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Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 02 May 2013, 01:19
by RougeRambo
Lets get one of these going
im to poor to buy most things but here are some i found today
- Please try to keep it civil and avoid stacking up high bids/getting in bidding wars with fellow members.
- perhaps consider telling someone who may be interested in an item via pm, before posting here, or asking if they have seen it.
- use ya head
Posted: 02 May 2013, 01:19
by RougeRambo
Posted: 02 May 2013, 01:39
by RougeRambo
space unsaver and loads more
but its USA :@
http://www.recycledgoods.com/category/33963
Posted: 02 May 2013, 01:54
by webwit
The NTC smells like fake Alps.
Posted: 02 May 2013, 02:03
by ne0phyte
That thing looks weird but totally awesome
http://www.recycledgoods.com/product/16 ... l-keyboard
Why is it $120 D:
Posted: 02 May 2013, 02:10
by RougeRambo
yeah i saw that looks crazy heres from what i posted on GH
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43062.msg875610
Posted: 02 May 2013, 02:16
by RougeRambo
webwit wrote:The NTC smells like fake Alps.
/me stares into the big burning keycap in the sky
Lieutenant David Kilgour wrote:
I love the smell of fake alps in the morning
Posted: 02 May 2013, 02:17
by ne0phyte
$33.35 for a Model M is really cheap, isn't it? (provided that you live in the USA)
Posted: 02 May 2013, 02:17
by RougeRambo
ne0phyte wrote:$33.35 for a Model M is really cheap, isn't it? (provided that you live in the USA)
yeah its pretty damn cheap, if you are in the USofA and want one thats a good place to go for it.
Posted: 02 May 2013, 02:20
by ne0phyte
I would love to get an ANSI Model M but I live in Germany. It would be $90 with shipping - 70 Euro. Not even close to the awesome deal this is for US people
Posted: 02 May 2013, 02:20
by RougeRambo
Posted: 02 May 2013, 02:21
by RougeRambo
ne0phyte wrote:I would love to get a ANSI Model M but I live in Germany. It would be $90 with shipping - 70 Euro. Not even close to the awesome deal this is for US people
yeah agreed, normally i think this thread should stick to EU, or cheap US shipping. but this was a large load and there are some US members
Posted: 02 May 2013, 08:50
by Halvar
Watch this, tenkeyless users ...
Posted: 02 May 2013, 10:46
by gunnish
RougeRambo wrote:keyboards from ebay.co.uk
And he doesn't ship outside of the UK. Too common this problem.
Posted: 02 May 2013, 10:57
by ne0phyte
Posted: 02 May 2013, 14:44
by dirge
gunnish wrote:RougeRambo wrote:keyboards from ebay.co.uk
And he doesn't ship outside of the UK. Too common this problem.
Normally people around that can help you out with that.
Posted: 02 May 2013, 15:54
by JBert
Actually, I've had some luck contacting the seller if he could ship the item to me anyway. Either they'll reply with no, or they change the country list or add your account to the "allowed list".
Posted: 02 May 2013, 18:26
by gunnish
dirge wrote:gunnish wrote:RougeRambo wrote:keyboards from ebay.co.uk
And he doesn't ship outside of the UK. Too common this problem.
Normally people around that can help you out with that.
Yes that is true, but making the shipping a two step process making it much more expensive and therefore it might not be such a good deal in the end.
JBert wrote:Actually, I've had some luck contacting the seller if he could ship the item to me anyway. Either they'll reply with no, or they change the country list or add your account to the "allowed list".
This seller explicitly states that he doesn't ship internationally.
Posted: 03 May 2013, 10:06
by domin8r
[Marktplaats]
http://link.marktplaats.nl/672552100 Old Alps keyboard (asked the seller to check the back and he said it's an Alps)
Posted: 03 May 2013, 10:09
by dirge
gunnish wrote:
Yes that is true, but making the shipping a two step process making it much more expensive and therefore it might not be such a good deal in the end.
Your right, but that can be offset by getting more than one item. Long as your proxy doesn't mind holding onto stuff.
Posted: 03 May 2013, 14:18
by gunnish
dirge wrote:
Your right, but that can be offset by getting more than one item. Long as your proxy doesn't mind holding onto stuff.
Hadn't thought of a buffered proxy, thanks for the thought.
Can you sell us about what keyboard it is, what did the back say? Also how much is the shipping? Can you proxy if needed?
I would like this one
http://www.recycledgoods.com/product/77 ... t-keyboard
Can someone proxy for me? Can shipping from the US be cheap? I don't care if the shipping take months.
Posted: 03 May 2013, 14:56
by Greystoke
gunnish wrote:dirge wrote:
Your right, but that can be offset by getting more than one item. Long as your proxy doesn't mind holding onto stuff.
Hadn't thought of a buffered proxy, thanks for the thought.
Can you sell us about what keyboard it is, what did the back say? Also how much is the shipping? Can you proxy if needed?
I would like this one
http://www.recycledgoods.com/product/77 ... t-keyboard
Can someone proxy for me? Can shipping from the US be cheap? I don't care if the shipping take months.
I don't think you need a proxy, the ad states they do have offer international shipping.
Posted: 03 May 2013, 15:57
by RougeRambo
gunnish wrote:dirge wrote:
Your right, but that can be offset by getting more than one item. Long as your proxy doesn't mind holding onto stuff.
Hadn't thought of a buffered proxy, thanks for the thought.
Can you sell us about what keyboard it is, what did the back say? Also how much is the shipping? Can you proxy if needed?
I would like this one
http://www.recycledgoods.com/product/77 ... t-keyboard
Can someone proxy for me? Can shipping from the US be cheap? I don't care if the shipping take months.
will cost around 60USd for most.
Posted: 03 May 2013, 21:14
by Kurk
Cherry G81, German layout, probably with double shots. Are those Cherry A-profile caps in the modifier row?
http://www.ebay.de/itm/230972600658?ssP ... 1438.l2649
Posted: 03 May 2013, 22:15
by IvanIvanovich
Yes the Highscreen branded ones nearly always have A profile keys as far as I have seen.
International shipping from USA gets atrocious once you break the 3lbs 14oz mark. Model M weighs about twice that.
Posted: 03 May 2013, 22:28
by Peter
You ask why we don't have such a thread when GH has :
That's because having such a thread almost certainly results in FUBAR-prices,
unless the item is only desirable to less than a handful of people .
( I believe I have proven that point ! )
In fact, ANY public discussion of an auction can influence final pricing !
Even Buy-it-Now prices can be manipulated by public discussion,
ESPECIALLY if the seller knows about our club-websites !!
I'm not saying we shouldn't share good online-finds at all -
But next time you see two NIB ESA-3000 HASRO for 79.95€ ..
Don't tell anyone, just press 'Buy Now' .. And you will get the remaining 8 for 79,95 as well !
Posted: 04 May 2013, 00:55
by RougeRambo
maybe limit to things which are BIN or a bulk of items, or special deals, or not that rare?
Posted: 04 May 2013, 13:09
by domin8r
Peter wrote:You ask why we don't have such a thread when GH has :
That's because having such a thread almost certainly results in FUBAR-prices,
unless the item is only desirable to less than a handful of people .
( I believe I have proven that point ! )
In fact, ANY public discussion of an auction can influence final pricing !
Even Buy-it-Now prices can be manipulated by public discussion,
ESPECIALLY if the seller knows about our club-websites !!
I'm not saying we shouldn't share good online-finds at all -
But next time you see two NIB ESA-3000 HASRO for 79.95€ ..
Don't tell anyone, just press 'Buy Now' .. And you will get the remaining 8 for 79,95 as well !
Well often I see things that are a nice find, but I just don't want or need. So it's a good thing to pass it on to the fellow deskthorians
Posted: 04 May 2013, 13:15
by Muirium
Yup. Free flow of information is the key to any free market. Prices might get "FUBAR", but only because someone is willing to actually pay that. The only thing that secrecy encourages is that naive sellers get ripped off. That may be a bargain for us, but it's not a right or healthy to the whole business of trading keyboards.
Posted: 04 May 2013, 13:44
by Halvar
In the end, people who spend time scanning ebay for hidden gems will lose from this, while people that just camp/lurk on this thread will profit. As will sellers.
Also from my experience from my own forum (not keyboard related), about 80 to 90% of people who read forum threads are not even registered in the forum. So for every "deskthorian" reading this thread, five to ten "guests" will read it.
I understand people like to share good finds that they don't need themselves, and I myself do like to share, too, but on the other hand, I wouldn't really like to see those of my finds that do interest me posted by others in this thread. So I'll probably not share a lot.