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Wodan wrote: ↑ #12 Plate mounted Cherry MX Black with DCS caps (complete)

Do we know what causes such uneven yellowing? Or was this ment to be like that? The numpad for example really doesn't look like some random key yellowing.

IKSLM wrote: ↑Do we know what causes such uneven yellowing? Or was this ment to be like that? The numpad for example really doesn't look like some random key yellowing.

Obviously such German sets were made from ANSI sets where only differing caps were replaced with caps made from another, non-yellowing, material.

a, yes, probably that

let's keep the material uniform across the board

When or if there will be a next raid?

I really have to start selling more of these boards ...

But yeah they will probably call me in the next 2-3 weeks. It's a gamble every time, sometimes I walk home with three crappy keyboards and sometimes I take home 27 partially awesome boards ...

Just got the call ...

Tell us! When is it happening?

After lunch break

I will only take gems home today. No more Olivettis!

I am excited

Okay today was a good day!

Brought home eight keyboards and they were all beauties:

#1 Model M, Blue Label, IBM #2 G80-1000 HAD (the CLASSIC!!!) #3 Cherry MX Black Plate Mount ... #4 same as #3 #5 Focus FK-2002 "Mallorca Edition" White Alps #6 Cherry G80 DAS TASTATUR!!! MX Blue #7 Dell AT102DW Black Alps #8 Saving the best for last ... ERMA --- GERRRRRRRRD Chicony 5181 with BLUE ALPS and this time it's nearly NIB!

NSFW: The MONEY SHOT:

Conrgats on those, nice [FREE] finds!

...since the Wiki doesn't mention blue Alps in this particular keyboard:

I can change that soon now.

Nice stuff like every time, congrats.

Oh wow, quite a find indeed, congratulations! How are you liking the blue Alps?

Nice prey! I feel so ... lucky to be committed to the ANSI layout, keeps envy at bay in situations such as this one

I'm confused. Is the blue Alps board a Chicony KB-5181 or KB-5161? The stamp on the plate indicates KB-5161, which I thought was known to include a blue Alps version (?). In any event, nice find!

Hypersphere wrote: ↑I'm confused. Is the blue Alps board a Chicony KB-5181 or KB-5161?

Yes!
https://imgur.com/a/e8g4t Thanks for all the awesome feedback. NIB blue Alps are pretty sweet!

seebart wrote: ↑Conrgats on those, nice [FREE] finds!

Well technically they are 5€ each!

They told me I'm at 68 now according to their notes...

One guy from the place talked to me about keyboards a little and asked me if I could find him something. Got a G80-1000 with mx blues and thick L caps for him

Wodan wrote: ↑

seebart wrote: ↑Conrgats on those, nice [FREE] finds!

Well technically they are 5€ each!

Oh I did not know that, good thing all those are all easily worth 5 EUR.

Wodan wrote: ↑[…] "Mallorca Edition" […]

Resize your effing images before you post them! It should not take eight seconds per page to scroll through this thread!

Findecanor wrote: ↑Resize your effing images before you post them! It should not take eight seconds per page to scroll through this thread!

Better now?
Resizing the images is not an option, I want to keep maximum details to show tear & wear on the keyboards.

@Wodan: Don't worry, he is just jealous... as jealous as me.

Nice finds again Wodan ! Keep up the nice digging effort

Very nice of you to spread the Gospel at the recycling-center. Keep it up!

Does the DAS keyboard have POM caps?

How do I tell? They look and feel kinda pommy ...

Wodan wrote: ↑How do I tell? They look and feel kinda pommy ...

Doesn't dissolve in acetone, feels disproportionally slippery.

LOL sounds like a witch test. Throw her in the creek, if she downs, she's innocent!

Christmas came early this year. As did I ... twice!!!

Remember how I got 27 keyboards on one day?

Well ... today I got 30 keyboards ... and I even applied my new, higher standard. No more Thick-Laser-PBT caps and no more exotic switches.

Thir-motherfucking-ty

Its over boys, no more G80-3000