Operation Darling - Local recycling center raid !

Wodan · 14 Apr 2016, 06:47

Well I'm sure it works differently in southern Italy

You can take all the keyboards you want but ... One day, the Don of the recycling center will come forward and ask you to return him the favour.

bricomaz · 14 Apr 2016, 07:22

Chyros wrote: ↑Seriously? I just go up to the guys in my normal clothes (which are so casual you can barely imagine it) and go "hey guys, how's it going, have you got any old keyboards by any chance?" :p

I know all the guys at my recycling centres very well now, you get very friendly with them over time .

that's exactly what I would like to do. I'd really like to go asking politely, shake a couple of ( dirty

) hands, drop some cash if I find something interesting - except the last passage might even be against the law in Italy, because that would allow the owners to make cash they can avoid paying taxes upon (this of course is what the government think, not what common sense would suggest).

bricomaz · 14 Apr 2016, 07:24

Wodan wrote: ↑Well I'm sure it works differently in southern Italy

You can take all the keyboards you want but ... One day, the Don of the recycling center will come forward and ask you to return him the favour.

sure! I can bolt mod the Don's IBM model M(afia) keyboard!

...and get bolt modded myself if he's not satisfied

Chyros · 14 Apr 2016, 09:37

You can give them loose change but a cake or something now and then will probably grease the gears much better

.

Wodan · 14 Apr 2016, 10:27

Oh yeah I'm gonna cake them real good today. That's also a lesson for your professional life ... bribe the shit out of people. Lube them like MX Clears! But be smart about it and never make them feel bribed. Bring small things and always have a reason/excuse to bring stuff. First time you hear someone mention "Compliance" seriously revise your strategy. Cake/food is perfect for this purpose since it's too cheap to raise awareness and the evidence will be eaten.

Wodan · 14 Apr 2016, 17:28

Holy moly I had the most exciting raid I could have ever dreamed of.

Took ten keyboards in total today including a lot of five G80 with thin lasered caps and windows keys.
One of my principles was that I wouldn't let a Cherry MX keyboard go to waste so they all landed in my box.

I decided I will take three "standard" pics of all the keyboards I keep and start numbering them.

Item #001: Cherry G80-3000LPMDE
http://imgur.com/a/fTfVA

Item #002: Cherry G80-3000LPMDE
http://imgur.com/a/AFxDB

Item #003: Monterey K101 Mitsumi miniature (yellow) (missing one cap)
http://imgur.com/a/vGoZi

Item #004: Cherry G80-3000LPMDE
http://imgur.com/a/eJ9DV

Item #005: Cherry G80-3000LPMDE (missing caps)
http://imgur.com/a/U805K

Item #006: Cherry G80-3000LPMDE
http://imgur.com/a/Ywlmc

Item #007: Cherry ESA-3000-HAGD
http://imgur.com/a/P1n9R

Item #008: Cherry G81-1000 HDD
http://imgur.com/a/TpRF4

Item #009: Cherry G81-3000SAD (YES YES YEEEEEEEEEEEEES !!!)
http://imgur.com/a/69EH7

Item #010: The holy motherfucker
http://imgur.com/a/669wI

Don't pm me about #010

scottc · 14 Apr 2016, 17:41

Shit. Pretty good.

Ray · 14 Apr 2016, 17:58

Grats on the finds, even though the majority doesn't look special, #9 and #10 make up for that

And I am definately interested in these and am willing to pay double of what you paid.

Chyros · 14 Apr 2016, 18:13

Congrats, that's a very nice find indeed! Welcome to the wonderful world of recycling centres! XD

Did you pay much for them?

Wodan · 14 Apr 2016, 19:34

Thanks bros

I pay 5€ flat for every item I take so that whole haul was 50€

Will sell the G80 thin laser keyboards for 10€ if anyone interested. SAD and blue alps are not for sale. Anyone else interested in the yellow mitsumi ?

scottc · 14 Apr 2016, 19:37

Yellow Mitsumis are pretty cool. They're initially a bit disappointing due to the off-center binding in a full board but with some lube they could be glorious. And MX-compatible to boot!

photekq · 14 Apr 2016, 20:49

ESA-3000-HAGDO!?!? What the fuck.. Who needs a HASRO now?

Great finds Wodan!

ramnes · 14 Apr 2016, 20:50

Dat Cherry ESA-3000-HAGDO is a really weird one. The only other keyboard with that kind of references on the back is the ESA-3000-HASRO. First time I see that one. Great find.
The funniest part being that HASRO have dye-subs while that one have double-shots. Cherry weirdness!

seebart · 14 Apr 2016, 21:56

Congrats on " The holy motherfucker",

looks like you might give Chyros some competition with your operation. Nice finds.

hypkx · 24 Apr 2016, 23:44

when is your next raid?

Redmaus · 25 Apr 2016, 00:57

Ooh very nice. I want to PM you about ten but I see you already have it taken care of

Wodan · 26 Apr 2016, 20:15

I never know when the next raid is. They call me once they have enough keyboards together and I put on my raiding shoes.

Ray · 26 Apr 2016, 22:31

Hey I got the mitsumi minis.
First impression: quite bad. Second impression: somehow ... special.
Why do some have a click and most don't? I can't see what makes them click. I cleaned two different in feel switches and now they feel more the same and both click...

Wodan · 26 Apr 2016, 22:48

Ah nice to hear they got to you. Well clean them up and make them the next Blue Alps

Wodan · 09 May 2016, 16:55

Just a little status update for my fellow raiders ...

Was called in for another raid today ... but the tides have turned. Went through ~80 keyboards and got a single G80 thin laser caps. Won't even post a pic! I brought my GoPro to record a video of me sorting the keyboards but I start crying about 2/3 through the keyboards and curl up on the floor after finishing the last tray. So that's nothing I want to share with y'all.

Muirium · 09 May 2016, 17:33

Experiences like that are what puts me off this sort of thing myself. (And OCD cleanliness, lack of vehicle, wrong city for recycling etc.) The only ore I'd want to filter would be already highly enriched IBMium.

seebart · 09 May 2016, 17:39

I do something like this if I had the option, the recyclers in my City are like Fort Knox.

Chyros · 09 May 2016, 17:46

Yeah that's completely normal. Sometimes they won't have anything at all for a month, then the week after they have more than you can carry xD .

Wodan · 21 Jun 2016, 14:16

Aw this has really lost it's hype a little. Was called in for a raid about 6 weeks ago and all I found was a single G80 MX Black thin pbt.

Called them this week and they said it's only half a box of keyboards so far

Maybe someone has beaten me at that source... maybe I'll look for another one ...

hypkx · 21 Jun 2016, 14:30

I would love to see another great find.

Chyros · 21 Jun 2016, 14:44

I've found that the recycling centres tend to have either fucktons or almost nothing xD . Finds are few and far between. Just be patient, you'll get lucky again at some point

.

Wodan · 21 Jun 2016, 14:47

Drinks are on me if I ever find a Nixdorf!!!

seebart · 21 Jun 2016, 15:06

Wodan wrote: ↑Drinks are on me if I ever find a Nixdorf!!!

I found some alright, but not in at a recycler!

Wodan · 21 Jun 2016, 17:08

That doesn't help

seebart · 21 Jun 2016, 17:13

Sure, both are for sale which helps me and the person buying them in which case drinks are on me. How many people did you help with this thread?