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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

897.0. "A1000 TRADE ins ???" by USFHSL::SPATOULAS () Fri Nov 13 1987 15:31

Any A2000 users out there ??
    
    Did you trade your A1000 ???
    
    I have keeping close eye on the trade in rummors.  Initially it
    was $500-$600, now it is A1000+$1000.  But by the time you add up
    a hard disk and a MS-DOS card you are over $2000 why not buy a ATclone
    for $2000 ???.  
    
    I have an A1000 and do not know if I should wait untill after christmas
    Does anybody know of any cheaper dealers that $1000 ??
    
    Thanks
    
    George

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
897.1		BAGELS::BRANNON	Dave Brannon	`Fri Nov 13 1987 17:04`	24
	i'm a A2000 & A1000 user. The official policy from Commodore is that you give your A1000 and $1000 to the dealer, he gives you an A2000. The rumors are simply dealer implementations of that deal. The dealer only has to send in the serial number from the A1000 and the $1000 to Commodore. His profit on the deal is the how much he can sell your A1000 for. A number of dealers have been getting very creative with the implementation. CBM wants to encourage self motivated dealers so they haven't been doing anything to stop that. Omnitek in Tewksbury Mass is doing the trade in for $800. I did that and also "bought back" my A1000 for $400. I figure that makes it $1200 for a new A2000. -dave p.s. why buy the MS-DOS board? I don't want a clone, i just wanted a rf shielded Amiga slot box with optional future MS-DOS AT clone potential. And a full keypad for EDT emulation. And a meg of memory.
897.2		MEMORY::BERKSON	What's that in the road - a head?	`Fri Nov 13 1987 17:06`	4
	775.14 and up talks about best deal I've seen - $1050 + serial number = a2000. mitch
897.3		BAGELS::BRANNON	Dave Brannon	`Fri Nov 13 1987 17:26`	9
	re: .0 Also remember the official trade-in policy ends November 30th. I haven't heard anything about it being extended beyond that yet. I suspect that after the trade in period expires, CBM will start lowering the price on the A2000. -dave
897.4	Well, not right after the trade-up ends	TLE::RMEYERS	Randy Meyers	`Mon Nov 16 1987 18:43`	7
	Re: .3 > I suspect that after the trade in period expires, CBM will start > lowering the price on the A2000. I suspect that the price will not be lowered until stores can keep the machines on the shelf for more than a week :-).
897.5	Deal Extended	LABC::GRAY		`Thu Dec 03 1987 19:11`	5
	I was told by a local dealer on November 30, 1987 that the deal had been extended by CBM until "the end of the year" = December 31, 1987.
897.6	confirmed by CBM	MVCAD3::BAEDER		`Thu Dec 03 1987 19:38`	1
	this was also confirmed by Paul Higgenbottom of CBM on usenet