[WTB EU-IT] broken/cheap Topre/Realforce/Niz/Plum for parts, decent non-working HHKB, or Topre/Niz switch parts

Exentio

20 Feb 2023, 17:46

I'm looking for cheap, non-functioning, even trashed Topre or Niz keyboards to harvest switch parts: housings, sliders, domes, and springs. Vintage boards are fine, I just need parts. HHKB Pros are good too, but while they can be non-functioning, they need to be in decent condition (aka not trashed) since the housings are part of the plate. Just switches parts (as before) are fine too, and I can consider buying all the parts except the sliders since I was planning to use MX-styled ones anyway, what's important is that I can get ~70 working switches in the end.

I don't need keycaps nor the rest of the keyboard, I plan to build a custom EC keyboard and I'm on a very low budget (context: getting a new job, need a silent keyboard since my quiet one is dead).
I can't spend more than €70 including shipping to Italy, which I understand that is quite tight, but my standards are quite low too.
Also posted on r/MechMarket.


EDIT: bought one somewhere else
Last edited by Exentio on 21 Feb 2023, 18:35, edited 1 time in total.

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wobbled

20 Feb 2023, 19:23

https://www.sendico.com/mercari/item/m23276975139
108 keys and domes from a topre realforce 108 board for 56 GBP
under declare the value on sendico and you can have it shipped dirt cheap.

Exentio

20 Feb 2023, 19:39

wobbled wrote:
20 Feb 2023, 19:23
under declare the value on sendico and you can have it shipped dirt cheap.
Sadly it's not that easy, I found some stuff on Buyee, but the problem is the weight that makes shipping expensive and, even more, EU customs. Still a decent deal, but not within my budget

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wobbled

20 Feb 2023, 20:02

Exentio wrote:
20 Feb 2023, 19:39
wobbled wrote:
20 Feb 2023, 19:23
under declare the value on sendico and you can have it shipped dirt cheap.
Sadly it's not that easy, I found some stuff on Buyee, but the problem is the weight that makes shipping expensive and, even more, EU customs. Still a decent deal, but not within my budget
I've always found sendicos shipping rates to be significantly cheaper than buyees.
Join the conical discord and put a message in the market section. You'll find something
https://discord.gg/topre

Exentio

20 Feb 2023, 20:14

wobbled wrote:
20 Feb 2023, 20:02
I've always found sendicos shipping rates to be significantly cheaper than buyees.
Join the conical discord and put a message in the market section. You'll find something
https://discord.gg/topre
I checked both, and oddly enough Buyee was a tiny bit cheaper haha, but we're talking about keyboards that weight over 1kg, that's why it's expensive. Thanks for the Discord, I'll check there!

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