I’m all in for this hobby. For years now I’ve been messing around with emulation, but now I’m thinking about building the 486 computer I dreamed of when I was a little boy.

Is it me or people on eBay are overpricing their stuff?! Like… “Here’s literal garbage, haven’t tested it, no guarantees, that’ll be 300$. Oh and by the way you’re gonna get screwed again with shipping costs.” Sigh…

I feel like there’s no way to get into the hobby unless you either break the bank or you know someone who’s got spares to give away or sell.

  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    I like buying “broken or for parts” for cheap on eBay, and just gambling essentially. Lately I’ve been eyeballing stuff from Japan on Buyee, but that can also get expensive with shipping.