PBJ's not here anymore. The level of hate has dropped immensely.
RIP
Whoa, what happened? Someone send me a PM please as to not derail this thread any further.
And for something on topic, it is disapointing that you had to replace/fix so much stuff on a NIB machine. Make me wonder how things will fare after some real use, but it does look nice in your collection, and if you are good with the extra bucks spent, then that is what counts.
I just have 1 machine (Theatre of Magic) that I've had for over 15 years. It wasn't new, but was only 3 years old when I got it. I paid $1500 for it and love the machine. No room for a collection like you have. If I had the bucks for a NIB machine, I would probably buy 2 decent used ones or go with a scratch built virtual machine, but again, i have neither the cash nor the space for either like you, you lucky devil.