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From: jma@tornado.Berkeley.EDU (James M. Alexander)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Re: Amiga 1000 going price?
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Date: 2 May 91 22:35:50 GMT
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In article <1561@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU> glin@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU (George Lin [900116]) writes:
>In article <1991Apr29.083306.1@vax1.mankato.msus.edu> stx@vax1.mankato.msus.edu writes:
>>Well the cheapest I have seen then is in the latest issue of amigaworld..
>>Creative Computers had "amiga 1000 cpus (used)  $149"
>>
>>I am not certain wether or not these would include shuch niceities as a
>>keyboard or mouse but you never know.:^)
>>
>>On the net a 512k amiga has been going for 200-250.  Sometimes as high as $300
>>
>>
>
>Why is the re-sale value of an Amiga 1000 so low?
>Are you saying that WordPerfect, SAS/C, Paradox, etc. is worth more than
>a A1000?
>Are you saying that a dual Apple ][ disk drive is worth more than a A1000?
>Are you saying that a used Nintendo w/ a few bundled games is worth more
>than a A1000?
>A printer, A 2400 baud modem, a hard drive controller etc......
>
>Why is everyone driving the price of a perfectly good computer WITH a 
>disk drive, multi-io ports down to the price of a Nintendo?
>
>Any used Apple ]['s (except MAYBE for the //) is selling more than this.
>
>GLin

Simple. The prices of used hardware have plummeted because the prices for the
NEW hardware have become so low. A brand new A500 cpu can now be had for a 
little over $500, so why would anyone pay more than about $250-$300 for an
old 1000? Market forces say that's what people will pay, so that's what 
they're worth.

Jim
jma@earthquake.berkeley.edu