FS: Amiga Guru Book and Blizzard 030/16mb/FPU

arkanoid · 31 July 2008, 19:31

*******CANCELED AUCTION********

Hi all,

As per my last sale announcement on Amiga.org (HERE) I am continuing to sell much of my Amiga gear in preparation for my move abroad later this year.

I make no bones about my intense dislike of eBay/PayPal and their combined practices. So, instead of moaning without action, I have decided to put the effort into selling a couple of my remaining items outside of their iron grip. ;-) This is a test to see how things go, if it works smoothly, everything I have left will go this way.

Anyone who's traded with me in the past will know that I'm an extremely trustworthy seller, I ship FAST, package well and *ENSURE* my items work 100%. To get a rough idea of my trading morals, have a quick look at my eBay feedback: HERE. Any questions, queries or doubts...I'm more than happy to help!

How this self-styled "eBay-free" auction will work:

1. both these items will be available to "bid" on until Monday 4th August 2008 10:00pm GMT

2. To place your bid, simply send me an email (before the auction end date) indicating which item you are interested in and your best price.

3. Naturally, the highest bid offer wins. I will officially close this thread by posting an "auction ended" note and email the "winner" within 15 minutes of the auction ending.

4. Shipment will be Next Day Special Delivery for UK residents (insured up to £500 + tracked). Airsure (insured up to £500 + tracked) will be used for overseas buyers. I will add the cost of shipment to your bid-offer and inform you of the final price you need to pay.

5. You will be expected to pay before the item is shipped. We will exchange payment account details via email.

6. If the winning bidder fails to pay for the item, I will contact the NEXT highest bidder, giving them opportunity to buy the item at their personal bid price.

7. Once the transaction is complete and you receive your item and are happy with it, please leave a quick comment on your experience trading with me so that I can refer to it in future "non-eBay" sales.

Payment Methods:-

I can accept the following payment methods

1. MoneyBookers. Those with a MB account will know just how reasonable their charges are and how well the service works. I will pay ALL fees via this method, you just pay the bid price + P&P.

2. Cheque

3. Postal Order (please send this by recorded delivery!)

4. Although I do not have a GoogleCheckout account atm, if you would like to pay with this method than I will open an account. I keep meaning to open one anyway.

I will NOT be accepting any PayPal payments for these items, as it defeats the purpose of this entire auction.

AND FINALLY: I have done my best to be as clear and as "professional" as possible with this advert. So if it doesn't sell here I will be forced to use the grousome twosome (eBay/PayPal) but at least I can sleep better at night, knowing that I at least gave it a shot! ;-)

At last, description and photos of the items themselves!!

AUCTION 1: The Amiga Guru Book by Ralph Babel **SOLD**

SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

This book needs absolutely no introduction. If you know about this book, then you know exactly what it is and just how RARE and difficult it is to find! And, yes, it really does deserve it legendary reputation.

I was lucky enough to stumble across this on Amazon's book store about 3 years ago. I paid $110 dollars. But that's not your problem, so bid what you think it's worth to you! ;-)

As can be seen from the photos, this book is in fantastic condition with a strong spine, no yellowing, torn or missing pages.

This is the English language version.

AUCTION 2: Blizzard 030 MK IV Accelerator/16mb/FPU

SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

My second auction is for a Blizzard 030. It has 16MB on board and also includes the pretty uncommon floating point co-processor (FPU).

It's in good condition and _perfect_ working order! There are no signs of oxidation of tracks, battery leakage, etc.

HERE is the same item being sold on eBay, but without the rare FPU and only half the memory.

It is unboxed, but, of course, will be securely packaged with antistatic wrapping!

Zetr0 · 31 July 2008, 20:04

@Arkanoid

Rather than spend all this time trying to auction the item, why no just state a price and stick it on www.AmiBay.com

you could always put ONO and see what happens after week m8... its a lot less stress, its free, you can upload pics of the items and you have a direct target of over 450 Amibayers that could be interested in these items.

030 cards sell quickly on Amibay especially Blizzy Mk4's with FPU's

either way.... good luck with your sale.

arkanoid · 31 July 2008, 20:21

Zetr0: You know what, you could have a point there. I've tried to be as clear cut as possible with the "rules" of this sale to save confusion but it may not be as clear as I hoped (judging by mails I'm receiving) Pitty.

I may well just set a price and bung it on AmiBay as the idea of just giving me a price they'd like to pay seems to be clouding the water.

Thanks for lending a voice of reason here matey!!

musashi5150 · 31 July 2008, 20:34

*** crown chants *** "Zetr0 for mod! Zetr0 for mod!"

arkanoid · 31 July 2008, 21:19

lol, I agree.

Anyway, having thought about this I have to agree with Zetr0. It may well be less confusing for people if I just bunged it on AmiBay with a set ONO price. I probably bung 'em on their within the next couple of days.

MODS: please feel free to delete this thread as I have decided not to sell it this way. Thanks!

TCD · 31 July 2008, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by musashi5150

*** crown chants *** "Zetr0 for mod! Zetr0 for mod!"

Most definetely

gklinger · 31 July 2008, 21:29

This has been one big tease!

arkanoid · 31 July 2008, 21:41

gklinger: hehe, no honestly it was 100%! I have been selling lots in private and public recently. not just amiga stuff. I had NO idea I had so much stuff all over - quite scary really.

I just wanted to try a different "selling format" with these two items, see how it went. sadly I failed big-time

I guess I can see now why everyone is forced to sell bid items on evilBay - urgh.

TCD · 31 July 2008, 21:48

Well at least you got the info about AmiBay

Could have been worse

Zetr0 · 31 July 2008, 22:00

@Arkanoid

I look forward to seeing you on AmiBay

Its built by the community for the community

@all

Okay... but a mod of what?!?!?...... hmmmm? mod of thooper thabuliousness... hmmm no fred has that one covered.... AHA!!!

Mod of Retr0ness

.... yeah... i could do that

TCD · 31 July 2008, 22:01

Don't be so shy Zetty

Uber-Mod of Hardware of course

Zetr0 · 31 July 2008, 22:03

@TCD

I am touched my friend, I doubt I could ever wear that crown my friend, but i will settle for the crown bearer

or better yet.... crown polisher... (hey.... not like that Ironclaw

)

gklinger · 01 August 2008, 02:44

I'm just funning. No worries. Good luck with your sale (not that you'll need it with the great stuff you're selling).

arkanoid · 03 August 2008, 23:39

ok, book sold. just to stop the emails i'm still getting for it.

Zetr0 · 04 August 2008, 01:01

@arkanoid

you signed up to AmiBay yet?

if you have any problems let me know and i can help you out

AmiBay is close to breaking 450 members!!!! thats amazing....

arkanoid · 04 August 2008, 18:38

the 030's now over at AmiBay! So go grab it... go go go!!! http://www.amibay.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=785

meega · 04 August 2008, 19:28

You might want to edit away the session id from that link (&sid=....)

arkanoid · 04 August 2008, 20:18

meega: thanks!

31 July 2008, 19:31	#1
arkanoid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 13	FS: Amiga Guru Book and Blizzard 030/16mb/FPU CANCELED *****CANCELED AUCTION****** Hi all, As per my last sale announcement on Amiga.org (HERE) I am continuing to sell much of my Amiga gear in preparation for my move abroad later this year. I make no bones about my intense dislike of eBay/PayPal and their combined practices. So, instead of moaning without action, I have decided to put the effort into selling a couple of my remaining items outside of their iron grip. ;-) This is a test to see how things go, if it works smoothly, everything I have left will go this way. Anyone who's traded with me in the past will know that I'm an extremely trustworthy seller, I ship FAST, package well and ENSURE my items work 100%. To get a rough idea of my trading morals, have a quick look at my eBay feedback: HERE. Any questions, queries or doubts...I'm more than happy to help! How this self-styled "eBay-free" auction will work: 1. both these items will be available to "bid" on until Monday 4th August 2008 10:00pm GMT 2. To place your bid, simply send me an email (before the auction end date) indicating which item you are interested in and your best price. 3. Naturally, the highest bid offer wins. I will officially close this thread by posting an "auction ended" note and email the "winner" within 15 minutes of the auction ending. 4. Shipment will be Next Day Special Delivery for UK residents (insured up to £500 + tracked). Airsure (insured up to £500 + tracked) will be used for overseas buyers. I will add the cost of shipment to your bid-offer and inform you of the final price you need to pay. 5. You will be expected to pay before the item is shipped. We will exchange payment account details via email. 6. If the winning bidder fails to pay for the item, I will contact the NEXT highest bidder, giving them opportunity to buy the item at their personal bid price. 7. Once the transaction is complete and you receive your item and are happy with it, please leave a quick comment on your experience trading with me so that I can refer to it in future "non-eBay" sales. Payment Methods:- I can accept the following payment methods 1. MoneyBookers. Those with a MB account will know just how reasonable their charges are and how well the service works. I will pay ALL fees via this method, you just pay the bid price + P&P. 2. Cheque 3. Postal Order (please send this by recorded delivery!) 4. Although I do not have a GoogleCheckout account atm, if you would like to pay with this method than I will open an account. I keep meaning to open one anyway. I will NOT be accepting any PayPal payments for these items, as it defeats the purpose of this entire auction. AND FINALLY: I have done my best to be as clear and as "professional" as possible with this advert. So if it doesn't sell here I will be forced to use the grousome twosome (eBay/PayPal) but at least I can sleep better at night, knowing that I at least gave it a shot! ;-) At last, description and photos of the items themselves!! AUCTION 1: The Amiga Guru Book by Ralph Babel SOLD SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS. This book needs absolutely no introduction. If you know about this book, then you know exactly what it is and just how RARE and difficult it is to find! And, yes, it really does deserve it legendary reputation. I was lucky enough to stumble across this on Amazon's book store about 3 years ago. I paid $110 dollars. But that's not your problem, so bid what you think it's worth to you! ;-) As can be seen from the photos, this book is in fantastic condition with a strong spine, no yellowing, torn or missing pages. This is the English language version. AUCTION 2: Blizzard 030 MK IV Accelerator/16mb/FPU SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS. My second auction is for a Blizzard 030. It has 16MB on board and also includes the pretty uncommon floating point co-processor (FPU). It's in good condition and _perfect_ working order! There are no signs of oxidation of tracks, battery leakage, etc. HERE is the same item being sold on eBay, but without the rare FPU and only half the memory. It is unboxed, but, of course, will be securely packaged with antistatic wrapping! Last edited by arkanoid; 04 August 2008 at 05:50.

31 July 2008, 22:03	#12
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@TCD I am touched my friend, I doubt I could ever wear that crown my friend, but i will settle for the crown bearer or better yet.... crown polisher... (hey.... not like that Ironclaw)

04 August 2008, 18:38	#16
arkanoid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 13	the 030's now over at AmiBay! So go grab it... go go go!!! http://www.amibay.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=785 Last edited by arkanoid; 04 August 2008 at 20:17.

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31 July 2008, 20:04	#2
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Arkanoid Rather than spend all this time trying to auction the item, why no just state a price and stick it on www.AmiBay.com you could always put ONO and see what happens after week m8... its a lot less stress, its free, you can upload pics of the items and you have a direct target of over 450 Amibayers that could be interested in these items. 030 cards sell quickly on Amibay especially Blizzy Mk4's with FPU's either way.... good luck with your sale.

31 July 2008, 20:21	#3
arkanoid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 13	Zetr0: You know what, you could have a point there. I've tried to be as clear cut as possible with the "rules" of this sale to save confusion but it may not be as clear as I hoped (judging by mails I'm receiving) Pitty. I may well just set a price and bung it on AmiBay as the idea of just giving me a price they'd like to pay seems to be clouding the water. Thanks for lending a voice of reason here matey!!

31 July 2008, 20:34	#4
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 43 Posts: 2,351	* crown chants * "Zetr0 for mod! Zetr0 for mod!"

31 July 2008, 21:19	#5
arkanoid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 13	lol, I agree. Anyway, having thought about this I have to agree with Zetr0. It may well be less confusing for people if I just bunged it on AmiBay with a set ONO price. I probably bung 'em on their within the next couple of days. MODS: please feel free to delete this thread as I have decided not to sell it this way. Thanks!

31 July 2008, 21:29	#7
gklinger Vegetable Lasagna Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto, CANADA Age: 54 Posts: 711	This has been one big tease!

31 July 2008, 21:41	#8
arkanoid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 13	gklinger: hehe, no honestly it was 100%! I have been selling lots in private and public recently. not just amiga stuff. I had NO idea I had so much stuff all over - quite scary really. I just wanted to try a different "selling format" with these two items, see how it went. sadly I failed big-time I guess I can see now why everyone is forced to sell bid items on evilBay - urgh.

31 July 2008, 21:48	#9
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,975	Well at least you got the info about AmiBay Could have been worse

31 July 2008, 22:00	#10
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Arkanoid I look forward to seeing you on AmiBay Its built by the community for the community @all Okay... but a mod of what?!?!?...... hmmmm? mod of thooper thabuliousness... hmmm no fred has that one covered.... AHA!!! Mod of Retr0ness .... yeah... i could do that

31 July 2008, 22:01	#11
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,975	Don't be so shy Zetty Uber-Mod of Hardware of course

01 August 2008, 02:44	#13
gklinger Vegetable Lasagna Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto, CANADA Age: 54 Posts: 711	I'm just funning. No worries. Good luck with your sale (not that you'll need it with the great stuff you're selling).

03 August 2008, 23:39	#14
arkanoid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 13	ok, book sold. just to stop the emails i'm still getting for it.

04 August 2008, 01:01	#15
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@arkanoid you signed up to AmiBay yet? if you have any problems let me know and i can help you out AmiBay is close to breaking 450 members!!!! thats amazing....

04 August 2008, 19:28	#17
meega Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oooh what a feeling yeaaah dancing on the ceiling Posts: 314	You might want to edit away the session id from that link (&sid=....)

04 August 2008, 20:18	#18
arkanoid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 13	meega: thanks!

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