Great/Interesting Finds

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Techno Trousers
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25 May 2018, 02:13

Brett MacK wrote:Get your wallets out boys
https://www.ebay.com/itm/332662708440
Is that an Alps switch keyboard? Nah, probably rubber dome.

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25 May 2018, 07:52


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kbdfr
The Tiproman

25 May 2018, 08:20

IBM keyboard, NIB, guaranteed no broken rivets:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/222556696667

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Techno Trousers
100,000,000 actuations

25 May 2018, 08:24

Yep. No broken rivets when it's a rubber dome keyboard.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

25 May 2018, 08:34

Techno Trousers wrote: Yep. No broken rivets when it's a rubber dome keyboard.
Don't be that nitpicky :mrgreen:

Puree

25 May 2018, 08:38

Techno Trousers wrote: Yep. No broken rivets when it's a rubber dome keyboard.
:lol:

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Iggy

25 May 2018, 08:39

kbdfr wrote:
Techno Trousers wrote: Yep. No broken rivets when it's a rubber dome keyboard.
Don't be that nitpicky :mrgreen:
Yeah, a Model M always tries to break its rivets to make more noise because that's what we love about them, right? 8-) Part of the charm.

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Ir0n

25 May 2018, 17:53

Anyone need some flippers and springs? Lol

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-3-Vinta ... SwyKtbBXc7

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depletedvespene

25 May 2018, 18:07

Damn, those look fantastic (and I hate the XT layout).

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26 May 2018, 07:00


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Elrick

26 May 2018, 11:55

Lookie here, an SSK is available but it might be a bidding war for it;

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-SS ... 0012.m1985

APL key-caps for the Zealots :shock: .

orihalcon

27 May 2018, 00:23

Another 5251 Beamspring, actually 2 available: https://www.ebay.com/itm/332664729628

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Chyros

27 May 2018, 01:06

Ridiculously expensive as they are now, the higher prices seem to have drawn more beamsprings out of the nooks and crannies, I think.

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Elrick

27 May 2018, 06:43

Chyros wrote: Ridiculously expensive as they are now, the higher prices seem to have drawn more beamsprings out of the nooks and crannies, I think.

That is the BRILLIANT part of this equation, where more Beamsprings are coming out, instead of being kicked to the curb and being ignored.

All because of the escalating value of them especially during these times. Good for those that can afford it but horrible for those that can't :( .

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depletedvespene

27 May 2018, 17:29

orihalcon wrote: Another 5251 Beamspring, actually 2 available: https://www.ebay.com/itm/332664729628
Both sold already. :?

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Elrick

28 May 2018, 05:51

Now back to reality here;

Just spotted this Yellow Alps oldie;

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Emerson-KFCLEA ... 0012.m1985

Not bad looking but someone will need to Retro-bright it back to it's former glory.

Also spotted my old Jameco Blue Alps model here;

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Monterey-K2AX- ... 0752.m1982

Another SGI Keyboard;

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SGI-Silicon-Gr ... 0009.m1982

Would go great with an old SGI setup only.

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Noobmaen

28 May 2018, 14:05

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBM-Personal ... 3237145253
Looks like a cherry g80 0520h variation, would be the first time it has been knowingly spotted?

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waldorf120

30 May 2018, 01:57

Crazy "Space Saving" IBM buckling spring Battleship in ISO layout

Okay so not a buckling spring! But still crazy. Actually a Micro Switch ST dome with slider.

WAT
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Noobmaen

30 May 2018, 01:59

waldorf120 wrote: Crazy "Space Saving" IBM buckling spring Battleship in ISO layout

WAT
It's Micro Switch ST dome with slider wiki/IBM_73x3832_Quiet_Touch

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waldorf120

30 May 2018, 02:03

Noobmaen wrote:
waldorf120 wrote: Crazy "Space Saving" IBM buckling spring Battleship in ISO layout

WAT
It's Micro Switch ST dome with slider wiki/IBM_73x3832_Quiet_Touch
D'oh! Thank you for the correction, I will edit my post. :geek:

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depletedvespene

30 May 2018, 14:22

mike52787 wrote:
depletedvespene wrote: White Alert! White Alert!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/282978881807?ul_noapp=true

Priced at a decent starting point, to boot. I don't hold any hope of not going for an outrageous price, though!
get your harpoons boys this is gonna be a wild ride
Seven-ish hours to go and it's at ~788 USD (+ ~96 shipping). Don't call me Ishmael. :?

kf1246

30 May 2018, 18:27

depletedvespene wrote: Seven-ish hours to go and it's at ~788 USD (+ ~96 shipping). Don't call me Ishmael. :?
If previous experience has taught me anything, it will almost certainly go for significantly more than $1000 with most of the jump being in the last 2 minutes.

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depletedvespene

30 May 2018, 21:43

kf1246 wrote:
depletedvespene wrote: Seven-ish hours to go and it's at ~788 USD (+ ~96 shipping). Don't call me Ishmael. :?
If previous experience has taught me anything, it will almost certainly go for significantly more than $1000 with most of the jump being in the last 2 minutes.
Gone. ~1190 USD (plus shipping). At these prices, I'm not dreaming of ever getting one (and if should one fall into my lap, I'd flip it in a second).

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JP!

30 May 2018, 22:13

depletedvespene wrote:
kf1246 wrote:
depletedvespene wrote: Seven-ish hours to go and it's at ~788 USD (+ ~96 shipping). Don't call me Ishmael. :?
If previous experience has taught me anything, it will almost certainly go for significantly more than $1000 with most of the jump being in the last 2 minutes.
Gone. ~1190 USD (plus shipping). At these prices, I'm not dreaming of ever getting one (and if should one fall into my lap, I'd flip it in a second).
That is insane. I'm half tempted to sell mine :shock:

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

30 May 2018, 22:20

I would sell in a heartbeat if I found one of these. There's far better things I could be spending $1200 on besides a keyboard.

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JP!

30 May 2018, 22:27

Blaise170 wrote: I would sell in a heartbeat if I found one of these. There's far better things I could be spending $1200 on besides a keyboard.
By that logic I shouldn't be in this hobby :lol: I probably would just end up spending the proceeds on other hobbies.

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tron

30 May 2018, 22:37

If you find that beamspring is your end game then perhaps it will save you money in the long run. A steady stream of cheaper purchases over the course of a year or longer can really add up. I entered this hobby ~two years ago and kept buying stuff because it was all mediocre, unrefined or unbalanced IMO.

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JP!

30 May 2018, 22:46

tron wrote: If you find that beamspring is your end game then perhaps it will save you money in the long run. A steady stream of cheaper purchases over the course of a year or longer can really add up. I entered this hobby ~two years ago and kept buying stuff because it was all mediocre, unrefined or unbalanced IMO.
That is definitely a solid strategy...unless there is no endgame when something shiny comes up for sale at any given moment :!:

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Chyros

31 May 2018, 00:28

No way I'd sell my beamspring for $1200. Don't think I'd buy it for that much, but I'm not selling it either.

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

31 May 2018, 00:32

Over the last five years I've spent way more than $1200 but that's because I would buy pretty much any vintage keyboard on eBay I could find just to see if I ever got anything interesting (the answer was usually no).

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