Great/Interesting Finds

[webwit]

Wang 724
https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1252784827

[Blaise170]

I would sigh at the price, but I'm honestly not surprised. If anyone wants to invest in my blue Alps, I will be holding them for another 5 years and then selling them for $20/switch.

[tron]

Good god how much that brown alps board is selling for, that's about 4 dollars a switch! I need the cash right now maybe I will sell my brown alps I just desoldered from a videowriter. At $4 a switch that's about what blue alps boards sell for, 104 key selling for $400-450.

It just shot over $250 It appears two people are in a bidding war and willing to pay for the condition.

[ohaimark]

I think there may be a troll bidder. Zero feedback.

[Frazzer]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Collectible-Ma ... SwNkJZ-0cg

From '83?

[Dingster]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Collectible-Ma ... SwNkJZ-0cg

From '83?

Those are some pretty caps

[Blaise170]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Collectible-Ma ... SwNkJZ-0cg

From '83?

I've always liked ACK keys.

[Gnohio]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Collectible-Ma ... SwNkJZ-0cg

From '83?

oh man its back up. I wonder what the original chasis for this looked like. I missed this one a few months ago and ended up getting another maxi switch board that was for the kaypro 1 or 4. Speaking of...does anyone have a chasis for it? Looks like the pic except for mine is missing the + key because the switch stem snapped. More pics. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91047.0

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[OldIsNew]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Collectible-Ma ... SwNkJZ-0cg

From '83?

oh man its back up. I wonder what the original chasis for this looked like.

Here's one:

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[Gnohio]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Collectible-Ma ... SwNkJZ-0cg

From '83?

oh man its back up. I wonder what the original chasis for this looked like.

Here's one:

foxboro.jpg

Wow that looks really nice. Do you happen to know what it was used for? The layout gives POS vibes but I bet it was for some specific terminal or something.

Also, do you know what switches it has?

[OldIsNew]

Wow that looks really nice. Do you happen to know what it was used for? The layout gives POS vibes but I bet it was for some specific terminal or something.

Also, do you know what switches it has?

Looks to be part of the FOX3 industrial computer system:

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Based on the pics in the eBay listing, the switches appear to be magnetic reed:

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I haven't actually seen one of these boards in person, however, so I can't say I know for sure.

[Gnohio]

Wow that looks really nice. Do you happen to know what it was used for? The layout gives POS vibes but I bet it was for some specific terminal or something.

Also, do you know what switches it has?

Looks to be part of the FOX3 industrial computer system:

fox3.jpg

Based on the pics in the eBay listing, the switches appear to be magnetic reed:

switch.jpg

I haven't actually seen one of these boards in person, however, so I can't say I know for sure.

Thanks for the info and pics. These old terminal boards always look really cool to me, especially the ones with spherical caps and a big metal chasis. I just wish I had the equipment and time to attempt conversions on them

[kbdfr]

Nice vintage keyboard from 1982 (other parts of the computer in other listings of the same seller):
https://www.ebay.de/itm/132498200083

Well concealed here: a Cherry G80-3000 HEMGB, i.e. with Cherry MX clears and doubleshot keycaps including 1.25u modifiers with centered stems:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273061530710

Just saying...
http://www.ebay.de/itm/122954459717

[Engicoder]

Just saying...
http://www.ebay.de/itm/122954459717

Odd...the keyboard with that 5160 has a white/beige cord/cable. I don't think I have ever seen a PC/XT keyboard with anything but black. Also the font size and possibly keycap color for the German specific keys does not match.

[JP!]

Just saying...
http://www.ebay.de/itm/122954459717

Odd...the keyboard with that 5160 has a white/beige cord/cable. I don't think I have ever seen a PC/XT keyboard with anything but black. Also the font size and possibly keycap color for the German specific keys does not match.

I agree, the white cable is really unusual for an XT. I think that is normal for the German specific keys. Also the foam in mine is white instead of the usual black stuff.

Here is a picture of my German XT.

Spoiler:

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[Frazzer]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-e ... SwLgNafkJ2

Fancy keycaps, but not sure which stem ...

EDIT: https://www.ebay.com/itm/lot-of-5-new-o ... Sww5RafNz5

[Abstractions]

EDIT: https://www.ebay.com/itm/lot-of-5-new-o ... Sww5RafNz5

Group buy?

[Noobmaen]

EDIT: https://www.ebay.com/itm/lot-of-5-new-o ... Sww5RafNz5

Some of these come with pad printed ABS caps and SKBM White switches, but I am unsure whether that's only the case for the PS2 version. Otherwise SKCM White and doubleshot caps

[Techno Trousers]

EDIT: https://www.ebay.com/itm/lot-of-5-new-o ... Sww5RafNz5

Some of these come with pad printed ABS caps and SKBM White switches, but I am unsure whether that's only the case for the PS2 version. Otherwise SKCM White and doubleshot caps

$700 for five crap shoot keyboards. Nope.

[Blaise170]

It might be worth 1/5 that price. White Alps aren't that uncommon, and you can usually get a board in good shape for $40-50.

[Slom]

Good god how much that brown alps board is selling for, that's about 4 dollars a switch! I need the cash right now maybe I will sell my brown alps I just desoldered from a videowriter. At $4 a switch that's about what blue alps boards sell for, 104 key selling for $400-450.

It just shot over $250 It appears two people are in a bidding war and willing to pay for the condition.

Aaaand it is back to 200 for now. Here is the rest of the system (I think ...)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Magnavox-Video ... 2797770669

[consolation]

Tactile white SKFS Alps function & numpad - just need adb adapter or usb conversion.

[Polecat]

Someone please buy this so I don't have to:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/93-Rafi-keys-o ... 0005.m1851

[Sangdrax]

Interesting old keytronic it looks like. Shame the shipping is so high and it's missing a couple keys
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Parall ... SwIBxaf0XI


Also, I bought this. But I didn't see it was posted here until now. Not much slips by you guys for sure. Looks like maybe what, Futaba complicated linear or Fujitsu magnetic reed? Either way should be an easy conversion.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-e ... SwLgNafkJ2

Fancy keycaps, but not sure which stem ...

[Blaise170]

Shame the shipping is so high

Hahaha they must still think that eBay only charges fees on the sell price and not the shipping price.

[kbdfr]

Good god how much that brown alps board is selling for, that's about 4 dollars a switch! I need the cash right now maybe I will sell my brown alps I just desoldered from a videowriter. At $4 a switch that's about what blue alps boards sell for, 104 key selling for $400-450.

It just shot over $250 It appears two people are in a bidding war and willing to pay for the condition.

Aaaand it is back to 200 for now.[…]

It is now back to $61,
and it is definitely shill-bidding:
https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/33254 ... 7675.l2565

Bidder h***_ has twice set and then retracted a bid with which he was able to check how much the automatic bid of bidder u***u was. I was able to view the bid history before all bids by h***_ were deleted (which eBay does when a bid is retracted). He incrementally raised the price up to the $200 limit of u***u, who reacted by setting a new (and of course higher) automatic bid. h***_ then retracted his bid, the price went down again but u***u's automatic bid is still there - and h***_ knows how much it is.

I can predict someone (probably h***_, but perhaps another account so as not to raise suspicion) will bid somewhere between $200 and probably $250 shortly before the auction ends and manage to lose, letting u***u be the highest bidder for his maximum bid.

So when bidding on eBay, you should never set an automatic bid for the maximum price you are ready to pay, but instead fire that amount just before the auction ends, giving dishonest sellers no chance.

I'm going to report this to eBay, but their system does not allow to post an explanation, just the item number, and the experience shows they most of the time just do nothing, especially when the person reporting is not one of the bidders.

[Elrick]

I'm going to report this to eBay, but their system does not allow to post an explanation, just the item number, and the experience shows they most of the time just do nothing, especially when the person reporting is not one of the bidders.

It's starting to be normal despite their own rules and regulations saying otherwise.

Suspect this is NOT going to be tackled by them at all, simply millions of complaints hitting them across their ebay site - worldwide.

In the end I have a feeling that eventually Ebay will fizzle out as more and more Shysters make their home on this site. Good because it helps further erode their control of Auctioning across this planet, bad because a lot of people will go elsewhere to home country auction sites, that is isolated from the rest of the World.

Helps to further isolate the world from others which of course, will lead to other more depressing scenarios for the future.

[purdobol]

Bidder h***_ has twice set and then retracted a bid with which he was able to check how much the automatic bid of bidder u***u was. I was able to view the bid history before all bids by h***_ were deleted (which eBay does when a bid is retracted). He incrementally raised the price up to the $200 limit of u***u, who reacted by setting a new (and of course higher) automatic bid. h***_ then retracted his bid, the price went down again but u***u's automatic bid is still there - and h***_ knows how much it is.

What kind of auction site allows to retract the bids? Only used Ebay once (not an acution though) but it's beyond fucked up and defeats the whole purpose.

[fohat]

All the more reason to set a snipe at your realistic price and then forget about it completely.

Then, if you are notified of your win a week later, you can be pleasantly surprised.

[Chyros]

All the more reason to set a snipe at your realistic price and then forget about it completely.

Then, if you are notified of your win a week later, you can be pleasantly surprised.

This is exactly how I operate nowadays. I can highly recommend it.