilt getting stuff at boot fairs this year what with the bi-monthly retro magazine out now.

whiteb · 04 March 2004, 06:50

Quote:

Originally posted by Big-Byte
Prices ARE all over the place on ebay...

Check this one out... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&category=2243

Mort was also bidding on a Spectrum Magazine Issue one and gave up after £85. It went on to fetch £118

I feel its going to be very difficuilt getting stuff at boot fairs this year what with the bi-monthly retro magazine out now.

£111 for a copy of ZZap 64 ?

10 March 2004, 06:13

Check this out! You ebay bidders must
be crazy! Why do ebay bidders get so
carried away like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=3543

Unknown_K · 10 March 2004, 06:54

Quote:

Originally posted by maxmouse
Check this out! You ebay bidders must
be crazy! Why do ebay bidders get so
carried away like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=3543

That is a bit crazy, does OS 3.9 run on 7mb of memory?
120mb drive is kind of puny.

030/40 accelerator with that hard to find GVP memory (much better getting a board that takes 72pin memory like mine.

The scsi addon is nice, does it support dma tansfers or is it the old crappy scsi?

Enverex · 10 March 2004, 10:29

OS3.9 only takes up about 25MB after installation, so it isn't that bad, but yeah, you would be pushing it with 7MB.

stainy · 10 March 2004, 18:48

I just won an auction for WB3.0 roms £2.70 !!! fantastic!!

Enverex · 10 March 2004, 18:56

Er.... what the hell do you want KICKSTART (not Workbench) 3.0 chips for?

stainy · 10 March 2004, 23:32

Because I have a A1200 without them!

Enverex · 10 March 2004, 23:36

Quote:

Originally posted by stainy
Because I have a A1200 without them!

What happened to them? (Kickstart 3.1 chips are the new ones, 3.0 are the bog standard A1200 chips).

stainy · 11 March 2004, 00:42

It`s better than nothing.. and you can`t complain at £2.70 now can you ? they`ll do till I can get some 3.1 ones

DrBong · 11 March 2004, 06:59

Quote:

Originally posted by whiteb
£111 for a copy of ZZap 64 ?

:eek

I got my premiere issue of Zzap!64 along with 4-5 other early issues (all in good nick) for less than £20. That was less than 6 months ago now on Ebay Aust. Better frame my copy methinks!

21 February 2004, 15:54	#1
barkingboy Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 151	Expensive A1200 on eBay I just saw this A1200 on eBay going for almost £90, but there doesn't seem to be anything special about it - just a plain A1200. I'm just surprised really seeing as they normally go for less than £20.

02 March 2004, 01:39	#6
maxmouse Posts: n/a	Ebay bidders gone crazy! Just recently looking at Amiga 1200 on ebay. Has these bidders on ebay lost their minds. I seen Amiga 1200 going high as $274.00. What the matter with these crazy bidders on ebay?!!!

10 March 2004, 18:48	#15
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,714	Wahey! I just won an auction for WB3.0 roms £2.70 !!! fantastic!!

10 March 2004, 23:32	#17
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,714	Errr Because I have a A1200 without them!

11 March 2004, 00:42	#19
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,714	Well It`s better than nothing.. and you can`t complain at £2.70 now can you ? they`ll do till I can get some 3.1 ones

21 February 2004, 18:02	#2
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,082	The fact that it is boxed and obviousl in mint condition would out the price up. It would never ever go for £20. Perhaps the recent attention in certain 'retro' publications has unjustifiably increased the post? You also can't discount shill-bidding.

21 February 2004, 18:12	#3
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	Too late somebody already purchased it, I gather thru the Buy It Now button

21 February 2004, 19:05	#4
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	lol £399 (UK, 1992) £329 (UK, 1995) and £90 (UK, 2004)

21 February 2004, 21:03	#5
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	EBAY prices are always all over the place, keeps you from getting bored.

02 March 2004, 13:32	#8
CPC464 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: York Age: 54 Posts: 393	I have a mint condition A1200 with hard disk and 2 external floppies sitting in the back cupboard any one interested I am open to offers LOl as it just sits there with the A500/500+ and 600 doing nothing

02 March 2004, 14:07	#10
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Prices ARE all over the place on ebay... Check this one out... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&category=2243 Mort was also bidding on a Spectrum Magazine Issue one and gave up after £85. It went on to fetch £118 I feel its going to be very difficuilt getting stuff at boot fairs this year what with the bi-monthly retro magazine out now.

10 March 2004, 06:13	#12
maxmouse Posts: n/a	Check this out! You ebay bidders must be crazy! Why do ebay bidders get so carried away like this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=3543

10 March 2004, 10:29	#14
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	OS3.9 only takes up about 25MB after installation, so it isn't that bad, but yeah, you would be pushing it with 7MB.

10 March 2004, 18:56	#16
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Er.... what the hell do you want KICKSTART (not Workbench) 3.0 chips for?

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