deskthority

Hello everyone, i found 6 vintage IBM keyboards for sale, and I was wondering if you guys can help me identifing them. Here's an imgur gallery with the labels pictures: http://imgur.com/gallery/cOWjg

By the way the person that is selling them apparently cannot guarantee if they're still functioning, only that he used them some time ago and used to work correctly.

Thanks!

From the stickers:
- The bottom 2 look like Model Ms (139*** serials)
- The black one is a rubber dome
- The other 3 don't look like IBMs... If they are, they're NOT buckling spring. They could be anything. No idea, sorry!

Thanks. Then I guess that 140 euros for all of them is too much, right?

Yeah, definitely too much. The normal M is worth like 30-50 euro, the M 122 maybe 30 euro and the rest probably not very much. If someone can positively identify the other 3 yellow ones as good keyboards then the lot might be worth something, but otherwise not really.

I tried to ask for a lower price, or to sell me only the one I'm interested in, but he said that he rather throw 'em in the trash...

manna wrote:
but he said that he rather throw 'em in the trash...

The 2 Greenocks are certainly worth 10-20 euro each. The others belong in the trash.

10-20 euro?! I might be way off, but that sounds very low for Model Ms, even slightly low for the 122... I know they go very cheaply on US eBay, but they're harder to come by in good condition in Europe, in my experience.

scottc wrote:
10-20 euro?! I might be way off, but that sounds very low for Model Ms, even slightly low for the 122

I looked again, I see that one of the Ms is a standard. That one would be worth at least $40-$50, even over here.

122-key terminal Ms are hard to unload, in my experience.

Yeah, the 122s are basically worth the price of their keycaps. I say this from the viewpoint of someone who just got a brand new Unicomp set and was absolutely appalled by them... their QC is completely non-existent. With that in mind, I think that it's worth selling M122s for caps at least, even if they are an odd ISO-US hybrid layout.

I offered the guy 40 euro for the model m standard but nothing, he is too deluded and thinks that 120 euro for the whole lot is dirt cheap.

Don't bother, the seller sounds like he's convinced he's found the motherlode and wants to cash in. If you want a nice Model M, I'm sure there are users around DT who'll sell you one cheaply.

Just wait a while. I've had a few sellers who weren't willing to budge their made-up prices. After leaving them for a few months, they were a lot more pliable .

Chyros wrote: Just wait a while. I've had a few sellers who weren't willing to budge their made-up prices. After leaving them for a few months, they were a lot more pliable .

Exactly my experience also. If they want to sell and are not selling they might rethink.

The top ones look like Memorex Telex terminal keyboards. They're standard rubber domes.

Judging from his attitude I'm afraid he won't give up, his loss.
Thanks to everyone for the help, I appreciate it!