Conference hydra::amiga_v1

1668.0. "AMIGA TRADE UP OFFER!!!" by CGHUB::NYE () Tue Sep 06 1988 20:25

 THIS IS HOT OFF THE USENET
 If this is true, NOW is the time to trade in that dusty 1000
 you may not get another chance !!!!!      
    
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Path: decwrl!ucbvax!pasteur!ames!necntc!dandelion!ulowell!page
Subject: Re: New Commodore Trade-In Offer
Posted: 1 Sep 88 14:36:07 GMT
Organization: University of Lowell, Computer Science Dept.
 
Omnitek Computers, a dealer in Tewksbury MA and Salem NH had an ad in
the local (Lawrence MA) paper last night about a trade in offer.  It
said something like:
 
	Trade in your Amiga 500 or 1000 and we will give you $1000
	towards the purchase of an Amiga 2000, or trade in your other 
	CBM computer (C64, 128, plus 4, etc) and we will give you $500
	(or maybe $600, I forget) towards the purchase of an Amiga 2000.
 
Pretty wild deal, eh?  You can buy an Amiga 500 and sell it back to
them for $1000, or so it seems, or get rid of that C64 you've still
got in your closet.
 
DON'T ASK ME for any more info - I'm just telling you what I saw in
the ad last night.  Call directory assistance if you want their phone
number.
 
Oh -- the ad said something like quantities limited, or limited time,
or something like that.
 
Other dealers might have similar offers.
 
..Bob
-- 
Bob Page, U of Lowell CS Dept.  [email protected]  ulowell!page
"What a wonder is USENET; such wholesale production of conjecture from
such a trifling investment in fact."	-- Carl S. Gutekunst

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Path: decwrl!ucbvax!agate!eos!ames!necntc!dandelion!ulowell!cg-atla!wight
Subject: A1000 Trade-In comes true!
Posted: 1 Sep 88 17:48:05 GMT
Organization: Compugraphic Corp. Wilmington, MA
 
Here's some good news!
 
My dealer just told me that commodore is giving another trade-in! 

The problem? The price is HIGHER than last year: A1000+$1195 = B2000.

My dealer said it was because commodore raised the price on the 2000 to 2195.

If your dealer doesn'tknow of this deal yet, smartn' him up or contact the 

Memory Location in WelleslyMass.  The deal ends "supposedly" at the end of 

this month (don't forget, today is September 1st.)
 
 
					Thank you, and good night.
						Brian "Wally" Williams.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Path: decwrl!sun!pitstop!sundc!seismo!uunet!steinmetz!mazda!perley
Subject: Re: New Commodore Trade-In Offer
Posted: 1 Sep 88 22:46:31 GMT
Organization: General Electric CRD, Schenectady, NY
 
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Michael) writes:
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Fish-Guts) writes:
 
>> So, sell your 1000 and you
>>will only need $900 more to buy the 2000.  This strikes me as a bit
>>better than the old Commodore trade-in offer.
>
>Not quite. The real deal the first time around was: Amiga 1000 serial
>number + $1150 = B2000.
>
>(A1000 + 1000 = B2000, buyback for $150.)
 
PC Computer Solutions had an add in this weeks New York Times for
Amiga 2000's at $1288.  That's only 138 more than your buyback.
I hear Commodore is running some kind of dealer rebate scheme
that is inspiring a lot of sales.
 
As I recall, some friends that shopped around for the best buy back
offer (I don't know if it was as low as $150) found themselves
waiting months for delivery.
 
For all those who complain that they didn't hear about the first 
trade-in, or they didn't have the money then but do now, PUT UP
OR SHUT UP! Call them NOW (212-629-8300), or check your local
dealer for a sale price.
 
Personally, I think this is a better deal than the trade-in, since
it is open to anyone, not just 1000 owners.  Incidentally, they also
have 500's with monitor for $729.
 
 
Disclaimer:
I have never bought anything from this store.  I never even heard of them
before Tuesday.  I am just tired of people bitching because the 
trade-in deal wasn't a lifetime offer!
 
 
-don perley

    
    If anyone can lend any more credit to these claims please post.
    
    					Dave Nye-- SNHAUG    

    
    Could someone local to MA verify this?
    
    If it's true I may just upgrade my 500!
    
    -Ray
    

    Last Saturday, the salesman at the Memory Location in Wellesley,
    Mass., told me about the upgrade offer no less than three times!
    His line was, "Your Amiga 1000 plus $1150 will get you an Amiga
    2000.  This promotion lasts through the end of September."  Then
    he pointed to a pile of about a dozen A2000 boxes.
    
    It's real, folks.
    
    BTW, beware that New York ad offering a 2000 for $1388.  Ads like
    that never mention that the monitor is extra, this is extra, that
    is extra.  What you wind up with for a complete system is only slightly
    less expensive than elsewhere, and the dealer support is nil.
    
    Wes

    
    I have a few more details of the offer from Omnitek.
    
    You hand them your Amiga 500 box plus $1000.00 and they hand you
    a B2000 box. Now, if you also hand them another $200.00 they will
    give you back your Amiga 500.
    
    So, what it boils down to is if you can hand them $1200.00 and your
    500's serial number they will give you a B2000 box.
    
    This sounds like a pretty good deal if you have someone willing
    to pick up the 500 from you. I have a friend whoose been interested
    in getting into Amigas but hasn't done anything yet.
    
    I figure I can sell the 500 (with 1 meg) to him for $400.00 and the
    B2000 will only cost me $800.00! He'll also get a 1084S for $300.00
    if I order it with the 2000 so that'll give him a 1meg Amiga 500
    with a 1084S for $700.00 - not bad either.
    
    Any comments?
    
    -Ray
    

    re: .3
    
    what's a 1084S?  difference between that a 1804?
    
    That tradeup deal works out that same as when I traded in/bought
    back my A1000 in the original trade-in program.
    
    $800 + $400 buyback = $1200
    
    Seems like a nice price for a new A2000.  Isn't that what CBM
    initially announced the A2000 price would be? (before dealer
    pressure got them to inflate it up to $2000)
    
    -Dave

    
    I was told that a 1084S has stereo speakers builtin as compared
    to mono in the 1084.
    
    I think I'm going to do this - didn't think I really needed a 2000
    but the more I look into things the more I realize it's a better
    way to go.
    
    -Ray
    
    

    Is this a local thing or a national promotion?  I asked at about
    4 or 5 local (Chicago area) dealers and none of them had heard of
    it.  The 2 good ones said that they will check up on it for me with
    out even asking.  The other ones didn't seem to care. bummer.
    
    				Rob