Great/Interesting Finds

seebart · 13 Apr 2016, 15:41

Redmaus wrote: ↑Jelly....

I'll take if off your hands Seebart...

Well I have not seen it yet, it may be nappy but it looks pretty good. Just white Alps BTW:

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Redmaus · 13 Apr 2016, 15:45

Oh nvm then, I have been wanting a blue alps one for some time. White are amazing in good condition BTW those should be quite nice.

Scarpia · 13 Apr 2016, 15:48

@seebart: Ah, white Alps. Still a nice buy at that price. I've actually got my eye on a board full of Monterey blues right now, should go for less than 20 euros as well.

seebart · 13 Apr 2016, 15:53

It's more like "take what you can get" or pay $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. The surcharge for Alps SKCM Blue is beyond silly at this point. The switch is not 25 times nicer. If we find out what drylube Alps Electric used on Alps SKCM Blue complicated Alps SKCM White can be just as nice IMO.

Scarpia wrote: ↑@seebart: Ah, white Alps. Still a nice buy at that price. I've actually got my eye on a board full of Monterey blues right now, should go for less than 20 euros as well.

Go for it, SMK Alps mount are great.

alh84001 · 13 Apr 2016, 16:09

Touch_It wrote: ↑ I decided against bidding any higher. I know it's late but if someone else wants to bid, go for it. I thought about it more and I decided with all that's going on in my life I didn't need to spend quote that much on keyboards atm.

It ended at $36 + shipping. Quite a nice catch. That's about what I paid for my single unit

Scarpia · 13 Apr 2016, 16:19

Actually the Orange Alps lot went for $78. It was the Salmon-or-Cream lot that went for $36. Still not too bad though.

Touch_It · 13 Apr 2016, 16:21

Scarpia wrote: ↑Actually the Orange Alps lot went for $78. It was the Salmon-or-Cream lot that went for $36. Still not too bad though.

Not a bad price honestly. Just more than I was willing to pay at this time.

alh84001 · 13 Apr 2016, 16:47

Ah. I mixed up the links then. Both good deals.

timmo · 13 Apr 2016, 16:51

4 Cherry G81-8000LUBGB-2: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cherry-Electr ... 2210752699

Anyone know what kind a keycaps these have?

need · 13 Apr 2016, 16:59

timmo wrote: ↑4 Cherry G81-8000LUBGB-2: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cherry-Electr ... 2210752699

Anyone know what kind a keycaps these have?

Seems like MY switches with lasered keycaps

timmo · 13 Apr 2016, 17:14

need wrote: ↑Seems like MY switches with lasered keycaps

That's a shame. Anyway, the seller said he'd provide a photo tomorrow.

bubblebobbler · 13 Apr 2016, 18:26

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Siemens-Unity ... SwZ8ZW7VO3

might be an ok deal? I'm unsure; besides which, 9 days left.

I know kbdfr picked up one of these a long time ago (he got his at a much more enviable price of €7 shipped, though.)

his account of the board here
other-external-f66/great-interesting-fi ... -4320.html

lolpes · 13 Apr 2016, 18:34

bubblebobbler wrote: ↑http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Siemens-Unity ... SwZ8ZW7VO3

might be an ok deal? I'm unsure; besides which, 9 days left.

I know kbdfr picked up one of these a long time ago (he got his at a much more enviable price of €7 shipped, though.)

his account of the board here
other-external-f66/great-interesting-fi ... -4320.html

I would be very interested in taking one of those! anyone wanna get the other two with me, or another 2 people for the other 2?

Dra · 13 Apr 2016, 18:38

seebart wrote: ↑
Well I have not seen it yet, it may be nappy but it looks pretty good. Just white Alps BTW

I remember that auction, €28.50 shipped is more than €20 tho

seebart · 13 Apr 2016, 18:41

Dra wrote: ↑
seebart wrote: ↑
Well I have not seen it yet, it may be nappy but it looks pretty good. Just white Alps BTW
I remember that auction, €28.50 shipped is more than €20 tho

It's US $429.99 of a better deal.

shreebles · 13 Apr 2016, 18:43

lolpes wrote: ↑ I would be very interested in taking one of those! anyone wanna get the other two with me, or another 2 people for the other 2?

Nice, some of those caps are well rare...

I would but I imagine they won't go for cheap now that they're leaked...

Are those 1u mods also in A profile?? They look so tall.

lolpes · 13 Apr 2016, 18:57

shreebles wrote: ↑
lolpes wrote: ↑ I would be very interested in taking one of those! anyone wanna get the other two with me, or another 2 people for the other 2?
Nice, some of those caps are well rare...

I would but I imagine they won't go for cheap now that they're leaked...

Are those 1u mods also in A profile?? They look so tall.

how many cat pictures do you recon are needed to get a good deal? :p

seebart · 13 Apr 2016, 18:59

lolpes wrote: ↑
shreebles wrote: ↑
lolpes wrote: ↑ I would be very interested in taking one of those! anyone wanna get the other two with me, or another 2 people for the other 2?
Nice, some of those caps are well rare...

I would but I imagine they won't go for cheap now that they're leaked...

Are those 1u mods also in A profile?? They look so tall.
how many cat pictures do you recon are needed to get a good deal? :p

You need the right cat pic. Use the mighty dunecat!

timmo · 13 Apr 2016, 19:45

The KB-5161 originally listed as "blue clicky" turned out to be white alps: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Vintage-C ... 1561025356

edit: Vintage teletype machine: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Telet ... 2053181121

edit2: 2 BAT one-handed keyboards: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Lot-BAT-one ... 2003719351

Khronokrator · 14 Apr 2016, 00:10

That KB-5161 is nice, but it's not $100 + $30 shipping nice.

From the same seller, another FK-9000, albeit at twice what I paid for mine:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Key-Pro-FK-9000 ... 1561077438?

The seller claims it "works perfectly" and then says "I have no idea if the calculator works." Um, should that not be immediately apparent? Plug it in, push the AC/On button.

Chyros · 14 Apr 2016, 00:29

Khronokrator wrote: ↑That KB-5161 is nice, but it's not $100 + $30 shipping nice.

From the same seller, another FK-9000, albeit at twice what I paid for mine:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Key-Pro-FK-9000 ... 1561077438?

The seller claims it "works perfectly" and then says "I have no idea if the calculator works." Um, should that not be immediately apparent? Plug it in, push the AC/On button.

It won't work :p .

E3E · 14 Apr 2016, 01:30

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2053514138

Listing this one again since people are flakes when it comes to bidding on boards. Buyer told me he didn't think the bidding would end so low and that he was going to get another board instead. Definitely a great reason and exactly how one should handle bidding on eBay.

warty · 14 Apr 2016, 05:26

Model F AT for $40!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Origina ... 2208973821

I set my aside for a year or so, using a Model F terminal, but did a keypad tweak recently, and went back to the AT after that. Great keyboard for modding.

hypkx · 14 Apr 2016, 12:37

warty wrote: ↑Model F AT for $40!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Origina ... 2208973821

I set my aside for a year or so, using a Model F terminal, but did a keypad tweak recently, and went back to the AT after that. Great keyboard for modding.

allready posted before

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/com ... m_stuff_w/
keyboard with cherry mx white (vintage), I know someone searched for it. I would buy it myself of I had the money and time.

ramnes · 14 Apr 2016, 12:41

E3E wrote: ↑Buyer told me he didn't think the bidding would end so low and that he was going to get another board instead. Definitely a great reason and exactly how one should handle bidding on eBay.

What? The ending price was too low for the buyer? Then just ask him 200$ more.

Khers · 14 Apr 2016, 13:04

ramnes wrote: ↑
E3E wrote: ↑Buyer told me he didn't think the bidding would end so low and that he was going to get another board instead. Definitely a great reason and exactly how one should handle bidding on eBay.
What? The ending price was too low for the buyer? Then just ask him 200$ more.

That buyer totally makes sense.

Chyros · 14 Apr 2016, 13:06

The caps on that Monterey look just like the caps on my Zenith btw. I wonder who made them. They don't look like they were made by Tai-Hao.

seebart · 14 Apr 2016, 15:08

Khers wrote: ↑
ramnes wrote: ↑
E3E wrote: ↑Buyer told me he didn't think the bidding would end so low and that he was going to get another board instead. Definitely a great reason and exactly how one should handle bidding on eBay.
What? The ending price was too low for the buyer? Then just ask him 200$ more.
That buyer totally makes sense.

From what I have seen in the last month or so the prices for Alps SKCM Blue on GREEDbay will continue to stay crazy high which partially is our own fault just like kbdfr said. Our own hype is swashed to GREEDbay via Reddit etc. Pathetic.

timmo · 14 Apr 2016, 15:20

Compaq Cherry MX with a trackball: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Compaq-185152 ... 2386812633

E3E · 14 Apr 2016, 15:54

Chyros wrote: ↑The caps on that Monterey look just like the caps on my Zenith btw. I wonder who made them. They don't look like they were made by Tai-Hao.

Yeah, exactly. I was thinking the same thing. I had always just imagined that the ZKB-2 used Alps-made caps like the Zenith Z-150, much like the Leading Edge DC-3014 and DC-2014 both used Alps-made caps. I was surprised when a friend of mine told me that they were different and showed me some pictures.

They do look very similar to those found on the Monterey as well as on my NTC 6151N and I think even some Chicony boards, but that's at a glance, since I've never handled a Chicony.

They're lower profile than standard Alps and Tai Hao profile.