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rate about Keyboard condition

Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 00:13
by bounce
Hey,
since i plan on trading/selling my G80-HPMDE / 06
can someone rate about the keyboards condition with this picture?
Image

Greetings,

bounce

Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 06:11
by hoggy
Looks clean, but some of those keys look quite shiny (might just be the camera flash).

You probably want to include a photo of the label on the underside, and another with at least one of the key caps removed to show the switch type and that there isn't a ton of hair and crumbs beneath (also showing off the doubleshot keys at the same time. One showing the connector at the end of the lead wouldn't be a bad idea either.

If the photo's representative, then I'd be tempted to say very good condition.

Just stick it in the marketplace... :D

Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 08:17
by mbodrov
Very valuable advice here by hoggy, all true. Also, without a reference grey card in the frame, it's difficult to rate any potential discoloration of the plastic.

Flash doesn't produce bright spots like that unless the surface is quite smooth to begin with, so they must be quite shiny. I'd say condition Above Average (B-).

Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 08:49
by Ascaii
Try taking a picture on a bright day without flash...it will show the state a lot better.

Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 18:29
by bounce
Ok, so the shining keys are actually not that shiny its mostly due to the camera flash, tho some keys are a little shiny like
left shift for example. Ill make a daylight picture then thanks for the advice but what do you mean with the grey card, what
kind of grey card would you expect for better comparison?