Fwd: For auction: Amiga 3000

[Richard Pope]

Sellam,
     I am an Amiga expert. If you don't remove the battery asap you are 
going to lose this system. I am amazed that it still works but that 
isn't going to last much longer. You stated that there was some 
corrosion that you cleaned up so it may already too late to save the 
motherboard. The acid from the battery will migrate along the copper 
traces and there is no way to stop it nor repair it. I would never buy 
this system.
GOD Bless and Thanks,
rich!

On 10/18/2019 10:01 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> This is an Amiga 3000 in excellent condition, both functionally and
> physically. Other than the very slight yellowing of the front face and one
> barely visible scrape, it is almost perfect.
>
> It is extremely clean inside as well. The on-board battery has not yet been
> removed but it should be soon as it has begun to outgas and affect the
> surrounding components. I cleaned up the minimal oxidation it had caused on
> some of the various components local to it. The capacitors have no visible
> age-related issues.
>
> The system boots up into Amiga WorkBench 3.1 and has numerous applications
> and drivers installed. Video output is from the GVP EGS (works with SVGA
> monitor) board, which plugs into the on-board video port (via external
> connector cable).
>
> Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmxBoNtw
>
> (Despite the marring of the back label, the serial number is readable:
> CA1013685.)
>
> Configuration:
>
> 16Mhz on-board CPU with Commodore A3640 68040 @ 25 MHz accelerator
> 2MB Chip RAM
> 16MB Fast RAM
> Great Valley Products L.C. EGS (Rev. 3) 28/24 Spectrum RTG graphics board
> w/2MB for 1600×1280×8 interlace, 1152×864×16 interlace, and 800×600×24
> non-interlace video modes
> Utilities Unlimited Emplant Macintosh emulator board with Macintosh II ROMs
> (Apple 342-0105-B, 342-0106-B, 342-0107-B, 342-0108-B)
> Conner CFA170S 170MB IDE hard drive
> Quantum LPS525S 525MB SCSI2 hard drive
> 3.5" floppy drive
>
> So many people expressed an interest in this machine that I decided to sell
> it by private sealed bid auction.
>
> Between now and Monday, October 21, 8:00PM Pacific Daylight Time, if
> interested, please submit your bid to me by e-mail with your bid. I will
> confirm your bid by e-mail and notify you if you are the highest bidder, or
> otherwise of the final selling price. There is a reserve price of $800.
>
> If you are unfamiliar with a sealed-bid auction, you submit your bid
> private to me via e-mail. Your bid is the highest price you are willing to
> pay. Whomever has the highest bid by the deadline wins the auction. I will
> announce the final sale price to all bidders. The winning bidder has 24
> hours to submit payment unless specific arrangements are made otherwise.
> Winning bidder pays for shipping via FedEx Ground, shipping from
> Sacramento, California. I will ship globally. Local pickup is welcome.
> Payment by PayPal using direct funds transfer is required. Other payment
> arrangements may be negotiated. My payment policies are explained in full
> in my FAQ, located here:
>
> https://tinyurl.com/VWoCW-FAQ
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Thanks, and good luck to all prospective bidders.
>
> Sellam
>