The Cherry MX1A-3 switch looks like this:
![Image](http://2d.zol-img.com.cn/product/19_800x600/229/cenGOLrZekUFE.jpg)
Description: MX1A-3 - Black switch with Grey upper housing and toggles on/off
This switch (other than being really rare) isn't even documented on the Cherry website because it's been out of production for so long, and is obviously no longer available for manufacturing, regardless of desired quantity.
I've found a variety of suppliers which show the part number in their database, but as one would imagine, they're all out-of-stock.... with exception to 2. Some how, I missed these suppliers in a previous search, likely due to the fact that they're referenced using the FULL product code. Having said this, I'm sure someone's going to do some searching and also find the same two suppliers I've found, but by any hope, I'll have purchased the (very limited) remaining stock tomorrow morning.
I'm curious if anyone is interested (here comes the ensuing "me-first" posts) in getting their hands on one or two of these switches. I don't yet know what my cost on them would be, so I can't suggest what I'd ask. What I can say is that it would be first-come-first-serve, and that I would not be looking to make a profit from re-selling the switches. From what I've seen, historical prices appear to have varied from 5.00usd as high as 10.00usd.
I'm going to post this over on GeekHack as well, but again, I have no clue how accurate the stock count is, so there's no telling how many switches we're talking about (hence the interest check).
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?2599 ... ction-Lock