MPC60 OS 3.10e on eBay!? how much to bid?

found this MPC60 OS 3.10e on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... :MESELX:IT
how much is a used one worth, how much should i bid? and is it really so much better than OS 2.12
which i am running right now!?

thanks moccus13

well brand new its $195 from Roger Linn.

http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/products ... ucts.shtml

theres loads of info on there about whats different- ive never used 2.12 - but for me i wouldnt want to do without that list of stuff on Roger site.

Are the ebay chips Roger Linn's, or possibly bootlegs? Nobody sells these chips besides Roger, I'd be wary if you don't know for sure. And yeah, 3.10 makes a huge difference. Check the manual at Roger's site...

Well, the auction clearly states the chips are used, not really anything strange with that... I'd place a bid if I didn't already have them, it's not really that common to see anybody sell them used at all

Are they really used though?? Who would pull the chips from a 60 if they upgraded it? If I was selling bootlegs, I'd say they are used too. Not saying that they are for sure, but I'd try and find out if I were you. The chips normally ship with disks, and for many years came with the 3.10 manual. If there were pictures it'd be a lot easier to tell for sure.

my german isnt all that - but the word "kaputt" is in there somewhere! I assume he's describing his mpc60.

He wrote that he bought the chips as spare parts for his working mpc60 just for the case that something will break down. But he sold it last year and doesn't need the chips anymore.

And he had it on ebay last week with a picture.

http://cgi.ebay.de/1-SET-OS-3-10-CHIPS-FUR-AKAI-MPC60-MPC-60_W0QQitemZ150395408559QQcmdZViewItemQQptZStudioequipment?hash=item230443d0af

Don't think it's an original picture..

Well, if he had an extra set, they'd be in the Linn packaging with discs and manual no? These chips are not that hard to copy if you know what you're doing and I've seen them pop up as bootlegs several times on the bay. Almost always from international sources, that's the only reason I bring it up. I'm not the rom police, so you don't have to convince me, just sounds a little fishy...

Bottom line is, they aren't that expensive from Roger in the first place, and its always cool to have an excuse to send him dough!

thanks a lot for all your opinions!
i checked out all the new features on the manual, sounds interesting..
i think i´ll give it a bid! i asked the seller, he also bought the chips on ebay
3 years ago.. if it is a bootleg, is there any problem with functionality?

You can never say if a bootleg will work right or not, how should I know? Buying them from someone other than Roger is a risk. If you feel the risk is worth the money you're saving, I say go for it!