Great/Interesting Finds

[mike52787]

Cheep Cherry POM that looks unused

https://www.ebay.com/itm/DAS-Profession ... SwP25a1obr

2nd best Cherry keyset, hop on it!

snagged it, got it for $54 shipped

been looking for one of these for awhile so thanks

[digital_matthew]

IBM 104-key 'Unsaver' keyboard. Rubber dome, but still quite rare:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/282929052318

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Edit: Wow, sold in just a couple of minutes.

And it's back!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-IBM- ... %7Ciid%3A1

I guess the buyer didn't like the rubbery dominess.

[Elrick]

IBM 104-key 'Unsaver' keyboard. Rubber dome, but still quite rare:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/282929052318

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Edit: Wow, sold in just a couple of minutes.

And it's back!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-IBM- ... %7Ciid%3A1

I guess the buyer didn't like the rubbery dominess.

Poor guy, hasn't anyone told him this would be best to forget (on his part) ?

No one will pay $300+ for a rubber membrane keyboard despite the IBM logo. He would do better to donate it to a charity of some sort .

[seebart]

No one will pay $300+ for a rubber membrane keyboard despite the IBM logo. He would do better to donate it to a charity of some sort .

True, that's outlandish over the top $$$.

[depletedvespene]

No one will pay $300+ for a rubber membrane keyboard despite the IBM logo. He would do better to donate it to a charity of some sort .

True, that's outlandish over the top $$$.

I bought mine for 30 bucks. THIRTY. FFS. DT's wiki has become __the__ main hub for information about vintage keyboards and obscure switches... it's tempting to suggest it also becomes "price check central".

[seebart]

DT's wiki has become __the__ main hub for information about vintage keyboards and obscure switches... it's tempting to suggest it also becomes "price check central".

Unfortunately that's true now.

[ekeppel]

We'll I've bought Beamsprings for less than 100 dollars, but that doesn't mean that's all they're worth.

[seebart]

We'll I've bought Beamsprings for less than 100 dollars, but that doesn't mean that's all they're worth.

Right, the value is relative to the "hype" and what some people are willing to spend. I remember buying a NTC with blue Alps for 1 Euro.

[Blaise170]

I remember back in 2014 selling my almost perfect Chicony KB-5161 with Blue Alps for $60! At the time I thought that was crazy expensive. Now I typically get $200 minimum for Blue Alps boards.

[seebart]

I remember back in 2014 selling my almost perfect Chicony KB-5161 with Blue Alps for $60! At the time I thought that was crazy expensive. Now I typically get $200 minimum for Blue Alps boards.

Yeah I think 2016 the blue Alps hype began with the $500+ prices for nice ones. Madness.

[green-squid]

I remember back in 2014 selling my almost perfect Chicony KB-5161 with Blue Alps for $60! At the time I thought that was crazy expensive. Now I typically get $200 minimum for Blue Alps boards.

Yeah I think 2016 the blue Alps hype began with the $500+ prices for nice ones. Madness.

Was that bubble started with English Nice Voice Man T h o m a s? Or by the forum?

[Blaise170]

Not sure who remembers, but I sold those disgusting PCBs from TaoBao with Blue Alps for $150.

[wobbled]

I remember back in 2014 selling my almost perfect Chicony KB-5161 with Blue Alps for $60! At the time I thought that was crazy expensive. Now I typically get $200 minimum for Blue Alps boards.

Yeah I think 2016 the blue Alps hype began with the $500+ prices for nice ones. Madness.

Was that bubble started with English Nice Voice Man T h o m a s? Or by the forum?

I don't think he's single handedly responsible, but his overhyping probably fooled some people in to over paying and then those prices slowly became the norm.

[mike52787]

Not sure who remembers, but I sold those disgusting PCBs from TaoBao with Blue Alps for $150.

lol I threw those away (saved the sliders click leaves and spring)

guess that was a mistake

[Blaise170]

Not sure who remembers, but I sold those disgusting PCBs from TaoBao with Blue Alps for $150.

lol I threw those away (saved the sliders click leaves and spring)

guess that was a mistake

That was you? I didn't think anyone could possibly restore those!

[mike52787]

Not sure who remembers, but I sold those disgusting PCBs from TaoBao with Blue Alps for $150.

lol I threw those away (saved the sliders click leaves and spring)

guess that was a mistake

That was you? I didn't think anyone could possibly restore those!

no, I bought some from taobao for like $8 or whatever the price was

[Blaise170]

Ah I see. Yeah I ended up reselling mine on eBay for far more than they were worth.

[mike52787]

Ah I see. Yeah I ended up reselling mine on eBay for far more than they were worth.

huh, yeah I think I remember seeing that and laughing

I am the one that bought your vintage black wyse pcbs though, made a few bucks on that

[seebart]

I remember back in 2014 selling my almost perfect Chicony KB-5161 with Blue Alps for $60! At the time I thought that was crazy expensive. Now I typically get $200 minimum for Blue Alps boards.

Yeah I think 2016 the blue Alps hype began with the $500+ prices for nice ones. Madness.

Was that bubble started with English Nice Voice Man T h o m a s? Or by the forum?

Nah I think it started with some asian rich kids that wanted really clean Alps for their customs and bought for those crazy prices on ebay.

[Blaise170]

Ah I see. Yeah I ended up reselling mine on eBay for far more than they were worth.

huh, yeah I think I remember seeing that and laughing

I am the one that bought your vintage black wyse pcbs though, made a few bucks on that

Yeah I was planning on selling the switches at some point but didn't have the time to just get through all of them so I just sold them off.

Nah I think it started with some asian rich kids that wanted really clean Alps for their customs and bought for those crazy prices on ebay.

Still doesn't explain the $150 my PCBs went for.

[seebart]

Still doesn't explain the $150 my PCBs went for.

Probably the same people that don't even care what they spend $$$ on stuff.

[green-squid]

Epson keyboard

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Epson-Keyboard/ ... 0005.m1851

[Blaise170]

Epson keyboard

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Epson-Keyboard/ ... 0005.m1851

Not even the worth the 20 seconds I spent looking at it.

[mike52787]

Epson keyboard

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Epson-Keyboard/ ... 0005.m1851

From what i've heard peerless is really condition dependent, I cant imagine these feeling very good.

[thokir]

Epson keyboard

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Epson-Keyboard/ ... 0005.m1851

Not even the worth the 20 seconds I spent looking at it.

Eh... didn't you know that before looking at it, due to seeing who posted it?

[Brett MacK]

Yeah and there are a bunch of new old stock ones on eBay for 18 shipped. If anyone wants a peerless board get one of those instead haha.

[Blaise170]

I once bought a big lot of Peerless boards (around 40 if I recall) and they were anywhere from scrap to unused condition, they all felt the same to me. On the bright side, I made around $200 on those by reselling on eBay.

[seebart]

Peerless is pretty horrible, I still have a Sanyo branded one in the basement. People pay for those....?

[Blaise170]

I sold them for $15/piece, they didn't fly off the shelves but there was a trickle of sales to be sure.

[seebart]

I sold them for $15/piece, they didn't fly off the shelves but there was a trickle of sales to be sure.

Interesting, I'd sell mine for that. It's worthless to me.

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