Someone offered me a bad model F for the shipping price.Should I grab?

green-squid · 02 Apr 2018, 21:29

Someone found an IBM portable that was left outside at a hamfest and he's trying to restore it, since the motherboard looks OK. But he said he won't have time to restore the keyboard (rusty springs, and the keys stay down when pressed) and that he can give it to me for the price of shipping. This would be a fantastic deal, but the problem is, I already have a keyboard handwiring project planned, and I still don't know shipping from america (it would probably be expensive), or wheter I could get replacement parts from ellipse.

Should I get it?

Blaise170 · 02 Apr 2018, 21:35

I would if you were in the US, but shipping will probably cost you $40-50 from the US. Our international shipping options are relatively poor.

green-squid · 02 Apr 2018, 21:41

Blaise170 wrote: I would if you were in the US, but shipping will probably cost you $40-50 from the US. Our international shipping options are relatively poor.

Are you interested? I can give you a contact.

Blaise170 · 02 Apr 2018, 21:44

green-squid wrote:
Blaise170 wrote: I would if you were in the US, but shipping will probably cost you $40-50 from the US. Our international shipping options are relatively poor.
Are you interested? I can give you a contact.

Why not?

green-squid · 02 Apr 2018, 21:54

just a sec

__red__ · 02 Apr 2018, 21:57

Dag nabbit.

If it ends up needing another home - PM me

green-squid · 02 Apr 2018, 22:18

Blaise may be grabbing it

hypkx · 02 Apr 2018, 22:47

I saw them also on reddit

. I hope it get a new home.

PlacaFromHell · 02 Apr 2018, 22:49

If you still want to get it (looks like not) you may think about the shipping cost of the new flippers, I was about to buy some parts from modelfkeyboards.com but the shipping cost was something ridiculous like 40-50 U$D and without count customs taxes. If you want to buy something "from the outside" try don't get things that obligatorily needs original spares. I hope that this ancient industrial monster find a good home.

__red__ · 02 Apr 2018, 23:49

I'm all over getting it, but I think someone else may have beaten me to it.

PS, I'm in the USA - not where my profile says

JP! · 03 Apr 2018, 02:22

I seen this posted on Reddit. Man, that poor machine has seen better days.

Blaise170 · 03 Apr 2018, 14:36

I sent him a message and he let me know the shipping cost but I haven't heard back from him since. Wonder if someone else heard about it?

samuelcable · 03 Apr 2018, 20:21

green-squid wrote:

Someone found an IBM portable that was left outside at a hamfest and he's trying to restore it, since the motherboard looks OK. But he said he won't have time to restore the keyboard (rusty springs, and the keys stay down when pressed) and that he can give it to me for the price of shipping. This would be a fantastic deal, but the problem is, I already have a keyboard handwiring project planned, and I still don't know shipping from america (it would probably be expensive), or wheter I could get replacement parts from ellipse.

Should I get it?

this poor machine looks almost like a war movie prop

Blaise170 · 03 Apr 2018, 20:22

Ah looks like everything should be all set. I should hopefully be getting it shipped to me in a few days.

__red__ · 03 Apr 2018, 20:40

Blaise170 wrote: Ah looks like everything should be all set. I should hopefully be getting it shipped to me in a few days.

I don't understand how that could be the case since I've not sent you my address yet?