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Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 01:50
by Jesseg
hellothere wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 01:27
Well, I wasn't thinking keyboard, but I was thinking switches and caps. And I did read it, like 3 times, too. Oh, well. Not too expensive of a lesson.
Don't worry I nearly did aswell, was about to hit buy and saw that it mentioned cable.. that was close..
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 02:25
by Lanrefni
hellothere wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 01:14
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Macintosh-Port ... 3504005581
You need some salmon Alps switches? You don't mind unsoldering them? You want some Alps-mount keycaps to go with them? You want to pay $11 for 63 (I'm pretty sure it's 63) keyswitches and caps? Here's your auction. Free slow shipping, too.
Note that, while I was online actually ordering a bunch of these sets, someone gave the ebayer a negative review. That dropped his percentage to 97.8% on 87 sales.
That auction looks to be for just the ribbon cables,nothing else included.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 02:35
by ddrfraser1
Pretty despicable
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 02:48
by latemodel24
I don't see a problem, he clearly lists its only the cable.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 02:59
by zrrion
Yeah, this is a reading comprehension problem, not a listing problem
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 04:03
by kelvinhall05
ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 02:35
Pretty despicable
Agreed, very similar to those sellers who sell boxes from game consoles for $300 only mentioning it's just a box for two words in the title. *Technically* they're not doing anything wrong but like...c'mon.
Very obvious this seller is hoping someone will buy it thinking it's a keyboard.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 17:24
by hellothere
What I will do is if I do get a shipment of just cables, I'll contact ebay and tell them that the product I received did not match the picture in the ad. I've done that two times before. It'll just take a month or so for a refund.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 17:29
by JP!
kelvinhall05 wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 04:03
ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 02:35
Pretty despicable
Agreed, very similar to those sellers who sell boxes from game consoles for $300 only mentioning it's just a box for two words in the title. *Technically* they're not doing anything wrong but like...c'mon.
Very obvious this seller is hoping someone will buy it thinking it's a keyboard.
I guess I don't see the issue here. Everything seems accurately described in the listing and the price is within reason for the described item. It's not likely you would find the keyboard for $11.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 17:46
by kelvinhall05
JP! wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 17:29
kelvinhall05 wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 04:03
ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 02:35
Pretty despicable
Agreed, very similar to those sellers who sell boxes from game consoles for $300 only mentioning it's just a box for two words in the title. *Technically* they're not doing anything wrong but like...c'mon.
Very obvious this seller is hoping someone will buy it thinking it's a keyboard.
I guess I don't see the issue here. Everything seems accurately described in the listing and the price is within reason for the described item. It's not likely you would find the keyboard for $11.
Yeah, I see where you're coming from. But like I said, between only briefly mentioning that it's just a cable, and for the picture to be of a keyboard and trackball module, it totally seems to me like he is hoping someone buys it thinking it's a keyboard and/or trackball.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 19:18
by EnthusiastDude
I almost fell for it too, but luckily there is no shipping option to the EU
I think the problem that led to the wrong perception is that the thing pictured is not the thing sold, which I personally find close to being intentionally misleading.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 21:46
by IKSLM
kelvinhall05 wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 17:46
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Yeah, I see where you're coming from. But like I said, between only briefly mentioning that it's just a cable, and for the picture to be of a keyboard and trackball module, it totally seems to me like he is hoping someone buys it thinking it's a keyboard and/or trackball.
How is this briefly?
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 03 Jul 2020, 01:45
by hellothere
BTW, I did see an ad for
"10 Pcs NOS NMB HI-TEK TTY Keyboards, Series 725, Electronic Projects, Arduino for $80.50." today. That could be cool. I've not played with a Space Invaders keyboard before.
Anyway, back to the discussion about that ad.
I think we're trying to get to some point of "buyer beware." However, there is a point where the seller steps over a line. Did the seller do so here? My
opinion is yes. However, my opinion doesn't matter. ebay's opinion matters.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 03 Jul 2020, 01:45
by latemodel24
The board is just a prop to show the cable connected to the keyboard.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 03 Jul 2020, 02:15
by Gnho
Made a mistake of ordering four cables... contacted the seller and s/he's willing to cancel it. Feels like a legit guy to me.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 03 Jul 2020, 03:02
by MMcM
hellothere wrote: ↑03 Jul 2020, 01:45
That could be cool. I've not played with a Space Invaders keyboard before.
I got one a while ago (see
here). It's a fun little board.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 04 Jul 2020, 16:26
by MMcM
Sanyo MBC-885 with FLS 3rd gen switches:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303613783321
This is around when everyone was standardizing on IBM compatibility, so maybe it's XT protocol, unlike the earlier 550, which was just serial ASCII.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 04 Jul 2020, 20:19
by xxhellfirexx
MMcM wrote: ↑04 Jul 2020, 16:26
Sanyo MBC-885 with FLS 3rd gen switches:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303613783321
This is around when everyone was standardizing on IBM compatibility, so maybe it's XT protocol, unlike the earlier 550, which was just serial ASCII.
This is not XT Soarers compatible.
If you want one, get this one. But it costs as much as Alps SKCM blue.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/153985877086
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 04 Jul 2020, 20:40
by forter4
I was following that when it started at $1...I'm surprised this has gotten so high
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 06 Jul 2020, 03:01
by xxhellfirexx
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 06 Jul 2020, 03:21
by fohat
Somebody should buy that.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 06 Jul 2020, 08:46
by Jesseg
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 06 Jul 2020, 16:14
by ddrfraser1
Dang. Is that Alps or plate spring?
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 06 Jul 2020, 16:15
by Jesseg
ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑06 Jul 2020, 16:14
Dang. Is that Alps or plate spring?
Yep! Sure is
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 06 Jul 2020, 16:17
by ddrfraser1
Jesseg wrote: ↑06 Jul 2020, 16:15
ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑06 Jul 2020, 16:14
Dang. Is that Alps or plate spring?
Yep! Sure is
Lol, I figured it out. So what's the deal with Yahoo auctions? Why is this so cheap? Is the catch that shipping is just super expenseive?
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 06 Jul 2020, 19:18
by EnthusiastDude
ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑06 Jul 2020, 16:17
Jesseg wrote: ↑06 Jul 2020, 16:15
ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑06 Jul 2020, 16:14
Dang. Is that Alps or plate spring?
Yep! Sure is
Lol, I figured it out. So what's the deal with Yahoo auctions? Why is this so cheap? Is the catch that shipping is just super expenseive?
I guess it is so cheap because the auction still has 3 days left. And there's also a certain risk when buying stuff second-hand from Asia.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 06 Jul 2020, 23:49
by ScottPaladin
Very little info on this thing but definitely an interesting find. A quite dirty morse code generator.
https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/96705037
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 07 Jul 2020, 02:30
by bibobim
Every once in a while, I found another level of insanity
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-51 ... SwIaNfA7yg
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 07 Jul 2020, 03:21
by xxhellfirexx
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 07 Jul 2020, 04:14
by Redmaus
$47 shipping
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Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 07 Jul 2020, 15:43
by Gnho