Amiga 2000 w/ some neat add-ons

[MachineDr]

Hi all!

I just came across something today that I wanted to post here first before I put it on E-Bay. EVERYONE here has been VERY friendly and helpful so I thought I would mention it here 1st so that I know that someone worthy has the opportunity to pick it up.

I have an Amiga 2000 w/ 2 Floppy Drives and a Supra hard Drive (I believe 40mb). The Amiga also has a Ram Expansion Card in it (not sure if it's 2, 4 or 8 MB) as well as a Macintosh Emulator Card. I have not touched this system in a LONG time and mainly used it to do Graohics Arts in Mac Emulation Mode.

I also have a 1080C Monitor for it as well.

There is no keyboard or cables or disks, just the 2 items w/ internal boards and devices I mentioned. Therefore I do not know the status of it's working condition and cannot verify anything other than what I can see with my own two eyes.

One thing to keep in mind is that when using it as a Mac Emulator have a pair of sunglasses handy as the screen flicker will definitely give you a headache! I did have an anti glare screen on the monitor at one time but do not know where it ended up but the velcro  to mount it is still there.

As I see it, the peripherls (I think they have more value han the Amiga itself) can be scavenged and the Amiga can be used for parts if needed

I know this isn't an auction site and am not looking to start a bidding frenzy but I will take any reasonable offer. In regards to shipping, I will charge exactly what it costs me to ship it along with insurance if you want it. That can be calculated prior to shipping the system (UPS).

BTW, I will have an Amiga 4000 available soon w/ Video Toaster and a tower containing 4 or 5 SCSI Drives that connects to the 4000. I saw it today (it's my Father's) but need time to see what he has exactly. He did video editting on it and I know little more than that. I will inventory that system in a week or so.

Regards,

-Jim

[Golan Klinger]

As sad as it is to say, the Amiga 2000 hasn't held its value very well. There's more supply than demand and people don't usually buy unaccelerated Amigas unless they're buying a 500 for gaming (they're still better off with an accelerated Amiga but that's a topic for another time and place.) Without the keyboard and mouse the value drops even further.

The Amiga 4000, on the other hand, is valuable. A base 4000 is worth $200-$300 and with other goodies, the price skyrockets depending on the enthusiasm of the bidders. There use to be a demand for Toasters and machines that had them commanded impressive premiums. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Perhaps it is because so many are showing up on eBay. Anyway, it seems likely that a setup like your father's would head north of $300.

[MachineDr]

As sad as it is to say, the Amiga 2000 hasn't held its value very well. There's more supply than demand and people don't usually buy unaccelerated Amigas unless they're buying a 500 for gaming (they're still better off with an accelerated Amiga but that's a topic for another time and place.) Without the keyboard and mouse the value drops even further.

The Amiga 4000, on the other hand, is valuable. A base 4000 is worth $200-$300 and with other goodies, the price skyrockets depending on the enthusiasm of the bidders. There use to be a demand for Toasters and machines that had them commanded impressive premiums. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Perhaps it is because so many are showing up on eBay. Anyway, it seems likely that a setup like your father's would head north of $300.

Thank you for your insight!

Do you think I would be better served by removing the Ram Module and MAC Emulator, from the 2000, and sell them separately? I haven't seen a Mac Emulator Board for sale (not that I check often). If I remember correctly, it was an $800 board when new (I know it's probably worth only a fraction of that now).

Hmm, strike that! I just checked E-Bay and saw one for $1 w/ no bids BUT I'm not sure it's the same one I have.

It seems like the Ram Expansion has the most value. There is one listed in the UK that would fetch over $100 US

I'll most likely just offer it on E-Bay and see what happens.

I just wanted to offer it to people here 1st because for me being a newbie here, I am quite impressed by the warm welcome  and help the users have extended to me and wanted to do something in return.

I will do the same for the 4000 before I put it on E-Bay. I know my father's system is pristine and someone here might like to have it.

Thanks again!

-Jim

[Blacklord]

As sad as it is to say, the Amiga 2000 hasn't held its value very well. There's more supply than demand and people don't usually buy unaccelerated Amigas unless they're buying a 500 for gaming (they're still better off with an accelerated Amiga but that's a topic for another time and place.) Without the keyboard and mouse the value drops even further.

The Amiga 4000, on the other hand, is valuable. A base 4000 is worth $200-$300 and with other goodies, the price skyrockets depending on the enthusiasm of the bidders. There use to be a demand for Toasters and machines that had them commanded impressive premiums. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Perhaps it is because so many are showing up on eBay. Anyway, it seems likely that a setup like your father's would head north of $300.

A200's themselves goes for up to $50 or so here in Oz (barebones), but the Mac emulator would make it more valuable. However, a base A4000 here sits at over $500 average - I haven't seen a 4000T come up on eBay here for a long while, the last one that did went for over $1000. I thin the OP may well be in the wrong country!

cheers,

Lance

[Golan Klinger]

Do you think I would be better served by removing the Ram Module and MAC Emulator, from the 2000, and sell them separately?

I do. It's counter-intuitive but parts usually sell for more than the whole. I guess it's because people need bits and pieces for their systems and are willing to pay to get specifically what they need/want.

Is the Mac emulator an Emplant?

I will do the same for the 4000 before I put it on E-Bay. I know my father's system is pristine and someone here might like to have it.

That's kind of you.

[MachineDr]

Is the Mac emulator an Emplant?

No, I just checked it's an Amaxx.

Still have the box and everything.

Comes with board and and adapter unit which I believe was to control a drive that would read the MAC formatted disks.

It was actually a great product. I was able to run all the Graphic Arts programs that I was using on the MAC at that time right from my Amiga and at home. Served it's purpose.

The only thing I did not like was the screen flicker. Without sunglasses or an anti-glare screen you would get a headache within 10 minutes of using it.

-Jim

[Golan Klinger]

Cool. Do you know if it is an A-Max, A-Max II or an A-Max IV? Different types could run different versions of Mac OS. They're neat although not as elaborate, compatible or flexible as the Emplant. I'm sure someone will want it for their collection though. That's the funny thing about retro-computing. No matter what you've got, there's someone who will be thrilled to buy it.