I have the black hood and it is an Amaya XT. Purchased it in May 2006. > Ed and Steve all good points. Price is way off, Ed is probably in the > ballpark. > Personally, IF this machine was in my neighborhood (within a day's > drive).... > I would probably grab it for $3500-4500 but ONLY if: > 1) it had certified maintainence work (melco area tech had been > working on it or checking for warranty) > 2) was up to date with service, had been on Melco warranty program > (so that it got yearly checkups) > 3) paperwork was legit-no liens on it > 4) if it HAS been maintained, then the area service tech shouldn't > have any problem telling you (me) if it ever did have major problems > or 'needed' major service work. We all know what a needle assembly runs! > 5) last but not least-if I could still 'buy' a yearly service/ > warranty contract on it. Without that-its a 'parts' machine...would > cost more to maintain it without a warranty on it. > If I could get a warranty through Melco then I'd probably snag it... > > So lets see if anyone can find out what the auction really is! > I'm also curious...what model Amaya had the black hood instead of red? > > Roland > =========================================================== > > The AmayaUsers Mailing List > Website: http://www.amayausers.com > Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list > > =========================================================== =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================