Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!uunet!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!sagpd1!monty
From: monty@sagpd1
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Re: Amiga 1000 going price?
Message-ID: <1991May7.145152.5804@sagpd1>
Date: 7 May 91 14:51:52 GMT
References: <5704@mindlink.bc.ca>
Reply-To: monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine)
Organization: Scientific Atlanta, Government Products Div, San Diego, CA
Lines: 17

In article <5704@mindlink.bc.ca> Robert_Salesas@mindlink.bc.ca (Robert Salesas) writes:
>Ask yourself the same question about the A2000.  Why are they selling for so
>low?  2200$ for a 2500/30 with 50 meg drive and a bunch of other
>extras is quite low.  Why do Amiga's lose so much value when you go to sell
>them?  As the old saying goes, "supply and demand".

	In all fairness it is not only Commodore that has a resale problem with
	it's "older" models. Have you priced a IBM xt lately. Not a clone, but
	a true blue XT runs less then $300 now,  and sold for near $4000 new
	if memory serves ( maybe as low as $3000 or as high as $5000 ). It
	is true that the XT is still worth more thaen an A1000, but it's
	market is much larger, more supply and demand.

	ALL computer products suffer from this, especially discontinued and
	unsupported models ala A1000.

	Monty Saine