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Soarer wrote:As long as it's not a rubber dome

Yeah that did occur to me. However, I think the rubber dome Models are only Blue Label. But I could be wrong.

fossala wrote:You are missing the Esc Key top. I have a spare I can send you.

Thanks. I'll bear that in mind.

Can you guys tell me how much a 1992 blue label ANSI US layout Model M is worth these days. I'm in the UK.

A picture of the keyboard is attached.

Thanks

It's not in very good condition. Yeah, that's the main thing that concerns me. The seller only provided a small blurred photo of the keyboard which is generally not a good sign. And the lead looks a mess which is also not a good sign. But still, he claims it's in working order and in my experience ...

OK, strictly speaking it wasn't an accident. What happened was that I was browsing Ebay to see how much Model Ms are currently going for because I'm considering selling (or trading) an old ANSI model that I own. I came across an auction for a white label model M with only 10 minutes to go ( link ). ...

Hi RC-1140, can you tell me the full model number of the USB keyboards?

Thanks

Ebay, he had 2 and I got one of them. I asked for the less yellow one and he said yes. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260889583331?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 Damn. How did I miss those. From the pictures they appear to be in pretty good condition. Ebay prices have become a bit ri...

fossala wrote:I have never owned a model m so I couldn't pass up one for 20 gpb. It is white label in perfect condition. I think I'm starting to get an interest in keyboards.

That's a pretty good price for the UK. Can you tell me where you got it from? Thanks.

Has anyone here successfully communicated with this company recently, and if so, how did you do it? I'm getting increasingly frustrated by their lack of response to my emails.

I'd be grateful if you could translate the following for me: Hi, Can you tell me whether you would be willing to ship three G80-1800 keyboards to my address in the UK, and if so, how much the shipping cost would be? Also, can you tell me the full model number of the USB version of the G80-1800 keyb...

let me know if I can help you with correspondance in german language. Thanks for that. I'd be grateful if you could translate the following for me: Hi, Can you tell me whether you would be willing to ship three G80-1800 keyboards to my address in the UK, and if so, how much the shipping cost would ...

I'm also definitely interested as long as the price doesn't go up.

A quick update. The good news is that I haven't received any messages saying that my latest emails have not been delivered. The bad news is that I haven't had a response from the seller. I can see this is going to be hard work. I'm now pondering what to do next. Maybe I'll try converting my email to...

I sent cumb.de an email through their web form a couple of days ago. I've just checked my emails, and once again, I've received an automated response saying the message hasn't been delivered. I've therefore resent my message to the two email addresses provided in this thread. I'll let you guys know ...

Has anyone got this company's real email address? As far as I can tell, it's only possible to communicate with them using their web based form. But it seems to be a bit flaky.

Spharx wrote: "Sendungen ins Ausland sind nur nach vorheriger Absprache möglich." means that you have to try to talk to them before they ship anything out of Germany.

So they're not ruling it out altogether then. I guess I'd better send them another email.

I've noticed that they also sell Cherry G84 keyboards. Does anyone here know what type of switches they use. According to Cherry's datasheet they're mechanical. But that can mean anything.

Nahh I've got a PS/2 model but at the shop there where some USB only models too so I don't think that they are selling PS/2 and USB in on device. I believe that some of the Cherry keyboards can convert between USB and PS/2 with a passive adapter. Unfortunately, without a full model number it's impo...

I've bought one of these too : - the seller should have (gazillions of) PS/2 and USB - I am not sure but they have just 3 key rollover or so ( ive harvested just the caps from the board) - pcb mounted - yes blacks - G80-1851LPMDE - lasered caps Hi Spharx, Thanks for providing that information. Do y...

Well to be honest 1€ seems too cheap even for a refurbished board so I thought it was worth asking. Has anyone here ordered from this company before? I ordered one a few months ago, payed 4,90€ for shipping if i remember correctly. They shipped within a few days Insider germany. Board was okay too,...

Thanks for the offer. Let me think about it. Incidentally, can you tell me whether the keyboards are new? If they are then I think I'm going to bite. are u serious? what lets you think that a store would sell new Cherry G80s for 1€ Well to be honest 1€ seems too cheap even for a refurbished board s...

CeeSA wrote:

grasshopper wrote:... are you willing to ship the keyboards to us foreigners?

yes!

Thanks for the offer. Let me think about it.

Incidentally, can you tell me whether the keyboards are new? If they are then I think I'm going to bite.

They seems ridiculously cheap to me. At that price I'd be interested in buying a couple, even taking into account the cost of shipping them to the UK. CeeSA, when you say "proxy", are you talking about an internet proxy to enable someone to register on the site, or are you willing to ship the keyboa...

i think the "it would only cost a few cents more" argument was discussed a lot in the past, and nothing changes Maybe. But has anyone actually told the manufacturer that keymap programmability is a feature we would value? I realise that Unicomp might be a lost cause. But some of the far east manufa...

Why don't they just make the damn thing programmable and be done with it? It would only add a few euros/dollars to the overall cost. That would be a much more useful feature than silly LEDs under the keys.

rouston wrote:What would really be great would be a group buy of HHKB2 pro

It would depend on the price.

When purchased through the usual channels the HHKB2 is insanely overpriced. However, that might be due to middlemen profiteering. It would be interesting to see how much the factory sells them for.

I've just had a thought. Would it be possible to supply the keyboards without keycaps? That could potentially reduce the price and the shipping costs. Most of us seem to be replacing some or all of the keycaps anyway. So we could source the keycaps separately. Also, how about offering the boards as ...

Can they be plate mounted this time? :3 What would you consider to be a fair price for the keyboards if the redesign and retooling is taken into account? I'd be happy if the top-left key was Esc normally and ` with Fn (matches normal Windows usage with the ease of cancelling things but with the nee...

Yes. I'd be interested in an update as well.

7bit, did you get my pm?

I wonder if Unicomp's prices include any sort of local VAT or sales tax. If they do then potentially we could reclaim it, or not have it charged in the first place. I'm pretty sure that dual-taxation agreements exist between the US and most European countries.